I’m building some kitchen cabinets for our own house and have everything drawn up but the sink base. For most of the over cabinets I have the bottoms and 3″ stretchers dadoed into the side pieces. I’m curious what the typical construction for a sink base might be. My concern is that with 3″ stretchers front and back that most of that will be cut out when the sink is installed.
If anyone builds these type of cabinets I would love some feedback on how you build yours.
Thanks,
KH
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If most of the stretcher is going to be lost to sink space, then make it vertical instead. This also gives a place to mount the fake drawer heads. Do the drawer heads before installing the sink, its much easier!
KH ,
Many Euro boxes have another rail or stretcher below the false panel or drawer fronts . As has been said run a part a few inches wide X the ht of the opening vertically centered at the front .
One method is to put a good deck down to help support the countertops and reinforce the base in this case .
I build mostly face frame style cabinetry but have done my share of Euro style ,laminate and Melamines . The structural integrity of a face less cabinet is not nearly as strong as a face frame box made well .
Just my opinion , I have even developed what I call the smoke test , I will actually attempt to do a chin up or just climb up in a wall cabinet sit and eat lunch .
If the cabinet won't hold the weight I don't leave it there . I'd like to see that done with the majority of what is on the market called Euro .
regards dusty
Dusty,
Echo all, especially if granite or soapstone tops are going in. First thing many top installers do is add strength on front and side
panels. Combined weight of granite and full farmhouse sink and full of water is more than most Euros can bear. First three weeks are great, then...John
Hi John ,
On one kitchen I did they had granite slab counters like 1 1/8" thick and a farm front sink made from a solid block of granite that stuck out there in front of the cabinets like 3" .
It took 4 Men to lift that sink , honest .
From one Duck to another Welcome fellow Oregonian to Knots , Paul and us ought to get together and play in the sawdust sometime .
regards dusty
You must be close to Paul...at least enough to go for the steelhead together. Plus you guys are a lot closer to some of those famous California lumber suppliers. It was a real shock...moving to the great home of Black Walnut and finding it was all gone or being pilfered by tree bandits in the night. Oh, well.
Thanks for the welcome.John
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