D.I.Y. sink drip ledge

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A drip ledge added to a farmhouse sink.

• The project
• Materials
• Steps
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The project

A simple, inexpensive and decorative addition to a farmhouse sink. A drip ledge (also called drip edge or drip rail) serves both form and function by giving a custom look to the kitchen sink, while also protecting the lower cabinetry from water drips.

Materials

Materials used:

• Piece of Pine timber
  
  
• Wood screws
  
  
• Angle brackets
  
  
• Wood stain and Polyurethane varnish or paint of your choice and Septone acrylic clear spray paint.
  
  

Steps

Step 1

Cut the length of pine to the width of the sink and lower cabinet (600mm), then transfer and mark the profile of the front of the sink onto your timber. We ensured that the width of timber allowed for the drip ledge to be 15mm proud of the sink apron.

Step 2

Then I routed a channel on the underside of the drip ledge for mounting onto the filler panel below the sink.

Step 3

Next, I cut the radius corners and routed around the edges.

Step 4

Then I used an orbital sander and 800 grit sandpaper to smooth over the whole piece of timber.

Step 5

Then I removed the sink and pre-drilled holes into the drip ledge, carcass, and filler panel below the sink. I could then test fit the drip ledge with the angle brackets.

Step 6

Stain and seal, or paint. We initially planned on staining the pine, however, after multiple stain and varnish test samples, we weren’t able to get an exact match to the colour of the floor. We opted to paint it white instead, using two coats of Dulux Natural White.

Step 7

Then I lightly hand-sanded with 1000 grit sandpaper. 

Step 8

We then sprayed five coats of Septone Acrylic Clear Spray Paint. 

Step 9

We screwed the drip ledge to the sides of the sink carcass, as well as the filler panel below the sink, using the angle brackets.

Step 10

Then we reinstalled the sink and used silicone around the edges.

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