APRON-FRONT sink..can front be flush with cabinet front?

9 years ago

I was set on an apron front sink (Blanco Cerana 33") for the kitchen in my new condo. But now kitchen guy tells me that, because the front of farm sinks protrudes from the cabinet front, the sink will prevent a drawer (at right angle, near sink) from opening. My measurement tells me that I have 2" between the front of the cabinet and the side of the drawer. (But the countertop overhang would be less that that.)

Can an apron-front or farmhouse sink be installed almost flush with the cabinet front? I am looking for a contemporary look and liked the idea that the Blanco is reversible. offering both a traditional and contemporary look. But I can use any deep farmhouse sink that will fit.

What to do here? I'd really like to use that sink!

http://www.blanco-germany.com/en_us/en_us/sinks/product_catalog/sink.html?sid=1326377546778#colors

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greasetrap

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

I think you would have to look at how the particular sink you want is designed and mounted. Our Kohler Whitehaven is designed to protrude about 2" from the front of the cabinet. Our KD/GC recommended a 1" counter overhang (as we have inset cabinets), so the sink will stick out 1" past the counter. With a typical 1 1/2" overhang though, it would only stick out about 1/2".

I'd say that you should sketch it out on graph paper and then do some old-fashioned high school geometry. You want the cabinet door to open at least 90 degrees and ideally 110 degrees. I suspect that your kitchen guy probably knows what he's talking about. We initially wanted a 36" sink, but were told to bring it down to 33" due to other clearances down the line. You may ultimately have to decide between a smaller apron front sink or a larger traditional one.

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9 years ago
The additional water damage to the cabinets and unclear clearances for adjacent cabinet's isn't worth the risk. Get a big undermount sink instead.
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ekscrunchy
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9 years ago
Thanks. Not sure what you mean about water damage; I have an apron front in another location and have had no damage in 10 years.
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Did you end up with the blanco cerrana? If so, which faucet did you get? TIA!
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ekscrunchy
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8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I am planning on getting it but have not yet done so as the cabinets are not yet in and I've not ordered any appliances or sink. I am looking at a few faucets and leaning toward the Newport Brass East Linear. So many of the ones I've held feel so flimsy in my hand and I want to avoid that, even if it means a splurge. I need the main faucet and also the filtered water spout faucet. I liked the Talis's by HG but they also felt flimsy and light….and the Axor by Starck, which feels sturdy has a price that is out of sight. Ditto the Waterstone and of course, the gorgeous museum-worthy Sonoma Forge fixtures! I've not been able to hold the Solna or ARtesso by Brizo but liked their looks in the catalog.

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practigal
8 years ago
If you install the front of the sink flush or almost flush with the cabinet below the sink rather than overhanging the cabinet below, you are exposing the cabinet below to water from the sink that the sink overhang would normally prevent. If you look at your other apron front sink it probably overhangs the cabinet below by 2 inches-correct? If you think about it, you will realize that most sink cabinets are protected from water by having about 4 inches of countertop between the sink and the front of the cabinet. In the farmhouse sink application the sink itself is pulled forward and protects the lower cabinet. So it is not that you cannot do it it's only that you may very much regret it. Is it possible to install the sink the way it should be installed in the cabinet and move the sink cabinet itself back two inches or would that just be exposing still more cabinet to water?
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8 years ago
It can only be truly flush if the bottom front edge is square and sharp (but they are all somewhat radiused AFAIK)

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