Kitchen reno first timer - am I even doing this right?

9 years ago

So we've demo-ed out our kitchen already and the cabinet dealer that we went with only does cabinets, and now that I'm really really thinking about how everything else goes in, I'm not sure I've got it right! (I know, I know, I'm a don't look before you leap type of girl. Oops)

So new cabinets are being installed Monday, I have electrician coming this week to move and change the outlets and power as needed to put in my induction cooktop and add a 220 line for my oven that I'm moving to another wall. That part seems all good. Granite is coming in later in the week, but now I don't know if I need to hire a plumber first to put the farmhouse sink into the cabinet. Hubby knows that the plumbing needs to be lowered and wants to do it himself, but is this a good idea to DIY? The sink is in the island and now that we've demo-ed out, all the piping is just sticking out of the ground, so I should have that done now before they try to fit the cabinet back in front of it right??

HELP!

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Texas_Gem
9 years ago
Yes, plumbing and electrical should be before cabinets.

As to DIY, it depends on your (or your Hubby's) experience with plumbing. You definitely don't want to screw it up.
greenhaven
9 years ago
Sink gets installed before counter? That surprises me.
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Texas_Gem
9 years ago
Sorry, not the sink but if the plumbing needs to be lowered, it should be done now before cabinets.
jennifer132
9 years ago
Texas_gem, I agree it's usually done before cabs. Its certainly easier to do before cabs because you have more space to work. I don't know the technical terms, but we just wrestled with similar issues. And we did small plumbing changes after the cabinet install, after the sink was set by the fabricator.

Do you just have to shorten the hot and cold? What about the drain/trap and vent, etc? Are you asking whether DH should do the adjustments on the pipes or get a plumber? Should he get a plumber to fix the pipes then DH can install the sink and faucets etc after the cabs and countertops are installed?
greenhaven
9 years ago
Okay, I am following now, thanks for the clarification. I did not know if it was different maybe for farmhouse sinks.

Piglet67, we had to lower our plumbing too, but just an inch to acommodate an 8"sink imstead of the former 7" deep sink. It was as simple as trimming off an inch of the coupling that splits for the two drains, but any more than that and we would have had to do slightly more extensive replacement. That is the main reason I did not change my mind at the last minute for a 9"deep single bowl ( two days before templating!)

If your husband understands what needs to be done there is no reason not to DIY but get it done asap because plumbing is notorious for taking longer than one expects.
TB151
9 years ago
Rough plumbing before cabinets, but certainly you can't do any final plumbing until the cabinets and sink are in.