Can I fit a 37" IKEA farmhouse sink into a 34" base?

8 years ago

I did not have the correct measurements with me when I bought this sink in-store. IKEA Domsjo double bowl sink says it will fit a 36" base. The width of my cabinet area is 34" wall to wall, with a drawer on one side & a dish washer on the other. Is there any way at all I can make this fit..? I have read something about "scooping" but I don't know if that's possible here. All in all, I LOVE this sink and want to make it work....but I will return it if there is no option.

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Kristen R

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Do you physically have the sink nearby to measure the bowl? It's designed to drop into a 36" cabinet, which would probably be 34.5" wall to wall. If IKEA gave the sink half an inch of wiggle room, you may be able to squeeze it in.

ETA: I'm assuming when you said wall to wall, you meant interior cabinet dimensions. But I might be incorrect about that.

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writersblock (9b/10a)
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
The widest part of the domsjo is the lip that overlaps the counter. Your biggest problem isn't the cabinet, it's not having enough side to side clearance. The double domsjo is 37" wide on the countertop and it's not something you'd want to try to fair into the wall.

What about the single? It's a plenty big sink.
Hannah Hix
Original Author
8 years ago
I don't guess I understand what you mean about the lip. Our counterstop depth will cover that just fine, and neither the drawer nor the dishwasher will touch either edge of the lip.
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Hannah Hix
Original Author
8 years ago
Yes I meant interior. We do have it, it's just in the box...I will go measure the bowl area.
writersblock (9b/10a)
8 years ago
What I mean by the lip is that the domsjo is designed to sit on the countertop on either side of the sink. If your total wall to wall space is 36", 37" won't fit.
Kristen R
8 years ago
I think the important measurement is going to be about an inch or two (depending on your planned countertop thickness) under the lip since the sink sits on top of your counter.
writersblock (9b/10a)
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Here's a picture of what I mean:

It's 37" wide including that. If you don't have that much width, it's totally not going to work.

EDIT and I personally would find life very uncomfortable with no landing area on at least one side of the sink.
Hannah Hix
Original Author
8 years ago
writers block I think you misunderstand me. I do not mean that I have 2 walls on either side of my sink, I am talking about interior wall space of the cabinet.

I measure the sink base and it is 33" which gives me an inch of clearance. I think we can make it fit.
GreenDesigns
8 years ago
Is your sink base a farm sink base with the wide top rail? Not a standard sink base? If so,and it's 36", then it will work. If not, then no, it won't work.
writersblock (9b/10a)
8 years ago
Okay, I see what you mean now. When people talk about scooping the sides they are talking doing undermount sinks where you are not interfering with the fronts of the cabinets. I'd have to agree with GreenDesigns. You need a 36 cabinet for this to work right.
Hannah Hix
Original Author
8 years ago
Wide top rail?
rantontoo
8 years ago
People have hacked this sink to be an undermount...do not know if that helps you in anyway.
writersblock (9b/10a)
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
But it still sticks out in the front, even undermounted, so if the cabinet is not wide enough it will interfere with the doors/drawers on the adjoining cabinets, whether under- or over-mounted.

With a normal undermount sink, the sink bowl sits back a bit from the front of the cabinet so you just scoop the hidden sides of an adjoining cabinet and the face/door isn't involved at all.
Hannah Hix
Original Author
8 years ago
The doors aren't close enough to be bothered by my measurements. Now, the left drawer might but since I have a half inch on either side I may not need to cut anything.