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mopinko

(71,869 posts)
Mon Apr 10, 2023, 02:51 PM Apr 2023

my search for a tiny sink.

Last edited Mon Apr 10, 2023, 03:28 PM - Edit history (1)

so, i’m doing this rehab on my 2flat. added a half bath to each unit, but the 2nd flr is particularly small. the contractor came up w a 23” sink, but it’s too big.
so, i go in search. my usually recycling place lets me down. i try to search online and find that lowes cant keep depth and width straight.
i stink my nose in the home despot, and they have the perfect thing for a good price. phew.

well, i went to grab it today. didnt see it, couldnt get a sales person, but i ask at the window/door desk to check if it’s available. no. not there, and not in most of the other nearby store, tho there is 1.
well, thinking it might be discontinued, i try to find a manager, and see if they will sell me the display. i think there’s an inventory going on. by now it’s taken my half an hour to get a pint of paint and a clerk. i cant get service. so while i’m waiting for a manage, i pull up lowes page, see an 18”, figure f it, and go.
get to lowes, and yes indeed, it is 18” deep, not wide.

so i come home, figure i’ll order online and see how long it takes. guess what? web site says the store has 5. i order for pickup, 20 min later, there is it.


le sigh. this whole job has been a nightmare. i’m so glad it’s almost done.

eta- i guess i didnt make a big enough deal about the fact that they did have the sink i was looking for. just have to pick it up.

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Layzeebeaver

(1,870 posts)
1. make your own square one to size with waterproof backing board.
Mon Apr 10, 2023, 03:03 PM
Apr 2023

If you have to...

otherwise, check on eBay and local salvage shops. Maybe you can cobble together a cool solution.

spooky3

(36,253 posts)
4. I think OP has found a sink. But if the problem recurs, another option
Mon Apr 10, 2023, 03:13 PM
Apr 2023

Is a “vegetable sink” for a kitchen. They’re small.

Lars39

(26,239 posts)
9. Wayfair...you can search by size.
Mon May 8, 2023, 08:36 PM
May 2023

In fact, they are very good about providing the exact sizes of things.

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