Reinforcing with plywood is smart, but I’d go a step further—sometimes I’ll double up the support if the cabinet’s older.
Honestly, doubling up every time isn’t always necessary. If the base cabinet is solid and you use good plywood, it’ll hold just fine. Overbuilding can eat up space and time—sometimes less is more, especially with newer cabinets. Regular checks matter way more than overkill on support, in my experience.
Honestly, I get where you’re coming from. I’ve swapped out a few sinks over the years and sometimes it feels like you’re just inventing new problems by adding too much support. If the cabinet’s in good shape and you’re using decent plywood, that’s usually enough. I’ve only doubled up when the wood was already sketchy or sagging. No shame in struggling with it, though—those “simple” projects always seem to turn into a puzzle, don’t they?
JUST PUT IN A NEW KITCHEN SINK AND WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE STRUGGLED THIS MUCH
Yeah, I totally get that. When I put in my first sink, I was convinced I needed to reinforce everything like it was holding up a car or something. Ended up overthinking it and making more work for myself. Next time, I just trusted the cabinet and it was way less stressful. Sometimes “good enough” really is good enough.
- Definitely struggled the first time I swapped out a sink.
- Measuring was trickier than I thought, and the plumbing never lines up like you hope.
- Honestly, it’s normal to overthink—better safe than sorry, right?
- That said, sometimes I think the manufacturers expect us to have three hands...
- You did it, though. That’s what matters.
That said, sometimes I think the manufacturers expect us to have three hands...
Seriously, right? Whoever designs these things must have never actually installed one. I spent way too long wrestling with the drain pipes last time—ended up making two trips to the hardware store because the “universal” kit wasn’t so universal. Measuring is a pain too; I double-checked everything and still had to trim the countertop a bit. At least once it’s in, you forget about all the hassle... until you have to do it again.
