How To Floor Under Sink

If left unrepaired the leaks can cause significant damage to the cabinet floor by promoting wood rot warping and mold or mildew growth.

How to floor under sink.

Repair any leaks under the sink immediately to prevent damages to the flooring and cabinetry. Plywood to the interior size of the sink base. The floor inside your kitchen sink cabinet is highly susceptible to damage caused by an occasional water leak or condensation dripping from sweaty pipes. In from all four edges.

Then cut out the middle section of the swollen sink base with a jigsaw. Remove the drain lines and garbage disposer if there is one to get maneuvering room. Use a dehumidifier in the room or a cabinet dryer if plumbing repairs don t address the problem of. If the pipes under your kitchen sink are exposed you may not want to fill the gaps around them with spray foam which isn t the most attractive material in the world.

Remove the old swollen floor. If you can t then just lay it in there. You can protect the floor inside your kitchen sink cabinet with a sheet of vinyl flooring. If you have a particle board floor underneath your sink that is showing signs of water damage you can tear it out and replace it to prevent the growth of mold.

Next cut a piece of 1 2 in. Protects the wood and easy to take out dry the wood under it and put back if a leak occurs. Then lay it to fit under the sink and flash cove it up the back and front of the space under the sink where possible. You can use caulk to fill gaps less than about 1 2 inch wide and you can fill wider gaps by stuffing them with steel wool and caulking over it.

Then trace a cutting line about 3 in. Protect the floor with a single piece of vinyl sheet flooring. The space beneath the kitchen sink is exposed to high levels of humidity and may even be exposed to water through leaky plumbing.