Replacing Bottom Of Kitchen Sink Cabinet

When replacing a sink it s important that your new kitchen sink be the same bowl size sink width and sink depth of your current sink.

Replacing bottom of kitchen sink cabinet.

Start by measuring the depth of your cabinet. With the sink base cabinet turned upside down and resting on the floor the installers attach risers to the cabinet s base. This is not a how to or diy do it yourself. Btw some sink areas have a gap in the framing bottom panel connecting to a forced air vent or rarely to a hydronic heating loop or bare pipe or radiator be sure to leave that open if you have such because that is designed to keep the under cabinet area and pipes warm to prevent pipe freezing.

Damp rotten particleboard holds water which promotes mold and mildew. Removing an old kitchen sink and a base cabinet is a common task in a kitchen remodel. How to replace a sink cabinet bottom. This is how i replaced the sink base cabinet.

But you don t have to cut out the entire bottom. But enclosed cabinetry has. And once it starts swelling your only option is to replace it. Kitchen sinks are usually fastened to the countertop by a combination of caulk glue and clips on the underside.

Otherwise you may have to replace your cabinet too. Drawer base kitchen cabinet with ball bearing drawer glides in satin white view the shaker cabinets collection 218 00 218 00. The sink cabinet measurements are going to determine exactly what size sink you can install. But before you can remove the sink you first have to disconnect the sink plumbing.

I am not a carpenter and this video is for entertainment use only. We ll never understand why cabinetmakers use particleboard for the base but they do. What s in dustin s toolbox in. Sink base 340 utility 127 wall 3782 department.

Forget the trend for open sink cabinets. Moisture destroys the particleboard most cabinets use for the floor below a kitchen sink. They take care when installing the strips to leave room for the pipes that will extend up through the floor and into the bottom of this section of cabinet. Let s face it it s easy to get water on the floor of your sink base cabinet.

Replacing the bottom piece of wood.