granite composite sink comparisons

14 years ago

Are there any appreciable differences between a more costly Blanco sink and a composite sink from Home Depot or Eagle Hardware?

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davidro1
14 years ago
none that I am aware of.
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14 years ago
mojojuju-

We've had a HD Glacier Bay, composite granite, one bowl sink in black for a year, it's easy to c lean, sturdy and good looking. I paint a lot and c lean brushes in it, the paint doesn't stick to it and no problems with spotting, staining or scratches, even from big, cast iron casseroles or fry pans.

We're hard on stuff and the thing appears to be bulletproof, I would highly recommend it.

sandyponder
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The Blanco Silgranit sinks in the non-white colors are super durable. I have had them in two different kitchens, always the Super Single and always in the anthracite color which is a rich black. It's easy care and shows nothing. I do not recommend the Granite composite white sinks. That's because I love my Silgranit anthracite sinks so much, I recommended it to my friend. She heard my enthusiasm, and bought one for her kitchen, but she bought it in the white color. She finds it very hard to keep looking clean. She showed me how easily the white stains from coffee and wine, and also how difficult it is to keep looking clean and get those stains out. I feel terribly guilty. I had no idea the white color would behave so differently from the anthracite. After seeing first-hand my friend demonstrate the easy staining and the difficult cleaning of the white color, I cannot recommend it. I would absolutely though buy another in anthracite without hesitation.
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Hi Haley, Sorry I just saw your comment. Here are some photos I have in my archive. I can take different angles tonight if these aren't helpful. FWIW, 6 months later and we still love this sink. The dark color matches our black stainless appliances, but also just makes the sink more of a shadow, which is good to avoid drawing eyes to dirty dishes! We use the faucet hose+sprayer to give it a good rinse every evening after cleaning up dinner to keep food from drying in place. We've given it 1 deep cleaning (we also have a grid on the bottom, so deep cleaning involved a thorough cleaning of that, too). The water filter is good for filling water to cook or a tea kettle. The soap dispenser is actually really nice because it keeps the counter tidy. The faucet is touch activated (got it before the remodel) and it's amazingly handy. We added an air button for the disposal (which by code has to have a manual light switch on the wall, which for us is not in reach of the sink) and it has never been pressed accidentally and is very useful so I recommend it. The dishwasher air gap is required by code here so no avoiding that!
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Use a HUSH or sink strap and you can go to nearly the size of the cabinet because you won't be using the stupid clips. If you do a search here for posts by Joe Corlett, he often does this. https://www.braxton-bragg.com/installation-accessories/fasteners-anchors/hercules-universal-sink-harness.html
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I replace sinks for a living and never use plumber's putty because virtually all of the sinks I remove that were installed with it leak. I've heard that the government made the manufacturers take out the stuff that kept it pliable. I've set hundreds of composite sinks with silicone and never had a bleed. Sink manufacturers recommend installing their sinks with clips that are junk and leak (seen it a million times) and recommend a 36" cabinet for a 33" sink which is silly too. A 33" sink undermounts into a 33" cabinet just fine with straps. Manufacturers don't always know of what they speak.
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Laurie
14 years ago
I had a Moen granite composite in black. Very deep, I think it may have been 10". Looked great no matter what I did to it, always looked clean too. Unfortunately it seems Moen no longer makes these so I'm very interested to hear which ones others are recommending.
desertsteph
14 years ago
Glacier Bay - i find faucets by them but no sinks...do you have a link?
User
14 years ago
when was researching for our own sink purchase, I was told a friend of ours who's worked at HD for years that Blanco manufactures the composite sinks for HD. I don't know about the quality, just that the design is a little different.
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14 years ago
desertsteph-

I just looked it up, and it's a Pegasus sink by HD, you are correct, Glacier Bay is their faucet line (we have one of those too, in the pantry). My apologies, I really thought it was Glacier Bay. It came with a stainless colander and bowl set, a glass c utting board and a wooden c utting board, all of which fit niftily into the sink. Price was $330+- and the black is a stock item.

The link to the actual sink is below, the one pictured is brown, ours is black.

sandyponder

Here is a link that might be useful: HD Pegasus sink
desertsteph
14 years ago
sandyponder - thx so much! I was afraid it'd been discontinued. great - I'll go there and take a look at them. I planned on cast iron but I'm thinking I should check out these granite sinks. I'm ok with the cast iron but they are heavier and I don't want to put any more work on my dbf than I have to these days. it'll depend on if I like the 'feel' of them. it'll be some time before I need to make a real decision anyway.
renayy
14 years ago
Have you checked out the swanstone sinks? I think they are just beautiful.. check out the reviews on efaucet. I ordered mine from a local dealer and they gave me the same price as online.. Just a thought :)

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