Single bowl sinks and drain location

eriepatch

12 years ago

Which do you prefer? Drain in the middle or on the right side?

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1929Spanish
12 years ago
I had one with a drain in the middle and it was okay. We just purchased one for our new remodel by Ceco. The drain is in the middle - towards the back. It's not installed yet, but I think I'm going to love it.
mabeldingeldine_gw
12 years ago
Mine is toward the back on the right. I love it being out of the way. I have a big single Silgranit.
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eriepatch
Original Author
12 years ago
this is the one I'm looking at
{{!gwi}}
abbeys
12 years ago
Our new sink is not yet installed, but it is a similar layout to the one you are considering. We selected the back right side drain because you have more usable space under the sink (pipes to one side rather than in the middle), and because you access the garbage disposal easier with a few dishes, etc.. in the sink. Just made sense to me. That's a pretty sink. What is the finish?
angie_diy
12 years ago
We chose right-rear location for the same reason that abbeys cites. Elkay Gourmet EGUH2816R. Also available in left-rear (or center, for that matter).
eriepatch
Original Author
12 years ago
I guess it just made sense to me to have it on the side but never having had a single bowl I didn't know.
The one I am getting is a Blanco Diamond Super Single Bowl
Silgranit II

If anyone has it and doesn't like it please let me and others
know what we should get!
alwaysfixin
12 years ago
Eriepatch - we wanted that one you pictured but couldn't fit it in our small kitchen. So we got the next size down Blanco Silgranit Super Single which has the drain rear-center instead of rear-right. The rear-right is somewhat preferable because you can set down roasting pans and the like and not cover the drain. The drain rear-center mostly you won't cover the drain either, but it's not quite as out of the way as rear-right drain. I would never go back to a sink with a drain in the center-center!

We've had the sink for a year and a half and love it. Love the anthracite color too which looks really sharp with our granite. The sink has had hard use, and we are not careful with it. It still looks like the day it was installed. In any future home I have I will get Silgranite sink for the kitchen (and maybe be able to fit the size with the rear right drain).
zelmar
12 years ago
Ours is in the center toward the back. I love it there--it allows me to put 2 tasks on separate sides of the sink (i.e. a tub with soaking dishes on the right, and a draining colander on the left) but leaves the middle with faucet and drain for rinsing something or peeling a carrot under the running water.
eriepatch
Original Author
12 years ago
alwaysfixin, I am the one with the horrible corner sink.
I was told this would fit in my space but until the guy
comes to do the template I'm not convinced!
The sink now is 33" top mounted and this one is no bigger than that. I could do with the 24" one too. Just to have a sink that is flat on the bottom would be wonderful to me. You can't even sit a glass in the one I have now without it falling over. Plus we are tearing out the raised bar and just extending granite at counter height. Talk about not having anywhere now to put the dirty dishes while cleaning up!
brianadarnell
12 years ago
Erie- I have that exact sink in biscuit and I love it!!! It's great to have it to one side because you can stack on the left and all scraps get directed to the right drain. It's great for functionality.
mabeldingeldine_gw
12 years ago
Erie, I have the sink you are considering. Even without the grid it is pretty flat, and the grid makes it even more functional. We squeezed that into a barely big enough spot, it actually fit in a space that was on paper too small. Can't recall exactly how much too small, but it was pretty slick. So it probably will fit your space. I love it. Just bought a new range yesterday so now my kitchen will be almost perfect with my dream sink and dream range!
breezygirl
12 years ago
I have the Precis super single in metallic. I couldn't decide on the Precis or the Diamond. Both are so similar. I chose the Precis when the designer at my marble fabricator's office suggested I use the Precis as the quilted bottom looked more "pro." She thought that given my layout and appliances that it would look better. Since I have a trash/recycling pullout on the island, I didn't have to worry about squeezing much under my sink so I went with her suggestion. Either would have been great, but I had to decide at some point! Now the story sounds silly. :)

I have no issues at all with the middle rear drain. I don't think I ever really block it with dishes, and the bottom seems nice and flat. Things don't fall over, and it drains and dries very, very well.

Oh, and I think if you use the Diamond undermounted, your fabricator has to cut the flange off the back anyway to make room for your plumbing fixtures.