What we are having to do is only slightly similar to your situation, but I'm going to chime in:

When the countertop / backsplash were installed, the installers drilled four holes for our (undermount) sink. I'm not sure what they were thinking, but none of the holes cleared the back "lip" (not sure what to call it) of the sink. That means that not a single faucet / accessory can go in because there is "sink base" blocking the way.

So back they are coming to drill through that "sink base" so that our items can go in.

Our sink is 12 gauge stainless.

This hasn't happened yet (our floors are being refinished so no one's allowed in for a while), but I'm going to assume it won't be a problem because everyone around me is saying "no problem" to drilling through.

Good luck to you! I love an apron front sink, too!

It's Ikea, if you goof, you return it and deny how that hole got there .

We just had to drill a hole in our new laundry sink - it's scarry drilling - also with the cabinet doors - my husband was freaking out till a neighbor came over and convinced him to do it and they look great, but the thought of messing it up is not a fun thought.

Just make sure you have the right drill bit and drill that can handle it and a steady hand or drill press (my husband wanted one and I thought he was mad as they are $$$ but Lowes is having some Black and Decker on clearance for $26 if you can get lucky on clearance - I got lucky so he got one - not the one we wanted but good enough till we want to spend the money for the one he wants).

RM- I am sorry that you have had so much trouble with your sink install. I wouldn't be so worried if mine was stainless steel... I am just terrified of CRACK!

PCJS- Well... I can't return something that is my fault. It just isn't in me. What material is your laundry sink? Is it ceramic? Oh, and now you have me all worried about cabinet hardware now! LOL

Anyone else? Surely I am not the only one.

I have heard about the Domsjo Ikea sink frequently on the forum, surely not everyone was satisfied with a single hole faucet and no sprayer.

paint chips - I vaguely recall reading a post on IkeaFans a while ago from a guy who cut (with a hole saw on his drill, I think) more faucet holes into the Domsjo (might have been one hole for a side sprayer). You may want to do a search of IkeaFans to see if you can find this "modification"/post. If I recall correctly, he was very nervous about doing it because he was afraid of cracking, but it turned out great and he was very pleased/happy.

On a seperate note, I have had a Domsjo sink for about a year now in my "camp" kitchen (we are doing a huge remodel of most of our house DIY while living in the house so our garage camp kitchen is pretty fancy; we will be using it for yet another year (2 years total), I think). The Domsjo is a great sink. We have treated it pretty harshly and it still looks new. Just as an aside, we also modified the Domsjo base cabinet to have two 18" side by side drawers on the bottom with two doors above the drawers (i.e. between the apron sink and the drawers). This modification was relatively easy and I love having the two extra drawers. Probably more than you ever wanted to know (and not your original question) ... sorry.

Good luck.

LOL, just a $25 laundry sink bought online from ACE with free instore pick up - I couldn't decide but want a farm sink but we have a lot of work to do in the basement first...really, you'll be fine. You should see my husband's panic for some of the stuff with soldering the copper pipes, when we were pulling out the first windows to install them having no clue what we were doing (my bright ideas), the cabinet door handles ... and you know what... everything has worked out great! And, if you have an oops, just think about the story you can tell and the money you are saving DIY and just keep some extra in the budget for that stuff (but luckily we've never had a real problem).

You'll do fine - go for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Susie- Glad to hear good things about the Domsjo! Sounds like you have a fancy setup for just being temporary. You don't even want to see our temporary setup! Your drawer setup sounds so efficient and handy, I would love to see a picture if it isn't too much trouble.

I will check Ikeafans for the post. Honestly, I am not very familiar with IKEA and was very surprised that they carried kitchen items. After learning about the Domsjo here, it may be the perfect solution to my problem. We were considering a pre-fab granite, but with a traditional sink the run is just a hair too long. With a front-to-back sink it will stretch our counter that needed bit.

PCJS- I have never had an apron sink either. How ingenious to test drive a laundry sink! Are apron sinks as nice as I imagine? An accident as a small child has left me with lasting back problems. I keep thinking it will mean less hunching over to get to the sink. Your $25 dollar deal sounded like a complete steal. Good for you! It is so fun to hear about when people get awesome deals, it gives the rest of us a little hope!

I really wanted a farm sink from Ikea for the laundry but my husband wanted something deeper and I just wanted the double concrete one gone as it took up too much space and I wanted the washer/dryer closer, which is really nice - they were just randomly placed nearest outlets. Once you get into DIY, things get less scarry - the worst for us was the windows and doors and plumbing (the first time was the WORST as what do you do without water). My husband had no worry's with the sink and I didn't even realize he did it till he told me to come look. :) Who knows what I'll end up with - right now we were just going for cheap but my cheap really wasn't that cheap when you include the new fittings and copper (we added thee sets of shut off valves so that really added up between the washer, sink and just random water ones)... but at least we'll have that should I get inspired later when we remodel the basement.

Let us know how it goes. Or, just do it the easy way and switch faucets.

Still trying to find out if anyone had success with that Ikea Domsjo sink and drilling hole for instanhot? Any one out there with information?

I wanted to chime in and say that, if you dont own the tools, you could easily measure and mark where the hole should be and bring the sink into a local metal shop for them to punch the holes. A 20+ ton press with a steel hole punch the correct size makes the cleanest hole. Failing that you can use a drill press and a quality bi-metal hole saw bit, lubricating it as you SLOWLY drill into the sink. I would advise against using a hand drill as the hole saw bit will tend to wander as you start to drill and you'll scuff up your SS sink. Alternatively, a plasma cutter with a jig/template the correct size would also work but you'd likely need to grind the edges to smooth them out after the hole was made.