I have a Shaw’s Original Fireclay sink and it is chipped, has rust stains and the rust staining is from the $60.00:sink strainer basket that rusted after i made a paste of Barkeepers Friend and water and left it for a few hours hoping to whiten the chipped places prior to using Porcekafix which was recommended after calling everywhere including the Shaw's dealer to find someone who would repair the sink. i had a kholer cast iron sink for years and NEVER had an issue. I found someone who could come and spray epoxy on it to the tune of $650.00 but it would cover up the Shaw's Original blue diamond logo and actually decrease my homes resale vakue. So i just spent $460.00 to try to rescue the sink. $259.00 of which was for the Shaws original sink strainer basket only to read in the instructiins DO NOT use any cleaners with bleach and it is made out of plastic on the bottom neck of the drainer that connects to the plumbing. and the sink part is supposed to be Oil Rubbed Bronze but it is very light brown and cheap metal, and has the blue diamond Shaw's logo on it.....it is most assuredly it is NOT worth $260.00!! i also purchased a sink grid for the bottom of the sink to the tune of another $150.00 that is supposed to prevent chipping but it is made out of stainless steel which your not supposed to leave in a Fireclay sink overnight due to rust staining (which nothing removes rust) .when i tried to order the white plastic coated sink grid, i was informed do not get that one as the plastic peels oftf of them...GRRRRR ..well then how in the hello jimminy crickets do you keep this sink chip, stain, rust free and white!!!!!! I hate this sink and just had beautiful quartz Countertops installed and I tried for MONTHS to find another sink to replace this sink with. The cabinets are all custom made from the previous owner who had the Shaw's sink installed and because the profile of the Shaw's Original sink is already cut into the sink base cabinet, i would have to get another one custom built just to change the sink...or buy another Shaw's Original sink......#£|| NO!! I am a Builder/Designer and would NEVER spec or recomend another Fire Clay sink and feel that the advertising pertaining to them is fraudulent at the very least and i wish the previous owner who purchased this sink had it stuffed up her nose....and another part of her anatomy.. as well as Shaw's themselves....

Unless that hairline crack is going to morph into a leak, I do not recommend taking out the sink! I didn't have the problem you are having, though. In my case, the rim of the sink was deeply gouged in several places, by a dropped power tool. I was unwilling to accept a surface refinishing and demanded a new sink. A couple of years later,I'm still dealing with the consequences of that decision. If I had it to do all over again, I'd probably have accepted resurfacing of the damaged rim and taken a contractor's price adjustment. You live and you learn. In your case, I don't know what the consequences are of a hairline crack in the bottom of the sink. If Rohl is willing to change out the sink because they think that crack might eventually deepen or spread and cause leaks , then clearly you need to change it out. However, if the crack is just cosmetic and Rohl is just being a lovely company to do business with, I would not do it! The hassle and financial cost of removing an already installed handmade sink and replacing it with another - without ruining the sink base cab and/or getting the scribing to match-- IMHO is just not worth it. OTOH, Sayde,I would give a whole lot of deference to DH's assessment of the situation. Especially since he built the cabinetry, he's in a much better place to know exactly what kind of changes he's capable of performing if the sink must be removed and a new one installed. In my case, the cheapest and most expedient "fix" was to mount a cover panel over the install area. However, the "perfect" solution would have been to buy a whole new sink base cabinet and to start from scratch. Two years later though, the cheap fix has now failed and a new Plain & Fancy sink base cab is just not in the post-reno budget. (:- Lotsa (((HUGS))) and good luck!

Wow--I've never heard of seconds! Do NOT get it from Homeclick. I got mine there. It has numerous defects-black pinprick on the front face, big white pimple on the top lip, one front corner 1/4 inch lower than other, and drain/logo reversed from how it is normally done (they put the logo on the opposite side due to all the defects I just listed, which then switched the drain side, IF one wanted the logo visible). It was too heavy to return, so I negotiated 10% off. Btw, I called Rohl, and they were most unhelpful. This was during the sink shortage, so maybe that had something to do with the disappointing customer service? They actually described all those problems as "possible" and within tolerances. Sure sounds like a "second" to me! But I've heard great things here about Home and Stone, and they are just as cheap as Homeclick (and free shipping, no tax).

i have the rohl 30" and love it. the drain is off to the right on ours. hth