What are the pros and cons of a low-divide sink?
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Comments (32)NEVER buy carpet from Lowes. Bought a whole houseful. Decent price, but discontinued less than two years later as Lowes is an 800 lb gorilla on the block and gets to tell Shaw Carpet Mills what colors and WHAT UNIQUE NAMES THEY WANT TO CALL EACH LINE so as to make customers presume you can only get their special Shaw carpet colors at Lowes. Two years later after spending 16k on carpet, I had a warranty issue. Dog diarrhea could not be cleaned out of my carpet guaranteed for 25 years against ANY and ALL PET STAINS. Had to go through Lowes for the warranty process because Lowes had taken over the warranty liability from Shaw in exchange for a lower price. Translation: Lowes gets to deny your claim (or slow walk it til it dies, so they can pinch a bit more for themselves in terms of profit.) Went to store. Sales agent told me there was no way our carpet could be found. "NOoo not that carpet - they dont make carpet that soft anymore. Oh yeah and we don't carry Shaw carpets, only Stainmaster, because we own it." (bs because Stainmaster is a fiber stain prevention treatment sold to carpet mills - not a mill brand or manufacturer itself. Luckily I know that but the dolts they hire to man the carpet section at Lowes did not apparently.) REDICULOUS LACK OF COMPETENCE!...See MorePros/Cons Kohler Smart Divide sink?
Comments (8)I wasn't impressed with them. I like 2 bowls, so I can skin/bone chicken in one side, for example, without contaminating what's on the other. I don't think that little divider would do that. I also think I would be aggravated by the bump in the middle when trying to lie pans across the bottom, or I'd be hitting it with large things...and I'd want a deeper soaking place. If I have to put in a pot or a dish pan, I might as well have a 1-basin sink. I just couldn't see that it would accomplish that much for what I would be giving up. I think it diminishes the best things about each kind, rather than being the best of both worlds. But that's how I made the decision for myself and how I do things...Not necessarily relevant to you. Best wishes on your decision....See MoreWhat am I missing? Low divide sink
Comments (10)I just ordered from MR Direct International over the phone. I called them b/c a sink I had wanted to order was no longer on the website. I spoke with Jackie and she was great. She answered all my questions and was very helpful. The sink I wanted wasn't on the website b/c it is out of stock. I was still able to order it through her and it will be shipped as soon as it comes in. I also ordered my prep sink through them. I placed the order Monday evening and my prep sink arrived this afternoon. It looks great - I also ordered the grid and the sink strainer. It came with the cut-out template and the clips for undermount installation. I am looking forward to seeing my main sink. My cabinet installation is about 3 weeks out. I will report back regarding the installation once it is done....See MoreSink materials, pros and cons
Comments (24)Stainless steel: All except cheap ones are pretty quiet now b/c of sound dampening coatings and/or pads They come in all depths. My 16-gauge SS double-bowl has a 9" deep side & a 7" deep side (then, add the thickness of our granite countertop and our undermount sink is actually 10" & 8" deep). They come in all configurations...single-bowl, double-bowl, I think even triple-bowl. Double-bowl with equal-sized bowls, small/very large, or medium/large bowls. Yes, they do scratch, but they develop a patina over time that "hides" the scratches. Using a sink grid will delay the patina. They probably can dent since they're metal, but I've never seen one dented...even after dropping a cast iron pan in one. Our vitreous china sink in our Powder Room already has a nick in it...after less than 2 years. It won't be easy to repair seamlessly, so I haven't done anything about it yet (I'm afraid the repair will look worse!) It will never develop a patina of nicks & scratches that will look OK! I do kind of wished I had looked into the Silgranit sinks, but I don't remember any mention of them back in 2007 (or I was too clueless to realize!), so I didn't consider them. Growing up, we had a white cast iron sink first and it stained & scratched pretty easily. When my parents replaced it 10 years or so later...it looked awful. They replaced it with a stainless steel sink. Another 10 or 15 years later they did a minor remodel and replaced that sink with another SS b/c the other one had held up so well. I think it's the one they have today...at least 20 years old, I think. It was not a brushed stainless but over time it developed a patina of scratches. It looks fine. No, not brand new, but it still looks good. I have brushed stainless sinks (almost 2 years now) and they look almost as good as new. The grid feet have not left marks on the bottoms of the bowls and there's no brown or other look to it. I'm curious, what is an "operatory"? What do they do in the operatories and labs at your work?...See Moreboone_2009
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