Sink (likely silgranit) with drainer

16 years ago

We've been looking at sinks, and I find myself liking the Blanco silgranit. DH was wanting stainless, but he's become more open to considering other options. Anyway, Blanco's site (see link below) shows a "Blancoprecis Multi-level with Drainer" that he's quite taken with.

Does anyone have this sink? I haven't noticed any pictures including it. We do often have a drying rack out on the counter, so if we could use the sink drainer instead I think it'd be nice.

Also, it appears that you could have normal cabinets under the drainboard portion of the sink? We have plenty of countertop space but I'm not sure I'd want to lose that much useful undercabinet space.

Here is a link that might be useful: Blanco sinks

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rbcal
16 years ago
I have the off-white Silgranit sink which put in to replace my Corian sink.

I like the Silgranit much better and had no problems with it taking up too much undercabinet space.
oruboris
16 years ago
I grew up with a sink and drainboard, and it is very useful if you wash many dishes by hand. The drainboard is also a great parking place for freshly washed produce, any 'wet' activity. You can't use the space for things like rolling out dough, but if you have plenty of other workspace, having this much dedicated to 'wet' is very practical.

I feel it's a bit more practical than the 'runnels' that a lot of people are having done. Not as fashionable, though.

If you check the spec page for the sink you are talking about, it appears drain board section doesn't impinge on the cabs below. I'd double check with the supplier, but it looks to me as though regular drawers would work there. The drainboard is included in the cutout, which is very large-- the chance of a seam in the area is quite high.

Here is a link that might be useful: drainboard sink specs
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mondragon
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I have the Blanco 1 3/4 and I use the 3/4 most of time for draining dishes. When I have a LOT of dishes I pull out a free-standing drainer and put it next to the smaller sink.

It leaves me with more counter space.
snowyshasta
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16 years ago
Thanks for the thoughts. We do have a lot of counter space in that area (about 9' planned with sink centered), plus an island behind you as you're standing at the sink. And my DH is terrible about leaving stuff on the free-standing drainer we have, so I think at least it'd look better if it were part of the sink itself; the drainer is currently out on the counter all the time anyway.

Do you think the issue of a seam would be a problem? We are planning granite slab, but I haven't investigated much on it yet.
mondragon
16 years ago
I like using the 3/4 as the drainer because it keeps the majority of the dishes that are draining down and out of view. I think the one you're looking at would only drop the height a little. May not be an issue for you.

My 1 3/4 is pretty big and they seamed the granite in the middle of it after building sturdy support for the sink in the cabinet and then laying the granite over it and attaching it all with epoxy. This shouldn't be a problem but you should talk to your fabricator about it.

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