Karran makes a whole line of undermount sink models that are meant to be used with laminate. And the aftermarket company is called CounterSeal (http://www.counter-seal.com/ - it's a sealing system that prevents water from getting to the sub-strate of the counters (the mdf or plywood). Either of those is probably a good option. And yes, you can have a carpenter retrofit a cabinet, but you'd have to cut down the doors, buy new doors, or use a curtain as suggested above. Here is a link that might be useful: Karran undermount sinks for laminate counters

" It cannot be removed from underneath." gr8day: Sure it can. Pop off your doors, place a block on the back of the cabinet front and tap it off. If you're frameless, remove the front panel and Sawzall the screws and dowels holding the front stretcher in place. It will all go back together seamlessly, I promise. I drove from home, Sarasota, Florida, to Baltimore, Maryland, last year to help a friend bail an architect out of trouble. 30 hours of driving to work 6. Apparently it was cheaper to pay me than to pay the fine for opening the store behind schedule. Here is a link that might be useful: 2nd and 3rd pic This post was edited by Trebruchet on Sat, Aug 9, 14 at 8:44

Standard apron front sinks are not terribly retrofittable into a standard sink base. Not without completely rebuilding the base to accept the taller apron, and then using a curtain below to replace then too tall doors of a standard sink base. Then there is the cutting and polishing of the granite on site. That is 3 hours of work by itself, minimum. Start at $1200 labor. End at around $2200. That is for a multi talented individual with extremely strong cross the board skills. One whom is exceedingly difficult to find. If you have to call, in a cabinet installer and granite fabricator both, expect to double the price. This ain't a hill you want to die on. Save hour money for a more extensive renovation down the road.

I have a Havens Metal copper apron front sink and I still love it after more than three years of use. It still looks great and is almost completely maintenance free as I generally just rinse it to wash crumbs down the drain - at most I sponge with some Dawn detergent if there has been especially greasy stuff in the sink. As posted if you are considering a copper sink you need to make sure you are getting a quality one with a "living" finish instead of the fake factory finishes. You also need to appreciate the aesthetics of a living finish which will never look "shiny" but will always look beautiful. Alex Havens at Havens Metal was great to work with. I wound up with a single bowl with a drain in the left rear which enabled me to have room for both my garbage disposal unit AND a garbage bin that rolled out from under the sink. I bought mine almost four years ago so I don't know what current pricing is. When I bought mine, Havens was a bit cheaper than Rachiele and the quality was equivalent unless you want one of the super fancy finishes for the front that Rachiele offers. Havens Metal FWIW, I did go with a copper sink in my guest bathroom which has a fake factory finish but I went in knowing that the finish was "fake". However I also knew that the sink in the guest bathroom was not going to get the same kind of use as a kitchen sink would so I wasn't worried that the finish would wear off. It has been more than three years that the sink in the guest bathroom has been used and there are no issues with the finish on it. I also don't think I would particularly want a living copper finish in a bathroom but that is just my aesthetics and not based on function except that in my experience a sink with a fake finish in a guest bath is probably okay functionally.