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Wide kitchen sink for 33" cabinet base

4 years ago

Hello. I have a 33" cabinet base and am looking for the biggest kitchen sink possible. I'd like a single bowl, square or rounded corner, stainless steel undermount sink. I've found several with bowl dimensions (EXCLUDING flanges) 28" long (left to right) x 16" wide (front to back) x 10" deep, including the Kraus Standard Pro KHU100-30, Kraus Kore KWU110-30, and Elkay Crosstown EFRU281610TC. I've also found several larger sinks (e.g., 30"L x 17"W x 10"D) that look great but require a 36" cabinet base to accommodate the flanges (maybe they'll fit in mine but could be tight, or require some modification to the cabinet). I'm wondering why I can't find more 28" long sinks that are wider than 16". Regardless of how long the sink is, the counter is 24" wide (front to back), so it seems strange to not offer a wider sink to fill the space. One of the few I found is the Franke Planar 8 PEX110-28 (28"L x 17"W x 9.5"D), but it's made of 18-gauge steel instead of the thicker 16 gauge, and is pretty expensive. Does anyone know why sinks for a 33" cabinet base tend to be sized this way (16" instead of wider)? Or more importantly, does anyone know of any wider models I may have missed? Thank you!

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Joseph Corlett, LLC

4 years ago

You can put a 33" sink into a 33" cabinet. I do it regularly. You can disregard the manufacturer's instructions when you strap your sink in place.

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Tim
Original Author
4 years ago
Thanks Joseph - this is super helpful (especially the link). I'll talk to my contractor to see if we can follow a similar path. Thanks again!
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Will M65(SE,PA 7A)
4 years ago
Check out the APPASO HS3219 Single Bowl 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Sink. For ~$179 delivered it is a well constructed sound proofed sink. It is handmade, polished finish and holds up well against staining /rust.

The sink measures 32"x19" edge to edge with inside dimension of 30"x17". Sink is 10" deep and heavy at 41lbs, so requires extra strapping or support blocks. You don't want to rely solely on the silicone seal or epoxied on clips.

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Tim thanked Will M65(SE,PA 7A)
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
4 years ago
There's got to be a decimal error; there's no way a 16 gauge 32" sink weighs 41 pounds. 4.1 maybe.
Will M65(SE,PA 7A)
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago

My bad, actual weight is 35.3 lbs, gross weight with carton is 46.3 lbs. Very well constructed sink, commercial grade. Just retrofitted into my mother's kitchen

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kerrica
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@joseph Corlett you have always have the answers to my questions.

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