Any reason NOT to use a full height door at the sink?

14 years ago

I just realized that all my base cabinets will be drawers except for the corner cabinet with full height pie cut doors, the sink base and the trash pullout on the island. Other than changing to drawer bases and adding 12" deep wall cabinets to the backside of the island, the layout will be very similar to my current kitchen:

Now I'm thinking that the sink cabinet may look better with full height doors instead of the doors with false drawer fronts above so it will match the corner cabinet when you look into the kitchen.

I'd lose the tilt-out thingies but I could always rig something up to the door if I really wanted. Is it that big a deal for people to not see the underside of the sink? How often are you opening that cabinet when someone is around anyway? I've always thought the false fronts stood out, at least when they don't have any hardware and all the other cabinets and drawers do.

I've already decided that I'm going to use full height doors in the bathrooms. I saw one and liked the way it looked. I also wanted to put a shelf under the sink and the full height door makes it easier to see what's on there.

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Fori
14 years ago
I did it in my last one and would have no problem doing it again. If it looks better in your setup, by all means go for it. It might even be cheaper!
kompy
14 years ago
I'm a KD and I always suggest the full ht doors for sink bases. I'm like you.....I don't like the false drawer fronts.

The only negative, is you can see the sink more...but who cares? If it bothers someone, they can always install a 6" horizontal filler board to help hide it.

I always suggest "butt" doors on a sink base too. Your plumber will thank you.
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mdod
Original Author
14 years ago
What are "butt" doors?
rnest44
14 years ago
Mdod, The two doors touch one another. They do not have a stile between them. The plumber will thank you b/c it means he/she has the whole undivided space when the doors are open in which to work on the plumbing.
Kompy, wish that filler board idea had been suggested to me when I was trying to decide on full doors or not. Maybe my KD didn't suggest it b/c I was trying to economize.
grannysmith18
14 years ago
I've got them and they're great. My cabinet maker built a little filler "apron" on the inside to hide the hanging sink when the doors are open. I've got frameless cabinets so, of course there's no stile. The plumbers did, indeed, love working undr there. It was nice and roomy for them.

One thing to keep in mind though, if you have a large double sink (I do) and relatively simple doors (I've got slab doors) the doors can look very massive, and you'll need a substantial handle or pull to add a little interest. In my case, I used long bar handles which go down the length of the doors, and it really looks wonderful.
rubyfig
14 years ago
I have full height in a bathroom (with butt doors), and I like them a lot.
Fori
14 years ago
Mine was a corner sink, so it had only one fairly narrow door. It never bothered me being able to see the underside of the sink (and it was an extremely deep one). I guess if it's used for trash or something you might want to pretty it up a bit, but I've always regarded undersink cabinets as utilitarian over pretty.
mdod
Original Author
14 years ago
owls4me: thanks for the explanation of butt doors. Since you mentioned the plumber liking it, I thought that might be what you meant. My husband does our plumbing and I can see how the wider space would be appreciated. We'll have frameless cabinets so no need for a style.

Helou: thanks for the tip on the size. I'm using a 33" base instead of 36 and I've got raised panels so that will break it up some. I thought the full height might also make the door looks thinner since they'll be longer.

fori: I'm putting a trash pullout in the island so I won't even be using it for trash anymore. I'm not really sure what I'm going to put in there beside dish detergent and cleaning products.

I'm sold on the full height doors and sent the change to the cabinets guys. My husband should be able to add a trim piece easily if it bothers me. Thanks everybody!

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