I'd go for the 8 foot counter with double sinks. The expense of the
additional plumbing is really minimal. I'm assuming you didn't get
cabinetry to go with the sinks thus your concern about cost of
cabinetry. But "cabinetry" can be really cheap too. How about a 1x3
nailed to the back wall to support the rear of the countertops and a
12-18" slice off an 8' piece of fir plywood to support the front. The
plywood can be fastened to 2x3 blocks fastened on the end walls. The
plywood doesn't have to go to the floor... just tall enough to hide the
plumbing from most viewpoints. Store your chemicals in jugs on the floor.
The real challenge for me would be not making an unsightly butt joint
between the 2 countertops.
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/5/2012 10:14 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
> I think I know my own answer, but thought that I'd tap into the
> "collective" here and get a second opinion.
>
> We've been given countertops and sinks. These are only two years old
> and are being removed from the suites in a "Comfort Inn and Suites".
> So, they are in super condition and the coloring is EXACTLY a match to
> the wall paints in the darkroom. (blue and tan).
>
> Here is the situation. The space where I will be placing the sink has
> a linear wall length of 8 feet. The counters with sinks (these are
> single-basin rectangleish, stainless-steel, kitchen style sinks). I've
> got these counter tops in two sizes. The short ones are 4' 3" in
> length, the longer one is 6' 1". I have them in right-hand or
> left-hand configuration.
>
> The easiest thing to do would be to just use the 6'1" countertop and
> have a single sink. The harder thing to do would be to trim one of the
> short ones several inches and butt two of them end-to-end and have an
> 8' counter.
>
> I'm thinking that there would be significant advantages to having two
> sinks. But that would increase my cost because of more cabinetry and
> plumbing. The actual usable counter space will remain the same because
> the extra length is effectively taken up with the second sink.
>
> Note, either way, this is far more and better than what I was planning
> on doing. The two-foot of counter variance won't do anything for me in
> trays, because I've got 14 feet of work surface elsewhere for
> enlargers and trays. And I'll also be adding one more skinny table in
> there.
>
> Another thought I did have was placing a second sink in the 6-foot
> counter, but that's going to be as much work as doing the two
> 4-footers together.
>
> So...
>
> Option 1: Two sinks, 8 foot in length
> Option 2: One sink, 6 foot in length
>
> AG
>
>
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