Cutting wasn't difficult per se, but working in a very confined space and needing to be careful to avoid cutting, say, a water supply line (not that we have any experience with that) or something else and making an already time-consuming project that much longer. We started with the floor because it was in the way of things and seemed logically to have taken a lot of spray.
Then we took out the sides. We marked out rough guidelines and then used the Bosh multitool (aka, the "dremel" which is a generic name but also a brand, kinda like how everyone says "kleenex" instead of "facial tissue").
While we were at it we decided to do a little house cleaning under the sink. The supply pipes for the water were really long (maybe from the days of short hoses to connect to the faucets) and were easily bumped, so we trimmed them a bit to make them more stable. You can see how much copper we took out because that's about a 10-inch pair of scissors:
More importantly, however, cutting them down made it much easier to cut out the plywood on the back.
We had plenty of .5 inch plywood to make into new sides and back. Working around the drain and supply lines made it impossible to have a single solid piece, so each side is two pieces and the back is three. Screws hold everything in place and we opted not to put a floor back in because that would have been pretty tough and we like the additional 5 inches of depth to the cabinet. It now goes down to the maple floor we installed before the cabinets went in. This needs a paint job and some shellack to guard against water and we'll be done.
In other happy news, we put the second coat on the hardwood floor. It's a clear sealer but gives the white oak a nice golden hue. We're thinking of turning this room into our living room, so with the added traffic are considering putting on four coats total.
