Need ideas for non-Ikea sink with Ikea Sektion cabinet

Leeya Mend

7 years ago

Has anyone tried a non-Ikea undermount farmhouse sink with an Ikea Sektion 36" base cabinet?

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Dendra Doors

6 years ago

You can use any height farm sink and up to 36" wide. If the sink you use is anything over 34.5" you will have to saddle cut the sink cabinet sides, but it works beautifully. Ikea installers (Traemand) are advised to saddle cut base cabinets in that situation. The biggest issue is that you might need to get smaller doors/drawer than usual for below the sink. A filler piece above the doors/drawers might be required as well.

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Ellsworth Design Build
7 years ago
Generally you get a 36" wide 24" tall over fridge cabinet and finish with fillers. It's not easy if you aren't familiar with IKEA.
Leeya Mend
Original Author
7 years ago
@Ellsworth i don't understand why a fridge cabinet would matter with my sink configuration. is that a typo?
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Linda
7 years ago
That's the type of cabinet used for supporting the sink. IKEA cabinets are designed to be used as purchased and cutting the supports is not recommended. So, use a smaller cabinet and fill in the spaces with filler strips rather than cutting out the top front of a regular sink base.
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Leeya Mend
Original Author
7 years ago
@Linda i see. so instead of using a base cabinet (36" width, 30" height), i should get a wall cabinet or over fridge cabinet (36" width, 24" height). which farmhouse sink have you tried? I'm wondering if the wall cabinet be able to support the weight of the farmhouse sink?

We've assembled Ikea furniture but this is the first time we will be using Ikea for kitchen cabinets.
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Linda
7 years ago
Sorry but I haven't done exactly that. I was just explaining the above answer which had confused you. The only IKEA cabinets I have used were assembled by the previous owner and they used IKEA's farmhouse sink. I have a farmhouse sink in my own kitchen which is actually supported by two chrome poles sitting in heavy duty closet rod brackets. There's no cabinet under the sink, just a radiator.

I'm not a huge fan of IKEA cabinets. I understand they work for some circumstances and have lots of good accessories but they aren't a large savings over other mass market cabinets when you figure in the value of your time and effort. If you live in a house where their dimensions fit, you're in business but I tend to work in older homes with lots of layout challenges.
HU-785268746
4 years ago
What if the sink is smaller than the 36” cabinet? I bought a 28” Krause undermount SS sink and having trouble figuring out how to put it in a 36” ikea sink cabinet. The fabricator said they will use clips, but Traemand said I will have to build a shelf for the sink to sit on? Any advice? Thanks, Kari
Marianna Piller
2 years ago
IKEA sells support brackets for under mount sinks that can be installed at the required width for your particular installation. The part number is 602.845.81
Marianna Piller
2 years ago
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Marianna Piller
2 years ago
@Linda. No one pays me for my time and effort so for me DIY jobs that I can easily do, including the installation on IKEA kitchen cabinets are a HUGE savings.