Nice sink Linda.

It looks like you have painted cabinets. You must be planning on adding wood too the front of this cabinet to finish the front.

It is unclear the look of your kitchen. Perhaps a picture showing the adjoining cabinets would be helpful.

The ''cabinet'' is built incorrectly. It is much too wide. There should be a large false panel scribed to the exact contour of the sink. And there is too much lumber when ply was all that was needed. It wastes space in a major way.

With wood cabinets that get paint it is very easy to apply a false front, patch and paint the area. This should be an easy fix for you.

We are basing this suggestion on the thought that you are using existing painted cabinets and repainting them as well.

Best wishes

Linda, posters were asking the style of your door and drawer faces on the cabinets so we could advise you of the panel or other elements that will have to be created to cover the gaps. We understand how you got here.

sandraclark, "Our job as Interior Designers....."?

Bevfladez: yup, had to chuckle at that too...

Nope. Ill bookmark this one instead as a perfect example of how the client needs to have the sink specs on hand before the cabinetry gets designed and built. This doesn't get dealt with after the fact and on the fly in an online forum.

Well good luck with that. Those "many people" will jump at helping you out I'm sure. Or perhaps check your ego at the door and hire a carpenter who can deal with both you and the apron sink.

The sink is physically too small for the size space it occupies.

The classic way to fix that is to add posts to either side. That can not happen on an existing too large cabinet without completely rebuilding it smaller, with smaller doors below, with new stiles to attach those smaller doors below. You have to be sure that you are ordering the right size doors and hinges, as well as posts that do not infringe on the door swing.

It is a best practice to set the sink on a drip rail in order to minimize future water damage to the surrounding wood. The height has to be calculated and accounted for in your mounting height for the sink.

The sink itself has to be carefully installed bumped out to meet the added depth of the posts. The smaller doors below makes access for plumbing connects extremely difficult. You need to be sure that your extended flange and tail piece is well connected to the sink before setting the sink. That requires accuracy in the location of the waste arm, and potentially opening up the wall in order to lower that waste arm. That is a common plumbing issue when moving to a deeper sink.

The sink itself should snug up to the counter firmly, and this can be a problem as some are not square or flat. The use of a HUSH will aid in that. Any additional shims or caulk should wait until the counter goes on, as should scribing and fitting the panel. Fitting the panel that is profiled to match the cabinets last assures a snug professional result. If you cannot scribe, this is not a job for you to undertake or it will look like a hack mistake.

A wider sink would have resolved this. Most farm sinks come to retrofit existing standard cabinets. And you can get them with a shorter apron so they did the “dummy” drawer front.

Linda, this is late, I hope you’re still reading comments, as I’m forced to your site caused by our contractor telling us to order this sink, gave us the size to order, and now we have a 2-3 inch gap around the entirety.

Now, I’m rushing around trying to find out what others did to solve this problem, while my contractor scratches his head and returns the original sink to its place.

He has ‘ideas’ like putting SS rim around the area, or tile, but I have not idea how that would end up looking, let alone, if it would efficiently work as a sink without issues of wood warping, mold and mildew, and any number of issues that I’m starting to worry about.

All the research and time I used, hearing nothing but positive feedback regarding these sinks!

Linda, what did you end up doing and are you satisfied with your choice?

laurieskj:

What is the width of your sink base cabinet, please?

Wasn’t part of the above problem that they installed a farm sink in an open space and not an apron sink that covers the face of the cabinets? Their is a difference for anyone doing a remodel.

It looks great!