Posted: 7/24/2017 5:58:28 PM EDT
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There's an existing sink. The wife wants a farmhouse sink. Can you simply get a contractor to cut the existing counter and put in a farmhouse sink?
Existing example: Attached File Farmhouse: Attached File |
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I wouldn't recommend going at it yourself.
We charge quite a bit of money >$500 for a refab like that due to the liability of it. It's gonna be a lot of work to cut and polish the new opening unless you happen to find a sink with an identical side and back cutout. Make sure the radii on the back of the sink cutout can be modified to make the new one work correctly. I would look for a sink with square back corners for this. Kraüs makes a nice sink like this. |
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Yes it can be done if the measurements work out.Underneath the cabinet needs to be modified to hold the weight of those heavy sinks. Im a fan of angle iron for that job. You will have to rework the cabinet as well. Some times I have to put new doors on because the opening is smaller and requires smaller doors.
I would call a granite countertop comoany and have them cut that sink opening. They have all the right tools. Its a no brainer. |
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Seriously though, I have an extra slab that I want to trim down with my Makita grinder. I wonder if anyone makes something like this but for grinders with cutting wheels? http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/aplusautomation/vendorimages/4cbccd5c-4fdd-4844-877e-d0a26a4bb4fb._CB329068612_.jpg 
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We had a drop-in stove top and the wife wanted a different one, that was larger than the existing one. We hired the company that installed the granite counter tops to cut a larger hole. They used a dry saw. What a mess. They made a plastic tent around the counter to contain the dust.
If you cut it, make a tent. You never saw so much dust in your life. They did not have to make a finished cut since the stove top covered the just-cut hole. For a nice finish it might require a wet saw....just guessing. |
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We had a drop-in stove top and the wife wanted a different one, that was larger than the existing one. We hired the company that installed the granite counter tops to cut a larger hole. They used a dry saw. What a mess. They made a plastic tent around the counter to contain the dust. If you cut it, make a tent. You never saw so much dust in your life. They did not have to make a finished cut since the stove top covered the just-cut hole. For a nice finish it might require a wet saw....just guessing. It will be cut just like yours with a dry saw and then wet polished afterwords. It'll take awhile with everything in place. |
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We had a drop-in stove top and the wife wanted a different one, that was larger than the existing one. We hired the company that installed the granite counter tops to cut a larger hole. They used a dry saw. What a mess. They made a plastic tent around the counter to contain the dust. If you cut it, make a tent. You never saw so much dust in your life. They did not have to make a finished cut since the stove top covered the just-cut hole. For a nice finish it might require a wet saw....just guessing. |