Sink and cabinet replacement question
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Comments (2)Most box stores have kitchen re-facing programs. In our local stores they only offer the wood doors unfinished (in oak and maple)....See MoreKitchen Sink replacement question
Comments (3)chanj: Buy a package of jigsaw blades with a selection of general, wood, and plastic. Install one and see how well it cuts through the plastic laminate and substrate by just starting in 1/8" or so. You want to avoid chipping. Your backsplash may not let you get the jigsaw close enough to cut the rear. If not, and you've got the room, just make the front cut larger and move the sink forward. It that's not an option, you could use a laminate trimmer with a straight cutter freehand, or a Rotozip to cut the rear....See MoreNeed help finding a replacement kitchen sink by size of sink cutout
Comments (6)Sincere thinks to you all for the feedback. After doing more sink research, I found out that the new sink's cutout size had the smallest cutout size of all for the double-basin SS sinks I was looking at. I bit the bullet and found a handyman who came out to enlarge (dry cut with a shop vac) the granite. He was able to do it in <30 minutes., just by cutting 2 sides. It did cause a lot of dust, even with us prepping the kitchen area by removing everything from the counters, open food items, plus hanging plastic tarps on all sides of the kitchen to contain the dust to the area. The edge of the cabinet under the granite got slightly damaged but is still hidden, and the sink now sits flush to the countertop....See MoreReplacing sink base cabinet
Comments (9)You are better off removing the valves when trying to install the new cabinets. Trying to drill the holes large enough to fit over the valves and lining each hole up exactly to fit is not easy, if not impossible in some cases. I still drill at least a 3" hole for each line coming in with the valves off. The drain lines rarely will match exactly to the the new sink base so it might be easier just to replace it. Or cut it as it comes out of the wall, if it is plastic, and then use a coupler to put it back together to see if it lines up....See MoreAimee
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