Soapstone with runnels: How are they holding up?
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Comments (16)I have Amazon soapstone, Franke stainless undermount sink and a careless SIL who "helps with dishes." My cast iron gets banked around with no damage to the soapstone. Frankly I would be more worried about damaging the front of a farm sink with cast iron than I would be worried about the soapstone. The only scratch I have came when a worker put his circular saw on the counter. WHen I asked him to please move it--don't you know he slid the blade rather than pick it up. SO I had a about a 1/4 inch ding that was saw blade width. It sanded out easily for a smooth divot. Who plays with saws on a counter?...See More? Wood for Cabinet to Hold Weight of Soapstone Sink?
Comments (7)Dando, thanks for your information on sizing of the wood being the determination of strength for the most part. The other bit about freestanding vs up against the wall will be important for me. The sink will be up against the wall but I still want it to be able to stand on its own. I haven't decided on the style of base. If it is open at the bottom and standing on legs, I will be tiling behind the sink. So the outfit might be slightly out from the wall. I still want to anchor it to the wall. Oldhousegal, Great explanation of how you did your sink. That is the exterior front to back depth I plan on doing too. Did you go around the top of your base with 2x4's and than on either side of the base another layer another of 2x4's on top of this? I'm just a little unclear about the placement of the different 2x4's you've listed. The setup sounds very strong. Circuspeanut, Thank you for your "cradle" analogy, very helpful and a good visual. I will be sure to share this information with my carpenter. We haven't talked about the specifics of construct yet. Since this is a little out of the ordinary, because of the heavy sink, I am glad to have this info from GW to help me when we do talk details....See MoreGlued-Up Slab-Built Soapstone Sink?
Comments (8)Hi John - We did not DIY our sink (unfortunately neither one of us has the time or the skill, although I did manage to Watelox our island :-). So I can't answer all of your q's but thought you'd be interested in one more perspective from a ss sink owner. BTW, we've been in the fully functioning kitchen for 1.5 yrs. - Has it ever leaked? Never. Completely water tight so far - Are the joints caulked or sealed with something? Do you have to renew the caulking? I don't know how the sink was installed re caulking but we certainly haven't renewed anthing nor were we told we would have to. - Were those joints built as simple butt joints, or were they rabbet-type or reinforced with pins/dowels/biscuits etc? I belive they are butt joints - What thickness is the soapstone? On M. Tex's website, I see their slabs are 1.25'' thick - I wonder if that is too bulky. Yes, ours are the same thickness - I don't think it's too bulky (pics below) - Do you oil or otherwise maintain the inside of the sink? If not, is it grayish or blackish? We do not oil insside. It's grayish. - Is there anything you don't like about the sink, whether function or aesthetics? LOVE the sink. Two things I would do differently: slope the bottom towards the drain as tom999 suggsted - stuff definitely accumulates in the corners; and rather than a recessed drainboard I think runnels would have been more effective. Glad to see you're still hanging around GW - yours is a kitchen I am very curious to see completed, based on your previous posts. Sink during install After HTH, Eliz...See MoreTo runnel or not to runnel?
Comments (17)That's why we did both -- runnels on one side and the drainboard on the other. And I have to say, they are both incredibly useful. But if I had to choose, hands-down I'd go with the drainboard. Our runnels funnel the water back into the sink, but a nice, big drainboard is just the easiest for wiping down into the sink. Wait, I guess it depends what your use will be. We keep our dishrack in the drainboard all the time -- it never gets put away. I just lift up the dishrack, wipe out the drainboard and plop!, back goes the dishrack. Easy peasy. But we're a dishrack family. If you have just the odd pot or pan you handwash, then runnels might be a better way to go .... But I really love both of them! Oh yeah, we have a slight negative reveal as well, for precisely the reasons mentioned above (so crumbs go into the sink, not onto the lip of the sink)....See Morequadesl
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