I'm giving up on the usual arrangement of a sink set into a worktop, as the 2" strip of worktop at the back of the sink is constantly getting wet. (I do all the washing up in the sink, as there is no room for a dishwasher.)
To replace this I plan to buy a Franke EPX 714 sink, either 1200mm long or 1500mm. (Or maybe a Rangemaster sink 1000mm long.) The sink will be on the right and the drainer on the left.
The sink will be over a 600mm unit. To the left of this, under the drainer. will have to be a 600mm washing machine. (Unless the washing machine goes under the drainer I won't be able to have a washing machine - unless I get rid of the oven!) To the left of this will be a unit (currently 400mm), then built in oven and built in hob (set into worktop). To the left of that another unit (currently 300mm). Then that's it - no more room, I have a tiny kitchen.
At the moment there is a worktop the full length of the run - 2400mm - so on the far right is the sink and 300mm from the other end are the hob and oven.
When I put in the new 1200 or 1500 stainless steel sink the only worktop will run from the wall at the left end, with a cut out out for the hob and it will finish part way over the 400mm unit.
I tried to sort out what to do a year ago and spent many hours on this but no solution was ever found. Now the worktop behind the sink is the colour and consistency of coffee grounds and I can wait no longer. If anyone has a solution I should be very grateful.
If I buy the 1200mm sink, its left hand side should end next to the 400mm unit, but over the washing machine. Is there a way to join the sink to the unit and to the beginning of the worktop on the left that will still leave room for the washing machine?
If I buy the 1500mm sink, how can I support the left hand side of the sink and join it to the worktop on its left, when it finishes part way over a kitchen unit?
If I swapped the 400mm and 300mm units round and bought the 1500mm sink, the side would be next to the beginning of the worktop, but I think the cut out for the hob would be impossible, as there would be no more than 1cm between the cut out and the worktop edge. (At some point in the future, I could get rid of the built in hob and oven and buy a freestanding cooker, but I won't have the money for this in the foreseeable future.)
I think the Rangemaster 1000mm sink probably won't work as it would finish over the washing machine and I don't see how the sink's edge could be supported.
I've been into B&Q, John Lewis to ask for advice and have asked two builders for advice and quites for the work - but neither wanted the work or would quote and the shops were clueless.
To replace this I plan to buy a Franke EPX 714 sink, either 1200mm long or 1500mm. (Or maybe a Rangemaster sink 1000mm long.) The sink will be on the right and the drainer on the left.
The sink will be over a 600mm unit. To the left of this, under the drainer. will have to be a 600mm washing machine. (Unless the washing machine goes under the drainer I won't be able to have a washing machine - unless I get rid of the oven!) To the left of this will be a unit (currently 400mm), then built in oven and built in hob (set into worktop). To the left of that another unit (currently 300mm). Then that's it - no more room, I have a tiny kitchen.
At the moment there is a worktop the full length of the run - 2400mm - so on the far right is the sink and 300mm from the other end are the hob and oven.
When I put in the new 1200 or 1500 stainless steel sink the only worktop will run from the wall at the left end, with a cut out out for the hob and it will finish part way over the 400mm unit.
I tried to sort out what to do a year ago and spent many hours on this but no solution was ever found. Now the worktop behind the sink is the colour and consistency of coffee grounds and I can wait no longer. If anyone has a solution I should be very grateful.
If I buy the 1200mm sink, its left hand side should end next to the 400mm unit, but over the washing machine. Is there a way to join the sink to the unit and to the beginning of the worktop on the left that will still leave room for the washing machine?
If I buy the 1500mm sink, how can I support the left hand side of the sink and join it to the worktop on its left, when it finishes part way over a kitchen unit?
If I swapped the 400mm and 300mm units round and bought the 1500mm sink, the side would be next to the beginning of the worktop, but I think the cut out for the hob would be impossible, as there would be no more than 1cm between the cut out and the worktop edge. (At some point in the future, I could get rid of the built in hob and oven and buy a freestanding cooker, but I won't have the money for this in the foreseeable future.)
I think the Rangemaster 1000mm sink probably won't work as it would finish over the washing machine and I don't see how the sink's edge could be supported.
I've been into B&Q, John Lewis to ask for advice and have asked two builders for advice and quites for the work - but neither wanted the work or would quote and the shops were clueless.