How practical are vessel sinks?
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Comments (8)Logged in after a long weekend and was very thankful to see the responses. Chicagoans, thanks for the photo - it looks great and I'm glad you have had a mostly good experience with it. Looking at your picture, it made me wonder if you could get a faucet with a slightly longer spout? Would that allow you to hold your hands a little higher? Also, how deep is your vessel bowl? We had to buy the wall mounted faucet because the plumber needed the rough in. The spout reaches 7" from the wall, according to the spec. Please see the photo link - the spout turns down sharply so the water should go more or less straight down instead of at an angle. Now, I have to choose a vessel sink size. I am open to rectangular or round or any other shape that will fit. It would be nice to know what size to get. I called Jado and they said it is personal preference. :-( He told me to look at the showrooms, but I have and none of those faucets have RUNNING water. I can't tell how they splash or don't splash, only whether it is easy to get my hands under them. Please, anyone else with advice, I would appreciate it. I am thinking a 14" round that is about 6 inches deep would work... it would give space to get hands into bowl and hopefully not splash too much... ??? Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreLowered glass vessel sink: how to hide guts below deck?
Comments (10)flyleft - thanks for the compliments. We do love the way the sinks look with the granite (blue crystal). We had ordered the cabinets and vanity top and had originally wanted some umdermount sinks. We then saw all a bunch of beautiful vessel sinks but were concerned about the height if they were installed on top of the vanity. We took a chance on the recessed installation and have received so many compliments on the appearance. arlinek - unless your sinks are clear glass, I do not think it will be an issue at all with seeing anything below the vanity top. It is quite dark underneath the top....See Morewhat kind of kitchen sink? Would Granite be practical?
Comments (3)We put in a black granite composite top-mount sink with Formica countertops about two years ago, and I love it. I didn't think it was any heavier than the double cast iron sink I took out of my old house. It is easy to clean, and very sturdy. I did damage it a little bit with a scorched pot, so they are not 100% heat proof, but you can easily set a pot of boiling water in/on it with no problems. The scorch mark is pretty minimal, and I only notice it because I know it's there. Overall, I'd definitely consider a granite sink on our next, not-too-distant kitchen reno....See Morekitchen sink to use as vessel sink
Comments (14)Many who have vessel sinks in any bathroom but a powder room tend to get them replaced with more traditional sinks. Some are large enough, but vessel sinks have the difficulty of not easily being able to wipe water from the counter back into the sink, and smaller ones are difficult to do such simple tasks as shave or brush teeth - so the thought of washing dishes in one seems absurd. Even the bathroom type of vessel sink seems to be waning. If you found one large enough to wash dishes, you have the difficulty of the raised sides which are not convenient for doing dishes, wiping counters or prepping a meal. Kitchen surfaces have to be practical otherwise they will not sell well. Most would not find a type of vessel sink in the kitchen practical. Many other types of kitchen sinks function very well, so consumers will pick the functional sink over one that does not function well. Today, the under mount sink is very popular because it functions better than the older over mounts. The under mount sink allows water / crumbs on the counter to be wiped right into the sink and does away with a potentially gunky, moldy caulk line. I imagine people will want more this type of set up then one which increases the sides of the sink above the counter....See Moreskypathway
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