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Hi

Has anyone extended your kitchen cabinet all the way to the chute wall i.e the sink will be located above the chute next to the window? I'm going for a straight-line layout & putting the sink there would give me more worktop space.

But I noticed that the sinks are all quite deep and I was worried that it might get in the way of opening the chute (HDB does not allow shifting the chute hole).

Not sure if there will be any problem with using the chute in future.

any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

 

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Hi

Has anyone extended your kitchen cabinet all the way to the chute wall i.e the sink will be located above the chute next to the window? I'm going for a straight-line layout & putting the sink there would give me more worktop space.

But I noticed that the sinks are all quite deep and I was worried that it might get in the way of opening the chute (HDB does not allow shifting the chute hole).

Not sure if there will be any problem with using the chute in future.

any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

definitely can be done as most of our grandparents/parents reno their kitchen in the late 70s/80s and early 90s in this way.

 

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old style chute and sink support are all done that way. Only complain is having to squat down and almost have to crawl inside to the sink support to throw rubbish. So width of sink support is also important.

Yeah, u will need to discuss the various heights and distance with your renovator.

1) Sink support ~36" (include or exclude the 2" base?)

2) Choose a suitable depth of sink

3) Single-Bowl, 1+3/4 bowl or double-bowl sink. Will the bowl block your access to the chute?

 

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old style chute and sink support are all done that way. Only complain is having to squat down and almost have to crawl inside to the sink support to throw rubbish. So width of sink support is also important.

Yeah, u will need to discuss the various heights and distance with your renovator.

1) Sink support ~36" (include or exclude the 2" base?)

2) Choose a suitable depth of sink

3) Single-Bowl, 1+3/4 bowl or double-bowl sink. Will the bowl block your access to the chute?

i agree on the bending down and reaching the chute to throw rubbish. That's y when we reno our place, we left it bare....no cabinet over the chute....its just the chute on the entire wall.

 

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my sink is over the chute and yes it's quite difficult to throw stuff. not only because must bend down and stretch but also because originally the pipes under the sink partially obstructed the chute! it would hv been impossible to throw down medium sized bags of rubbish! so the plumbers changed it the pipes to exclude the trap? you know, those canister things under the sink? yah...so given a choice i would hv maybe changed the orientation of the sink to L shape, leaving a narrow aisle but full access to the chute.

right now, it's not too much of a bother because i don't cook much and i recycle most of my packaging so what gets throw down the chute is quite minimal.

 

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hi all,

the reason for the rubbish chute hopper to be situated adjacent to the window, in kitchen area, is for a purpose.

it is allow for sunlight uv ray to shine into the area to neturalise and kills off all those airborne bacteria near from hopper area.

although it is traditionally for us to have a sink over the hopper, or build a cabinet to box up the unsightly hopper, but the trend has been changing, for better health.

what we can recommend is, if poosible, try not to build anything over the hopper, let the sun uv light do their job. as many of us are also a victim of throwing rubbish, we need to take a deep breath before we open up the hopper door, but now is no longer an issue.

maxden

www.maxden.com.sg

the hopper specialist

Edited by maxden
 

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Remember old style rubbish chute is bulged out something like a dustpan shape? so it's actually easier for the thrower, don't have to crawl in.

New style rubbish chute are flushed to the wall, which looks nice. And it's made that way for a purpose: To be exposed/shown (i.e not to be hidden inside sink support). This design makes it MORE difficult to dump things, u have to crawl in further into the sink support to throw stuff.

 

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what we can recommend is, if poosible, try not to build anything over the hopper, let the sun uv light do their job. as many of us are also a victim of throwing rubbish, we need to take a deep breath before we open up the hopper door, but now is no longer an issue.

I agreed. The rubbish chute at my parent's old flat is hidden inside the cabinet. Everytime I open the cabinet door to throw rubbish, the smell is horrible. And with the chute hidden inside the cabinet, it makes cleaning less convenient... and so as time passes, it may be neglected and become really dirty.

 

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hi everyone

Thanks for all the responses and good tips.

I had spent the weekend checking out the sinks & ya...those I like will definitely not go well over the chute. :bangwall:

I actually will have 12ft+ of length (minus the chute wall & allowance for fridge) for the cabinet.

Still, countertop is not enough because I wanted a tall unit & comfortable workspace.

Had thought my layout plan was ok until contractor said no last week. And I'm starting reno this week!

No choice. I'll just have to ask him for a solution.

:yamseng:

 

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My sink is over the chute (we didn't reno our kitchen, it was left by the previous owner), and it's really hard to throw stuff in, especially the bending over part. Plus, the smell doesn't get to escape, so it gets a bit funky-smelling after a while.

 

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