Are undermount sinks really easier to keep clean?
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Comments (10)I previously had a top mount, but when we remodeled our current kitchen, we went with an undermount stainless steel sink and granite counters. We aren't the neatest crew and my husband splashes like a toddler in a tub when he does the dishes. And neither of us is careful of the granite (pots, pans, oven roasters banging the edges of the granite) and we haven't had a problem. No leaks around the sink, no cracks or chips on the granite. Cleaning the undermount is actually easier because I feel like we were always scrubbing where the edge of the top mount met the countertop. This way even if there IS any stuff where the undermount meets the countertop, you don't see it. But when you do one of your "thorough" cleans, you can clean there pretty easily. Same for where the faucet is mounted...way more effort to keep that area clean on a top mount sink. With the undermount sink, wiping around the faucet / granite area is easy! Major vote for undermount sink here!...See MoreMold resistant silicone for under-mount sink?
Comments (2)There is also another GE Silicone II K/B Supreme that is "mold-free product protection helps keep the cured caulk mold- and mildew-free and looking clean for 10 years, with regular cleaning." Here is a link that might be useful: GE Silicone II K/B Supreme...See MoreUndermount sink keeps separating from granite
Comments (59)My contractor secured our stainless double sink under cabinet mount with the HUSH system. That was about five years ago. The sink has separated from the granite countertop and we now have a roughly 3/4 inch gap between the sink and the countertop. I am repairing it tomorrow and I will not be using a HUSH. I intend to try the Never Fall system. Yeah, I paid $30 for it but i won’t have to fix this thing again. I just realized this is a pretty old thread but I am going to post it anyway. Might keep someone from wasting his or her time and money on the HUSH....See MoreAny reason not to get this sink? Undermount a 30" sink in 30" cab?
Comments (20)Steve, I'm in the UK so am unfamiliar with Home Depot items. However, sinks in that price range over here I'd imagine would be similar, same gauge of s/steel etc and friends who have them hate stainless. Our sink in our old kitchen when we bought this house was a DIY store special I think ( everything the owners did was cheap and to enable a sale). It was the bane of my life. Hated it with a passion and vowed never to have stainless. Well, then I found this forum! I now have a kohler stages 45 sink and its 16g and obviously was £££ but I love it. Cleans up a dream and is very quiet too. It is a massive part of our kitchen functionality. So that was the only reason I said to get the best sink you can afford nothing specific about that sink ( though H.D do it in 16g and it is over $300 the one you linked is 18g which is still good but not the top) you are right that it is possible to remove a sink that is under-mounted and replace it especially if it has been installed with a cradle system like HUSH, undo the cradle, loosen the silicon round the sink and it will come free. however, if the sink is as big as the cabinet or almost and the cabinets have been messed with to enable it to fit it will not be possible to get that sink out of there without breaking into that cabinet that's really why I said originally, try and go for the best sink now rather than come unstuck....See More- 15 years ago
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