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    Posted by scottanddogs on January 23, 2026 at 1:54 pm

    I am having trouble running the vent through the wall behind my kitchen sink due to a window behind sink and only a 2×4 wall.

    We are thinking of swapping the position of the dishwasher and pullout trash cabinet to make room for the vent (design attached)

    question:
    is it ok to notch the B1DPULLOUTTRASHSINGLEM cabinet to run a 2” vent through the back of this cabinet?

    any suggestions of how you see people handle something like this?

    thank you
    Scott


    scottanddogs replied 5 months, 4 weeks ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Chad

    Administrator
    January 23, 2026 at 2:04 pm

    Yes, the cabinets are plywood and can be modified as needed. I actually prefer pulling vents into the cabinet case and then routing them to a back wall. This allows for access in case anything ever needs to be serviced.

    We run into this often in laundry room applications where a dryer needs to vent to the side but a cabinet is in the way. In those cases, we bring the ducting into the cabinet and route it as required.

    If you are referring to a heating and cooling vent, the same concept applies. We typically notch the toe-kick and install a register in the cabinet face before the toe-kick skin is installed. This is very common and easy to cut on site. The plywood construction allows for significant modification without compromising the strength of the cabinet.

  • scottanddogs

    Member
    January 23, 2026 at 2:40 pm

    This is for the sink drain vent (2”). Want to make sure we get the underground plumbing correct (which we are doing now) before I order the cabinets. I need to get the vent from the sink drain to the existing vertical vent.

    I realized I included the wrong product code on my original post.

    For a 18” wide 34.5” tall B0DPULLOUTTRASHM, can you confirm my understanding of the cabinet construction?

    side panels are 3/4” each
    back panel is 3/4”? How tall is the top panel in back of the cabinet I see in the cabinet (attached)? What is the elevation of it?

    So, for a cabinet depth of 24”, I will have:
    24” – 3/4” (rear piece) = 23.25” clear depth inside cabinet (without trash cans inside)

    Height of 34.5”, I will have:
    34.5” – 4” (toe kick) – 3/4’ (top) = 29.75” clear height inside cabinet

    Width of 18”, I will have:
    16.5” clear width inside cabinet (without trash cans inside)


  • Chad

    Administrator
    January 24, 2026 at 11:40 am

    Correct. Please see the attached drawings showing each dimension. Let me know if you need anything else.


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  • scottanddogs

    Member
    January 24, 2026 at 12:49 pm

    thank you so much

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