Sink comparison: Blanco Silgranit II vs. Corian
oasisowner
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Swanstone Granite (Quartz) Sinks vs Blanco Silgranit
Comments (17)I am not sure what your KDs are thinking of. We have owned Swanstone sinks for almost 20 years. The bathroom sinks are indestructible, and our kitchen sink, installed in 2003, has been a delight. It is quieter and frankly, easier to clean than the top-notch Kohler Executive Chef porcelain-clad cast iron sink that was replaced. Which, BTW, was in perfect condition when it was removed, despite hideously hard usage. Nonetheless, we were glad to replace the double EC with the single Swanstone. Note that aluminum pans will leave the same "gray marks" on solid surfacing that they do on clad cast iron sinks. These scrub away very easily with Softscrub or a quick soak with a bit of bleach (but if you use bleach, ALWAYS rinse well after a few minutes - especially for clad cast iron; it will eat the coating away). As I said, the Swanstone solid surface sink cleans much, much easier than the Kohler. You may believe whomever you wish, but my DH has often commented to me that the Swanstone sink was the best thing we did in a $26K updating of our kitchen and bathrooms. One thing matte sinks are very bad with is leaving wet cans (we have to rinse cans before they can go into the recycling bins) overnight: they leave a rust stain that takes about a month to go away. Note that uncoated cast iron cookware would probably do the same thing. I don't clean the sink extensively more than once a month; it simply doesn't need it. One either likes the matte finish of Swanstone/Corian or one doesn't. Many people like the high-gloss look and think solid surface sinks always look "dull". Our kitchen is extremely high-glare - I get sun in the windows 365 days a year, all 24' wide and 16' tall from picture windows, so we are very anti-glare. Best of luck with whatever you choose to do....See MoreBlanco Silgranit II Super Single drain offset how much?
Comments (0)I can find specs for the overall dimensions of this sink, but can't quite tell where the drain is in comparison with the standard center-cut faucet hole. I think I would like a faucet whose "reach" is similar to that distance. My old crapola sink drain and crapola faucet were exactly aligned, and I find that I miss this feature in our rental sink, which aims toward the front of the sink, while the drain is in the middle. Am I just being totally weird about this? If anyone has good/bad experiences with a particular faucet, please post! I feel like there was a thread on this at some point, but I can't find it. There really are way too many faucets out there. TIA, bean...See MoreSilgranit vs. SS sink
Comments (8)I have a Blanco Silgranit sink in my kitchen and put a Blanco stainless steel sink in my parents' kitchen. I chose the Silgranit because it was about half the price of a comparable Blanco SS sink (around â¬150 vs. â¬300, I live in Europe). I remodeled to sell my condo so cost was an important factor, I prefer the look of stainless but as Silgranit is more trendy and happened to be cheaper I thought that the Silgranit would be a smart choice. I regret it, in my experience the sink never looks clean, it is anthracite color and the hard water in my area leaves stains. I have to wipe it dry with a microfiber cloth and then it looks clean for about a minute. The stainless steel sink in my parents' kitchen is far easier to keep clean. I won't put another Silgranit sink in my next kitchen....See MoreGranite/Quartz sinks (Blanco vs Swan vs Elkay vs...)
Comments (21)NyefNyef By "called Blanco", I meant I telephoned Blanco's US HQ and asked them to find me their sink within a 200 mile radius of my home. They pointed me to their regional sales teams, who could not locate it readily available, or in their nat'l warehouse. They said most of the time, nobody really stocks them and they're all custom ordered. No matter. Amazon & FedEx came thru. cal Ditto! I'd love to FedEx them too. breezyThanks for answering my original question. My suspicion was that they weren't as good, just based on how often I see Blanco mentioned and never hear the other makers. And compared to what we've spent already on things, you're right that $100 is a small price to get exactly what we wanted exactly when we need it....See Moreoasisowner
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