couldn’t put my fireclay farmhouse sink together again. So close, things are finally looking like a real house, cleaned up and ready to go. Faucets are in, appliances are in, outlets are in… and I JUST happen to notice a small crack in the fireclay farm house sink we installed a couple weeks ago.

It has barely been used because the faucet was just installed a few days ago. The sink itself is <$400 so I would just say, get a new one and “pop it in”.

But no, when deciding to put in an apron front farmhouse sink, I failed to understand the finality of it. I have been told that we cannot replace the sink, without replacing the whole cabinet AND countertop. Please just shoot me now. I am so done with this project.

It’s tricky because all the people involved play the blame game… who’s fault is this?

• cabinet installer, the plywood support might not be high enough to provide adequate support?)
• countertop installers, they actually set the sink into the cabinet and glued the countertop over the top
• plumber or electrician, they were both tinkering with the undersink area in the last few days

At this point I don’t really care who’s fault it is, I just want someone to tell me that I can fix it without redoing the whole kitchen.

I ALMOST bought a KOHLER cast iron sink (in fact I ordered and returned TWO that were the wrong size before finally deciding to just go with this Houzzer fireclay sink from Home Depot because it was nice and deep and had good reviews and I could save myself $500). Can’t help but regret that decision. Surely the cast iron sink wouldn’t have cracked.

Update: Houzzer expressed apologies and sent a replacement sink. That sink is in my garage. I was too sick of contractors to deal with another project amid the pandemic so I let it go. A fancy ceramic repair man confirmed that the crack is irreparable, but that someone might be able to slide in the new sink if they are up for a challenge and some cabinet rework. If it ever leaks I will start calling around, but for now it is just cosmetic.