I know with undermount sinks, they can notch the inside of the cab/frame in order to fit a sink that is the same size as the cab. Not sure about apron front sinks, but I'm sure the GW gurus will weigh in with some answers.

I did the same thing - 33" sink base so I bought a 33" SS apron front sink. It then dawned on me that most of the aprons sinks I saw were smaller than the sink base, with the wood trim around them. I ended up returning my 33" for a 30" (which is still plenty big!). Are you doing custom cabs? If so, I think the cabinetmaker could make it work, but I just liked the look of having the cabinet break up the SS of the sink from the SS of the DW.

ladoladi, I'm interested to hear this because I have the opposite problem. I found an Ikea 36" apron sink in the As-Is department marked down to $75 (from $300!) and couldn't bear part with it, even though our sink cabinet is 45". My husband resisted for a long time because he argued that the sink cabinet has to be exactly the same size as the sink or it will look odd (and he's probably right). I looked all over for pictures of base cabinets that were wider than the sink to bolster my argument, but everywhere I looked the base cabs were the same size as the apron sink. Actually, Home Depot's new brochure for Martha Stewart cabs has one picture where the base cabs are slightly wider than the apron sink, but that's the only pic I could find. Where have you seen pics on this forum of wider cabinets? If you could point me too them, it would put my mind at ease! Husband (a former carpenter) finally relented and agreed to modify the cabinets so the sink will fit, just because we will save so much money on the sink itself, plus we'll need about 6 sqft less countertop (the other beauty of an apron sink -- no cutout needed!). Anyway, a 36" cabinet for a 36" sink sounds logical to me!

Kngwd - Your kitchen is looking great! That's pretty much my sink right there. Unfortunately, the cabinets are not custom (Thomasville from the big orange box), AND I'm pretty sure I can't return my sink as we bought it from Overstock like 6 months ago. This has been a long and painful renovation, but don't they all seem that way.

Mountmerkel - A search on houzz.com for apron sink turned up mostly AF sinks in slightly larger cabinets. At least, the sides of the cabinet around the sink are visible in 1 out of every 5 pictures. Very few seem to have the sink go end to end.

Also, maybe this link will help? LINK I just found it, and it made me feel a little better because I know at least the sink will fit.

My concern now is more aesthetic because the SS dishwasher will be immediately to the right of the sink. I'm worried where the SS sink and the SS DW meet is going to look cruddy, as opposed to having the inch or so of cabinet to give it a more separated look. We are going for a modern/minimalist kitchen, so maybe it'll fit the look? Even if I can't return the sink, I can probably try to sell it on ebay or craigslist and buy the 33" sink...

I have a 36" Domsjo From Ikea in a 36" non Ikea cabinet, and it was a perfect fit.

i have a 36" Whitehaus fireclay farmhouse sink in a 36" base cab. Cab. guy has to come back and make the frame for it, otherwise I would have posted a pix.

Same here, IKEA Domsjo double bowl in the stock, non-IKEA 36" base cabinet. There will be modifications you will need to make to the back of the cabinet to allow for the Domsjo to go full depth back to the wall but it's pretty simple. The sink sits on the countertop material and comes with some metal braces to stabilize the cabinet. It took a couple of fittings to get it just right but it was really very simple and there are good instructions with the sink. A jigsaw and you're all set. I'd link some photos but I don't have them on my computer. I know my hubby has them but he's in Europe right now.

Ne

I apologize for reviving this old thread and for the very poor MSPaint image I'm including, but I wanted to ask a few more questions about our rather perplexing sink situation now that we've opened up the sink and taken a good look at the specs.

The company that is installing our DW "strongly suggests" we not install it to the granite, but to the cabinets to either side, one of which is the sink cabinet. We didn't think this would be a problem at the time, but now...well, it might be because our DW is right next to the sink. Because the sink is 36" and the cabinet is 36", a good portion of the cabinet is going to have to be taken out. One of the screws for the DW is going to need to go in a part of the cabinet we would have to cut out to fit the sink.

So, my questions:

1. Did/does anyone else have this problem?
2. Is it really bad to screw a DW into the granite?
3. Should we just get a 33" sink? (We bought the 36" on overstock over 6 months ago, so there's no chance of returning it. We'd just try to sell it on ebay and hopefully not take too big a loss.)

Thanks again!

We have a 36" farmhouse sink in an IKEA frameless 36" base. OUr DW is screwed into the cabs on either side. DH just explained that the tabs you use to screw in can be moved into the front and therefore screw into the frame/base/front of the adjacent cabs. Plus there is a gasket that goes around the front of the DW. He explained that not all DWs do that. Some do need to be screwed into the granite. Our DW is a Bosch.

What kinda of sink?? We bought the Ticor SS Apron sink from OS about 6 months ago, single bowl S4412 I think it was.

Just finally had it installed about 3 weeks ago, but had the base cabinet built up only 24.5" high so the 9" sink height would sit on top of it, and would be flush on the sides with the neighboring cabinets (or filler panel on the side with the DW). The base cabinet is 36" wide, and since it was an apron/farm sink it is shorter than the rest.

Honestly, of all of the parts of the kitchen I spent the most time around the sink knowing it was not a common application (Flush mount). I had no idea how I was going to support it, let alone level it. Also adjusted the height of the base a few times so to match my 2.25" counter edge (needs to match since it was flush). All in all it worked out with some custom backets in the back, and the front is very tight and isn't going anywhere and paper shims used for drywall purposes.

Also, the DW's I've worked with only screw upwards into the rough top that the granite sits on. I've not seen them with screws on the side into the side cabinets.

I'm thinking about the Kraus 30" farmhouse sink and when I read the info, it said to install in a 30" cabinet. Is that right??

Yes, just make sure it's the right height to get what you want out of it.

I would look at the installation instructions for your sink. I've seen them where they expect the base to have sides to come up inside of the sink and support it (Vigo Apron Sink), or mine where it actually rests on top of the base completely (Ticor sink -- same exact size and look as the Vigo).

If you can't screw the DW into the side cabinets you can glue a strip of wood to the underside of the granite and screw the DW into the wood instead of the granite.

OCJeff: The sink is in fact a Vigo Apron Sink (VG3620C) and I've read the very bare bones installation instructions forward, backwards, and sideways, and it says almost nothing about the cabinet. All it says is, "Build structural supports on the inside frame of the sink base cabinet. The structural supports must support the weight of the sink and any attachments such as garbage disposals." And that's all it says. Nothing about having the sides come up inside of the sink. It's frustrating how little it says. I've written to Vigo, and we'll see what they say. We are also going for the flush mount application.

Weissman: Thank you, that may just be what we do if we can't screw it to the sides... and if I can actually mount this particular sink on this particular cabinet.

Good to know there's so many 36" sinks in 36" bases. It gives me hope this might all turn out okay.

OCjeff! Can you elaborate on what exactly you did to make the 36" vigo sink work with an Ikea cabinet that is 36"? Any advice would be so appreciated!