Help! Farmhouse sink install
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HELP! Farmhouse Sink install with granite counter.
Comments (2)I think what they'll probably do is remove the laminated edge where the sink protrudes to/past the edge of the counter. Since your [lovely!] sink has very straight sides, this shouldn't be too difficult. If it's done well, I think it will look very nice, like the granite has been carved out all 'round the sink. But you could ask them if it would be possible to laminate the stone edges all around the sink so the granite would seem to be all one thickness. It will cost a little more, but I've no idea how much....See MoreFixing the problem of my farmhouse sink installation
Comments (47)Plumeriavine, I am so sorry you are going through this. I really sympathize with your frustration and I admire you for trying to seek out solutions for the various issues. Some of them are just cosmetic, but many of them are structural and I think it would be good for you to take a step back for a minute and decide if you have the time, energy and experience to determine how to fix each and every problem individually. I'm not a lawyer, but I used to do a lot of contract work in my former job working with lawyers. I want to caution you that once you start developing and implementing your own solutions, you will begin to muddy the waters between what is you KD/installer's issue and what is a result of the fix you implemented. In simple terms, you're taking joint ownership of the problem. If you agree to a specific fix, they will be able to claim that you authorized it and they may be off the hook. As soon as you take ownership of fixing their mistakes, they will hold you accountable if the fixes don't work. It's taken them 6 months to do a horrendous job of installing a poorly designed kitchen. Allowing them to continue to butcher your beautiful cabinets and repair them inch by inch, while you do battle to get everything fixed is a long, long road. Even more complicated is trying to document every issue and every fix needed in an attempt to get a financial settlement out of them. Remember, these are just the issues you know of--there are probably more you haven't discovered yet. I think now is the time to make a firm decision to choose one of the following doors: 1. continue to work with these clowns bandaiding issue after issue, 2. get a thorough evaluation of all the problems by qualified third parties and go to court to get a monetary settlement to complete the job with someone else or 3. have they rip it out, put everything back to where it was and get a full refund. I don't think #1 is an option-you don't trust them and you will take ownership of the problem. And I honestly think that # 3 is a shorter road than #2. I know that's not what you want to hear, but as many have said, the problems are just too massive to think that you have a chance of catching every issue and developing the correct solution. You paid far too much for those beautiful cabinets to accept a hatchet job of an installation. Many years ago we watched as a good friend battled with a builder over their dream house experiencing structural issues. They continued to work with the builder, allowing him to implement solution after solution. In the end, they ended up in court and sold the house back to the builder. The whole process took over 5 years. When it was all over, they wished they had just cut loose from the builder when the problems piled up and moved on. Figure out which option you want to pursue, and put all your energy into that option. If it were me, I'd be headed for door #3....See MorePlease help installing Shaw's Farmhouse SInk
Comments (2)My carpenter made a simple frame for mine out of a 2x4 that stretches from side to side across the back, is screwed to the sides; the front of the sink rests on the front of the cab, with a wooden support beneath it that's attached to the sides and back of the front wall and reinforces it. We used silicone to seal the sink to the 2x4s when we dropped it in. Seems pretty straightforward, and works great as far as I can tell. :)...See MoreHelp please!! Farmhouse sink install?
Comments (41)The final outcome is the preferred method when doing a full overlay cabinet farm sink. This was just a kitchen designer not being in sync with the skills of her/your carpenter. Some farm sinks have the curved bottoms and since every sink is different, there's not a standard template to use....so you have to scribe it the best you can. You can definitely do it without a panel but you need REALLY REALLY experienced craftsmen to do it! Even then, no guarantee it will fit perfectly. But my main point here is, it can be done with or without the panel and the kitchen designer should always consider WHO is doing the install and their skill level. I prefer to use 'apron front' sinks that cover up the cutout. OP, your sink now looks great...and is installed as it should be. :-)...See Moreevilbunnie
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