Change kitchen counter and sink

irishguy19772

Basic diy skills . Was hoping to replace the kitchen counter and sink.

Only issue I can really see is the cabinet to the right is resting on the counter. I can remove it but possibly holding up top counters.

I could try cutting counter around the cabinet but might look rough. Any advice much appreciated

10-10-20

Hi, the cabinet to the right needs to come off the wall. It's probably secured on with hooks to the rear. Try lift it slightly and see does it come away. Then replace that top.

And good luck!

FrancieBrady

Why is it built out on the right hand side? May be pipes or wires travelling down a void there.

Is it possible to just disconnect the counter and pull it out?

10-10-20

Have a look at this just in case it helps:

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058315408/removing-wall-hung-kitchen-pressses

embracingLife

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121175231#Comment_121175231

To add on to these photos: in the second photo you unscrew the screws inside the plastic box which will loosen the hooks located in the rear and are resting on the wall bracket.

You do not unscrew the screws on the long side of the plastic box which are in the first photo.

embracingLife

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058315946/change-kitchen-counter-and-sink

However we can't see what the top of the cabinet looks like. OP does it go high up the wall, you said that "it could possible be holding up top counters". What do you mean by that?

That cabinet need to come out but also have a look inside it to see if there's any brackets as 10-10-20 mentioned or if not its screwed into the wall or counter or any other cabinets above it. Probably the screw heads are covered over with filler/caulk /paint and can't be easily seen, however if you look around inside and outside the cabinet - you have to put your face very close to the surface of the cabinet sides and see if you can see small round circles in the cabinet surfaces, these would be the filled in holes that the screws went into. If you see any you can press the cordless drill driver tip against these holes and the driver head will be able to dig into the filler and grip the screw head and unscrew the screws out through the filler.

Also the screws are sometimes covered by round plastic covers which are relatively easy to spot and the drill can unscrew the screws out of them as above or you can break off the plastic covers with a screwdriver etc.

If that doesn't work you will have to use a pry bar/wood chisel to get between the cabinet and the wall and prise the cabinet away from the wall.

Either way it looks like you are going to have to sacrifice that cabinet for the greater good in replacing the worktop. There's no way the worktop is cut around this cabinet. Or you can cut the worktop around this cabinet or cut the worktop from the front to the back wall to the left of the cabinet and then see if you can move the cabinet.

rob316

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058315946/change-kitchen-counter-and-sink

If by counters you mean the the top cabinets, its not holding them up, they will be screwed together but the other cabinets will be screwed to the wall with angle brackets above them (given age of the kitchen looking at it, it won't have corner brackets inside the cabinets.