what type of sink with soapstone counters?
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Soapstone counters/Apron sinks
Comments (7)Hi, I have soapstone (which I DIY-ed) and the 30" Whitehaus sink. My kitchen dates to 2006-7 and the CT/sinks are holding up really well. SS is impervious to anything; my variety of stone is rather hard so nicks and scratches are non-issues. Some softer varieties scratch more readily, but Soapstone is user-serviceable, and the scratching can be addressed by sanding. In the first pics, you are looking at the CT the day of installation, with its first and only coat of oil. I removed the oil and let it darken naturally. Oiling was going to be a hassle for me, and that's not what I wanted out of a CT material. Nine months of age, darkening nicely: The one thing I will tell you about Apron-front sinks-- most cabinet installers have never fitted one, and some subpar installation attempts have been documented here. I DIY-ed mine, and because I assembled my own cabinets I was able to use it to my advantage in getting a perfect scribed fit between faceframe and sink. The 'natural variation" (irregularity) of these sinks excludes the use of a factory template to simplify the cutout, and stopping to make a template is outside of the normal installation process for most cabinet hangers. Expect to pay a premium for a great installation. Ask for references for these kinds of sinks. It's too easy to screw it up. Casey...See MoreTop mount sink on soapstone counters
Comments (19)We currently have a, now discountinued, cast iron Kohler sink with a drainboard, and we like the drainboard a lot. So, my initial gut thought had been to look for one with a drainboard. Initially we had been planning to reuse this sink but the rethought that thinking we would be fools to invest that much money in countertops to install an odd-sized sink that could not be replaced if something happened to it. The micro-edge does look lovely and we may yet end up with a stainless (even though I am more of the porcelain look person myself) solely because of some other issues we have with size constraints. We too learned many years ago that you get what you pay for, and an initial larger investment upfront pays off in the long run. Perhaps some of those complaints about disgusting looking stainless sinks were from people with the really low end sinks. Even though I know that the top mount sink came later than the era of my house, I too to seem to prefer them aesthetically. Perhaps it is because of the feeling they evoke of kitchens from a earlier era. It's too bad there isn't something similar to the microedge availabe in cast iron. OTOH, I can definitely also see the idea of thinking of my kitchen as not a period piece but as something that has evolved over the decades and has not been static set in one time. I'm sure the housewife who first coccupied it would have been thrilled to be able to upgrade portions of it to the latest technology like micro egde sinks....See MoreStainless Sink for Soapstone Counter
Comments (3)I have Belvedere soapstone from M. Tex. Julia was my first choice, it's beautiful and supposedly one of the harder soapstones, but they were out of it at the time and I didn't want to wait. I have an undermount sink and have had no problems with chipping in the 9 months I've been using it. I had runnells cut in to the counter, so my sink needed to be undermount. Plus, I would rather see the soapstone than the lip of an overmount sink....See MoreSoapstone counters which sink?
Comments (3)If done wrong the overmount can look "cheap". Done right it can look good, but you have to spend the money on a good sink, and the space must be able to accept the style. The picture below is what I feel an overmount done right is. If chipping is the only worry, I would go with what you want. If you put a small roundover on the sink cutout it can cut down on what you are most worried about....See Moregrannabelle
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