How to Install an Apron Front Sink
Installing an apron front sink is not easy.
Cutting into your brand new, expensive cabinets is not for the faint of heart. Or the inexperienced. Though that did not stop us.
We learned that it also depends on the sink you buy. The first sink that we had was a Belle Foret. It was pretty much a rectangle. The outside was completely finished and smooth. My three year old saw it and asked if it was a little tub for him.
That sink ended up being too big for the sink cabinet. The lesson here is to remeasure everything even when you have “professionals” doing things for you.
We returned that sink and bought a Kohler. Not because we wanted a Kohler sink, but because it was the only sink that was in stock, in the size that we needed, in the entire tri-state area.
Oh, Kohler farmhouse sink how we hate you and your rounded and beveled edges. Sure you look pretty now that you are installed, but cutting the hole to fit the sink was a long laborious process.
The inside of the cabinet had to be fitted with wood braces and plywood to support the sink. The front of the cabinet had to be carefully sawn away. Swearing, while not technically required, seemed to be neccessary more than usual in this diy project.
August 29th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
I love reading about your DIY home improvements. . . heck, even the work your contractors do. . . and all I can ever think is, “good thing we rent.”
Can’t wait to see finished photos!
August 30th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
This isn’t about the sink, but about tile. We are planning on tiling over an existing counter top. The problem is that we already have a tile backsplash but it isn’t very attractive and won’t match the tile we want for the counters. Is it ok to tile over tile? It would be on the backsplash so it wouldn’t get much wear and tear.