Build Your Own Sink Base Cabinet

You may take a basic cabinet and turn it into a sink base changing the size doors colors and patterns.

Build your own sink base cabinet.

Place your pocket holes on the rails horizontal pieces. Add a couple of shelves inside and maybe on the doors for storage. After the base is built build your 2 4 supports for the sink. Sink cabinets cannot have an adjustable shelf because the cabinet needs to house the pipes for the sink.

I knew from the minute i laid eyes on it that it would become my kitchen sink and that i would be building a custom kitchen sink base for it. Once the base is built you ll cut your 3 4 plywood to sit on top of the 2x4s and screw them in. If you choose to add a back panel it will be out of 1 4 plywood. These supports add a ton of strength to the cabinet especially since this is a sink base and is.

Never mind that it had been sitting in a shed for god knows how long and it had in fact been filled to the brim with a mouse nest and had probably raised hundreds if not thousands of rodents for decades and was in fact totally covered in the. These pieces will be the sides of your cabinet which you should set aside for the moment. To build your sink cabinet you will want to use 3 4 plywood for most of the cabinet box. We used scrap plywood strip for the back supports but 1 3 or 1 4 boards can also be used.

You can fasten the face frame to the panels shelf supports and the corner blocks to ensure a tight and secure fit the bottom rail to the shelf the middle rail to the supports the top rail to the corner blocks etc. Adjust your table saw blade to 24 inches and cut the 4 foot side of the 35 1 4 inch piece of plywood in half. Most cabinet shops will charge around 300 for a sink cabinet. Your plywood will be offset from your base and we used the normal cabinet overhang measurement which is about 2 3 inches.

Do you need a sink cabinet in your laundry room. First it hides the ugly sink legs and second it can serve for storage. Everybody has a sink or two in the bathroom and a cabinet or a base for it is essential. You can build one yourself and save money.

Fasten to your cabinet using 2 finish nails and glue. Make sure you also drill 3 4 pocket holes along front edges for attaching face frames in later steps. The reason the back piece is optional is because you can build your sink base without it and not have to cut out plumbing holes when installing.