Cutting an installed cabinet

Mickeytex · Jan 1, 2009

So i am thinking about putting a deeper kitchen sink in which poses a problem because it would lower the disposal/sink plumbing 2" which would mean the rough in drain line is too high. Don't mind going into the wall and dropping the "T" but was wondering what the pros use to cut a hole in back of the cabinet. What is the fastest tool that provides the best cut and depth control?

Jimbo · Jan 1, 2009

sawzall..............

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Kingsotall · Jan 1, 2009

rotozip

WV Hillbilly · Jan 1, 2009

kingsotall said:
rotozip

I agree , I have one & don't know how I ever lived without it .

Redwood · Jan 1, 2009

or, a rotozip!

NHmaster · Jan 2, 2009

There's a guy in town that would probably use a chainsaw and sledge hammer. Roto-Zip works fine.

hj · Jan 2, 2009

drain

FIRST you have to determine whether the drain goes into a tee on a vertical pipe, or goes sideways to a tee behind one of the other cabinets, unless you have already done that. If the cabinet has a back on it, then it will be too close to the wall to safely use a SawZall, and so, a RotoZip or other routing tool may the best choice.

Mickeytex · Jan 4, 2009

Thanks everyone who responded. I was thinking a rotozip would be the best but wanted to confirm. Guess I get to add another tool to my arsenal. I'll need it anyway when i do some drywalling.

HJ - I definitely need to check to see if the wall drain runs vertical. I think it does since there is a clean-out directly below, but i will do some more inspection to verify.

Here's a pic:

Frenchie · Jan 5, 2009

Redwood said:

What I use, also.

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