Tell me why you love your Franke Orca sink!
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Comments (3)I have the SS but only have the left grid. It is the coated one . I don't want coated for the bottom grid so I'm waiting until it comes out. It should be by now but I've been too busy with other things. I also added a prep sink in the island which I use all the time. I don't want to get the Orca dirty - love the look when it's so shinny. I have a huge sewing room off the kitchen which has lots of counters and a double SS sink so I find myself taking pot and large items in there to wash them. I don't want to put that first scratch in it. Been three months. I do use the Orca grid for thawing stuff. When I do wash in it I use the rid to drain the clean ones. Just a warning!!!!!! I purchased the colander - wanted it so bad. After the granite was installed I pulled out the colander and it didn't fit It was too large for the space. I wanted a negative reveal on the sink making the colander too long. Mine is 1/4 inch too large to fit. I'm just sick about it. So have the colander to give to your granite people so they can cut it to fit....See Morewhich sink?? Elkay mystic 3021BG or Franke ORX110 Orca
Comments (3)Thanks so much for the fast reply. The Kohler sink I have now is 8 3/4 deep and that is really deep enough for me - I don't wash many by hand. The Franke has a shelf and grid that fits half way down but those can add another $500 to the bill. I daily wash fruits and vegetables so the shelf on both would be used a lot. One thing that I forgot about: Besides the faucet, I will have a hot water dispenser and a soap dispenser. I'm not sure if there is enough room with the Elkay. I just looked up the Profi Star by Suter that terryrenovator just posted about. It has some really neat accesories that come with it and a few others that are extra. But the sink is really too small for me....See MoreFranke Orca sink pricing
Comments (3)I just purchased the Franke Orca sink three weeks ago. I paid $594.00. I checked around online and found Luxury Home Outlet had the best price. I then called Faucet Direct and asked if they would match the price if I bought it from them. The gentleman on the phone stated they would sell it to me for that price along with free shipping. It came within 5 days. Prices are going up. Had I bought the Orca two weeks prior I would have paid $564.00. I ordered the bottom shelf and right hand shelf from Sink Pros.The bottom shelf was $115.00 and the little shelf was $70.00. That was the best price I could find for the Stainless Steel grids. I did not want Chrome because they are coated and the coating will get destroyed with hot pots etc. ( just a little tip). Good luck with your search....See MoreAnyone have a Franke Orca sink and DW on the right?
Comments (14)valinsv, sorry I somehow missed your post when I reread this initially. My base cabinet is a standard 24" depth that is just pulled forward 3" (actually 2 1/4", to make the turn posts line up with raised panel door, I guess) . Anyway, I have a window sill that will be 4 1/2" above the counter that comes out 2 1/4" from the wall and takes up any extra space I would have gained to put faucets and things. I just measured and the sink is actually 20" front to back including the lip at the widest point of the sink. The opening is 18 3/4" front to back with 1/2" lip all the way around. If they require 3" of counter in front of the sink opening, there will 1 1/2" overhang, plus the opening will have to be set back another 1 1/2" into the sink base. I am confusing myself here but I believe it goes like this: The actual cabinet opening is 22 7/8" wide, because the 24" depth includes the thickness of the plywood used to construct it, not the opening size. Assuming 3" in front of the sink opening, requiring the sink to be set back 1 1/2 inches into the cabinet opening, the back of sink cutout would be 20 1/4 inches from the front of the cabinet, leaving only 2 3/8" from the the back of the sink opening to the back of the cabinet opining. In that space is the 1/2" back lip to the sink. That only leaves 1 7/8" to fit the SD in, and I can't believe that would be enough room. Oh, bother as Winnie the Pooh would say. I think I just proved that it won't fit there. The GD switch is an air switch. Placement was general not exact. I would actually like a little more space between it and the faucet to make cleaning easier. I just like it near the faucet because you are already reaching back to turn the water on before starting the GD so it seemed to make sense to keep the two together. Assuming now that the SD won't fit where I wanted it, this is probably what I will have to go with: The SD bottle likely won't be in use much because I ordered a neverMT and I don't think you install the bottle part with those. But it is a consideration. However, I think that issue is resolved by moving it to the left side. If I made any errors in math or wrong assumptions here, anyone, please tell me. The template is Tuesday and the kitchen installer won't be involved to help me because I went outside him in order to get the quartz (he only does granite). He is OK with it, just not responsible for the outcome. Now, does anyone know how much space is required between the sink opening and the faucet hole? Sue...See Morelkremodel
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