Corner sink Dilemma

11 years ago

Can I use a 30" sink base turned on a 45 in a corner sink application? We are remodeling and currently have a 42" corner sink base under windows. I don't want to move the corner sink because otherwise I would have to put it under a cabinet or lose cabinet space. I want a 30" sink (VIGO 29.5 70/30 split bowl sink). I know that doesn't fit in a 36" sink base, but the only size in the cabinet line is 36"! So my options as I see it are: (1) order a 42" sink base from a different line and a door from my cabinet line -can I do that? (2) but a 3" filler on either side of the 36" cabinet and scooop out the sides -does that ruin the integrity of the cabinet? or (3) someone recommended a 30" regular sink base turned on an angle and also using fillers to fill in the front. - not sure if this can even be done or how a granite counter can be supported if I do this?? Any advice would be GREAT!

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Joseph Corlett, LLC
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
"Can I use a 30" sink base turned on a 45 in a corner sink application?"

Yes.

We've had great debates about cabinet scooping here. I think it's fine, but at least two highly-respected posters here disagree.
lindaolej thanked Joseph Corlett, LLC
New Freedom Nurse
11 years ago
You don't need a whole cabinet. You can buy sink fronts and add fillers to make the sink base. A 30 inch sink base cabinet will end up larger than 42 inches in the corner. Most home depots near me have a Thomasville cabinet display with a corner sink. I asked the KD there about it and was told the corner measures 45 inches and the sink cabinet is a 27 inch regular sink cabinet placed in a diagonal corner, so you idea will not work. Iam going to have a corner sink with a 42 inch diagonal sink cabinet. I started out with a 24 inch diagonal sink front with 2 fillers in the 42 inch corner. My contractor was going to cut plywood to fit the base and make the rest of the cabinet. This is commonly done for a corner sink. Trust me, a 30 inch sink base cabinet will not fit in a 42 inch corner application. It is too big.
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mama goose_gw zn6OH
11 years ago
If you move each of the side cabinets down 6" (48" from the walls instead of 42") that would leave a diagonal front gap of 34". You'd have room for the 30" cabinet + 2" filler on each side, but you would lose 1 linear foot of base cabinet space, as well as a few inches of floor space in front of the sink cab. Would that work for you?
lindaolej thanked mama goose_gw zn6OH
lindaolej
Original Author
11 years ago
that is what I thought-that I would lose cabinet space and floor space, and I definitely don't want that!! We are now thinking about a 25" single basin sink in the 36 inch sink cabinet. It isn't my ideal; I would rather have a bigger sink, but I think we can get used to it, and there are plenty of posts about liking a single basin sink! I am also going with a limited cabinet line that is saving me around $4K from the next cabinet line I like that would have a 42" cabinet.
mama goose_gw zn6OH
11 years ago
For a larger sink, I'd chose to lose the 1 foot of base cabinet space (even though that's about 5 cubic feet--yikes), but I love my 33" single basin sink. Here's a rough diagram, comparing the two options, and including 2x4 support cleats for the counter top. I don't know that the three smaller pieces would be necessary, but I'm thinking that floor cleats might help keep the cabinet stable.