I just measured, and it's about 6.5" from the front edge of the granite. It's never been a problem for me, and doesn't seem to be unusually far back from the counter edge. I never gave it a second thought, it just seems normal to me. My sink is a Moenstone single bowl sink that I just love. I read a lot about people buying the Silgranit sinks, but I just loved the curves in the Moenstone, and the drain is on the left side which is what I needed.

Thanks terriks. I've been reading today that the suggested width is 3-4 inches. I've had backaches for years while standing at the sink doing heavy cleanup after entertaining and now I think I know why. I talked to my KD today about the sink placement and she feels with the corner base we can adjust the placement of the sink where ever I want it. And I am going to look at the Moenstone before purchasing the Silgranite. That's what is great about this forum--suggestions pop up all the time.

Will a 33" sink fit in a 39" corner sink cabinet? I had thought you'd need a 42" corner cabinet...but I could very well be wrong.

A 33" sink will not fit in a 39" cabinet with only 2"-3" of counter clearance at the front without scooping the sides of the cabinet some. Scooping the cabinet sides voids the warranty even though it is a common practice. That's a much bigger issue with a corner cabinet than it is a "regular" type sink base. So much of a corner cabinet is an open box, and there is already minimal support there for the heavy stone countertop plus the weight of the sink. Some stone fabricators will rod this area for additional support, as well as scoop the sink base, but many will NOT because of the support issue. I personally am very leary of scooping the sides of a corner sink base and would rather use a 45"-48" corner base in order to get the sink pulled forward comfortably enough without scooping the sides. Unfortunately, the consequences of that are a huge open box of a cabinet that is practically useless for anything. Therefore, I do try to get corner sink folks to consider another placement first, and if that's not possible, to go with a 25" sink instead so there isn't that huge box of nothing wasting space.

You really need to talk about the consequences of your choices with your stone fabricator to find out what they will and won't do, and the reasoning behind their policies. If they are ones that are comfortable scooping the cabinet sides, then they should also be ones who are willing to talk about what they are planning for additional support of the stone in that case. I would really hate for anyone to have a stone countertop crack or sink to crack the countertop, and all of my personal kitchen designs involve the countertop fabricators from the beginning in order to minimize that possibility. Even so, every client with a corner sink needs to fully understand and accept the possible issues with that design choice and sign off on those decisions before moving forward with that choice.

Our Silgranite 33" double bowl sink is in the corner and is set back 5" from the edge. Initially, I was frustrated because I stupidly forgot to talk to the fabricator about this and they neglected to bring it up. Basically, I had no input. I am 5'6" and was worried that I would have backaches, but because the faucet reaches in so far, I honestly forgot all of my frustrations and love the sink and everything about it!

Gee, I had no idea that my sink was set back abnormally far. It looks and feels perfectly normal to me. I suppose that they had to set it there because it is in the corner, and the front of the cabinet is not wide enough to accomodate it. Anyway, it doesn't bother me in the least, maybe because I am almost 5'9" tall. My much shorter daughter hasn't complained either, but she doesn't spend that much time at the sink. Neither do I actually, we have a pretty good dishwasher.

Live Wire Oaks --thanks so much for sharing your knowledge about corner sinks and base cabinets. You raise a lot of issues and I appreciate them all. My KD wants me to hold off on purchasing the Silgranite 33'' sink until the cabinets are installed and possibly consider the next size down. And when I finally select my granite, I will also talk about the corner sink issue. I know the cabinet installer talked of building a frame for the Silgranite sink because of its weight

I'm hoping to go with 39" corner sink bases in our new kitchen. I've done some number crunching, and it looks like you can get a 25" total width undermount sink into it with a setback of 4.2-4.5 inches from the edge of the countertop. That's assuming a 1.0 inch countertop overhang from the box (not from the doors) and .75 inch cabinet sides.

I was looking at Blanco Precis Silgranite , the 33" is too big, and their next largest size is only 20" wide. The Blanco Diamond comes in a 24". I also found that Elkay has their Gourmet e-granite sink in a 25" size.

I am struggling with the same issue. I keep wondering why manufacturers don't make a trapezoid or diamond shaped sinks to follow the shape of a corner sink cabinet. Does anyone know of any that would allow as much sink area possible (I would love a double sink in a 39" corner sink cabinet!?

Here is a link that might be useful: almost what I'm talking about-would be as much sink as possible