Resizing Our Cabinet to Fit a Farmhouse Sink
Resizing Our Cabinet to Fit a Farmhouse Sink
IF IT’S EASY, IS IT EVEN DIY?
That’s what I say just to make myself feel better when things don’t go my way during a project. That’s exactly what I said as I felt my heart drop as I pulled out my gorgeous, fireclay 36” behemoth of a sink, only to realize it looks a LOT deeper than the space it’s supposed to fit in. Yup, cue the panic.
FIRST, WE CUT OFF THE FACE FRAME.
Basically we decided to cut off the face frame, and reattach it lower. Mike measured out exactly where we wanted the sink to sit, which was 3/4” above the top of the cabinet (which would align with the plywood subtop).
NEXT ,WE ADDED SUPPORT FOR THE SINK.
Ledger attached
Plywood support top attached
We cut strips of 3/4” plywood and used 1. 5” screws, and screwed it so the side of the cabinet to serve as a ledger for a piece of 3/4” plywood that would help support the sink.
THEN WE REATTACHED THE FACE FRAME
We used wood screws to secure the reattached face frame. We will add some wood putty and sand the connection. We are going be painting our base cabinets so its not a big deal.
What about the doors you ask? Good question! Mike is convinced we can salvage the original doors and somehow cut a chunk out the middle. I’m not as convinced. But stay tuned!
MODIFYING THE DOORS
We used our table saw and cut a about a 3” chunk out of cabinet door. We cut right below the top of the shaker rail. We decided to cut out the piece from the very top of the door so we could add a new cabinet hinge hole on the stile and that way the weaker reattached piece wouldn’t face a lot of pressure. We just used wood glue and clamped it with pipe clamps overnight.
We added wood putty, sanded it down, and panted it with the primer and cabinet paint. We added another cabinet hinge hole as well with a jig. Honestly, you can’t even tell that the cabinet was modified - pretty good!
THE R E S U L T
OF COURSE OUR MICROWAVE DRAWER DIDN’T FIT EITHER.
The modification we had to do for the microwave drawer was less dramatic. We just had to take off about half an inch on each side, the heigh was good. Phew. The microwave face overlaps the edge of the cabinet where we cut, so there was no need for a trim kit.
Multitool for the horizontal cuts, then we used the jigsaw for the long vertical cut.
THE R E S U L T
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