Does anyone have a Wilsonart integrated sink?
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Comments (178)I have two Galley sinks and I am so diapointed with them. I would love to remove them, but I cannot without destroying my counters because of the way these sinks mount, which is different from most kitchen sinks. Just be aware, that when you purchas a Galley sink, it is permanent unless you want to redo your counters too. What I don't like about them is how messy they look. I have a busy household, so lots of dishes and every time the water is turned on, it spots the sink unless I hand dry it. This is impracticle for a busy home. Food sticks to the sides of the sink easily and the corners are very hard to clean. Also, the ledge where the boards rest, gets wet because of dish washing so the caulking breaks down easily and there is a moldy rim around the edge of the sink becuase of this design. (I had the caulking fixed within a year, but it happens in a matter of weeks) . I contacted the company and they sent me a product to clean it, but the product was like other products I can buy and the problem is the design and the materials. The company also comes acorss as uncaring and poorly skilled when dealing with customer disapointments. I had a stainless steel sink before and never experienced it looking like this, I actually liked that sink. Also, their bamboo boards broke down very easily. I had new boards made out of walnut and my new boards have lasted two years getting wet daily, with no extra drying from me and they look great. I think Galley sinks wants to be this fancy company but it's just cheap materials, cheap product, cheap customer service. Again, I wish I could remove them, but I cannot without destroying my counters and my counters are so expenisve that I am stuck with these horrible sinks. Good luck with your house remodel!...See MoreSink with integral ledge: does anyone have one?
Comments (8)The Stages is a very cool sink, but you don't need its design to have the same function. For the reef area, you can do it the old fashioned way, with a upturned stainless pan inside your sink, as a platform for cleaning meats. Easy to work on, easy to sanitize. You can make cuttingboards that will fit into any sink area, though if there's no ledge they won't be flush. You can get the ledge by having a positive reveal on any standard sink (that is, there's a bit of the top edge of the sink which is not covered by the countertop). It doesn't have to be built into the sink. Some of the sink companies make cuttingboards, baskets, trays, etc., that fit other sinks, but you can also find things that are already out there at the dollar store that will work. You can also find prep bowls that will fit your trays. I've always put my regular, old cutting board across my sink for many prep tasks. I never knew it was "special", and I can't see how the integrated one on the Stages would be more special. What is special is how they've designed it to have a gigantic sink in a smaller kitchen by having the rack underneath to hold your boards, prep bowls, etc., and making them so that the sink opening will function as counter. Again, something I've always done. Small kitchens aren't a new invention! Figure out how important the look is to you. Perhaps the smaller Stages sink is a good choice because it still looks cool. Perhaps a similarly made single bowl stainless sink with the upended steel pan will do the job better for your usual tasks (i.e., don't need the reef often). Perhaps you'd rather have a smaller farmhouse sink, anyway, and armed with some dollar store finds and a drawer under the sink for them, it'll give you all the function you need. Do you really need a 45" sink? Will you also have a prep sink? Or will a 30" sink do you, and give you plenty more actual counterspace, rather than cover-the-sink, ersatz counterspace? OH! Maybe by "integral ledge" you meant the reef, not the edge around the sink. I'm not going to rewrite my post, since it doesn't really change the answer above. I'll add that I've used reef sinks, and my prep sink is a shallow trough that empties into a bowl. I do love working on the reef for a lot of prep tasks, but really and truly the upturned pan works fine. It's just not "cool"....See MoreWilsonart HD Integrated Sinks
Comments (11)I have the laminate with the Karran sink undermounted. I think it's very similar to the way that the Wilsonart sinks are being 'integrated' into their laminate. While I love it, mine is less than a year old, and the edges of the laminate are nicked a bit, and I bumped a heavy cookie sheet on the edge last week and it chipped the laminate. So I would not recommend it. Not the Karran, and not the Wilsonart. Because it looks like Wilsonart are using the same process to install theirs as the Karran sinks, and if I had it to do over, I wouldn't do it. I'm really disappointed with the laminate chipping. I don't think I'm going to have a water seepage issue, just because of the way they're glued together, but the chips are noticeable, and I'm not happy about it. I have a question in to the Karran people to see if others have had similar problems. I can't find anywhere online where people have commented about the laminate chipping at the edge. But mine has one chip and a few little nicks. So I think eventually I'm going to have to get this sink cut out and do a drop-in. Wish I'd done it in the first place. I'd advise against it....See MoreDoes anyone have Ikea integrated kitchen lighting?
Comments (0)I am so confused about all the cords and how to best to conceal them while routing them to a power supply. I have lights in the upper cabinets, countertop lighting, and lights inside drawers of lower cabinets. I know how to connect everything, but how do you get to the outlet that is on the backsplash wall? Right now all the wires are dangling from the bottom of the cabinets. I guess I can push them back up behind the cabinets and attach the power strip to the bottom of the uppers, BUT, what do I do about lower cabinets? Theres' no way for me to hide all those wires once the countertop goes in, it's not like I can go behind the wall....if anyone has Ikea lighting, can you let me know what you did? Or take a pic? Thanks...See Moresouthernstitcher
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