Replacing Bottom Of Kitchen Sink Cabinet

Moisture destroys the particleboard most cabinets use for the floor below a kitchen sink.

Replacing bottom of kitchen sink cabinet.

Hampton bay shaker assembled 18x34 5x24 in. This is not a how to or diy do it yourself. Let s face it it s easy to get water on the floor of your sink base cabinet. The home mender dustin luby shows us how to remove that old gross sink base cabinet bottom build and install a new.

What s in dustin s toolbox in. Start by measuring the depth of your cabinet. Sink base 340 utility 127 wall 3782 department. Damp rotten particleboard holds water which promotes mold and mildew.

Otherwise you may have to replace your cabinet too. And once it starts swelling your only option is to replace it. I am not a carpenter and this video is for entertainment use only. Replacing the bottom piece of wood.

How to replace a sink cabinet bottom. 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. But you don t have to cut out the entire bottom. We ll never understand why cabinetmakers use particleboard for the base but they do.

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. But before you can remove the sink you first have to disconnect the sink plumbing. But enclosed cabinetry has. There s something to be said for a closed cabinet that s able to hide all your stuff.

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. With the sink base cabinet turned upside down and resting on the floor the installers attach risers to the cabinet s base. This is how i replaced the sink base cabinet. Kitchen sinks are usually fastened to the countertop by a combination of caulk glue and clips on the underside.

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