Utility Sink Cover Tutorial

I have had quite a bit of interest on this post:

Laundry Room Makeover – Updated Utility Sink – Creating More Countertop SpaceI took a few pictures during the process, so I figured I would share them for others that are attempting to make a hinged lid or cover or workspace for their own utility sinks.

***Materials:

1 – 1×2 @ 8 feet
4 – 1×3 @ 8 feet
4 hinges
6 L-shaped brackets (I found mine for 59 cents/piece – not sure what they are called, but I love them!)
3 – 2×4 @8 feet
Wood Glue
Nails
Wood Stain
Wood Sealer

*** These are the materials I needed for my sink just so that you have an idea of what I used. Measure your own sink and space and make adjustments in materials accordingly.

Build a brace for wall: (somewhere for the lid to attach and hinge open/closed. You could also put this behind the sink – I chose to put it to the side of the sink)

Attach the brace to the wall:

The brace is two 2×4’s – you can see I used L-shaped brackets to attach them together (I also added wood glue between the adjoining surfaces). I then screwed this brace into the wall studs.
You can see the brace on the right in this picture – attached to the wall and ready for the right basin lid to be attached.

Build the lid out of 1×3’s and 1×2’s:

The 1×3’s are my horizontal boards and they are supported by 4 1×2’s.I used scrap 1×2’s pieces to make sure all my horizontal boards were evenly spaced.
I added wood glue and nailed from the bottom (down through the 1×2 into the 1×3’s) and clamped

Stain the cover and add hinges:

Here it is ready to be attached by hinges to the brace on the wall Right basin cover attachedRight basin cover being lifted openOverhead view of right sink basin attached