Any reason not to get this sink? Undermount a 30" sink in 30" cab?
Steve Doni
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Comments (12)To follow up on this thread, I ended up going to a showroom and seeing the Vigo sink I loved in pictures/ online, and turns out - it was nice but not worth the extra trouble of jury-rigging it. I ended up going with the double Kraus 60/40 D shaped sink, with D-shaped for main sink and more mini-rectangular for the breakaway sink and I LOVE it! the main sink is big enough for most of our bigger pans, and the side sink is perfect for washing vegetables or smaller pans, filling our water filter carafe etc., and it's deep. What I love about Kraus is that it came with all these extras like a grid at the bottom, and strainers, and I bought a big hefty faucet as part of the package and it's really artistic and pretty. The whole package was around $600 from faucet direct - not cheap don't get me wrong, but including a matching faucet with the sink and the extras meant it looks good and cleans up well... after all the back and forth, deciding mostly among Vigo, Franke and Kraus (with a little of some other manufacturers in there) and wanting a 70/30 and "settling" for a 60/40, and not wanting a D-shaped - it worked out in the end....See MoreHelp! Need sink for 30in cab-white or SS
Comments (12)kulagal, I wanted to open your eyes to a few things you maybe haven't considered. I have had a white cast iron sink (Kohler) and now have a fireclay sink (Franke). I LOVE the fireclay. It is SO MUCH easier to keep clean. Basically, you just rinse it. Metal rarely makes marks, and if it does, a wipe with the soft side of the sponge cleans off the mark. The cast iron will require MUCH more scrubbing. Also, people seem to be very happy with their silgranit sinks, although I like the shiny look for a sink. The silgranit is matte. I would never again consider a cast iron sink. I was also warned repeated by people working in design stores that the new cast iron sinks are lead-free now and don't hold up nearly as well as the old ones. I especially wouldn't get an undermount cast iron sink. People love that orca. Many other companies make fireclay: Rohl, Shaw, KWC, Kohler, Franke, Whitehaus, etc. You may have already looked into this. Also, I just saw some very cool new colors in Caesarstone in a design magazine. As of a couple of days ago, they weren't even on on Caesarstone's website. There were three new blacks/dark greys. So if you are after that look, you should at least check them out. The Kohler Simplice faucet comes in two different sizes. With a small sink, the smaller one would probably look better. Can you check out the dimensions online and do a mock-up? Good luck!...See MoreHelp me pick a 30 inch undermount SS sink
Comments (8)Like catmom I have a Julien sink. Mine is the classic 30 x 16" and while it's nice and deep I'm not loving it as much as she loves hers. I got a disposal so the basket -- often priced separately -- wasn't a benefit. Must confess I had to fit this sink into old cabinets so I was very restricted to a 16" front-to-back. Also, I had to have something that was in stock -- we didn't have time to wait. Otherwise, I can't see that mine is all that much nicer than my sister's Franke quality wise. Those are good sinks and, as catmom said, so are Blanco and Ticor -- a big favorite on this forum, and way less expensive. The critical prices differences seem to be in the gauge 16 vs 18 (16 is heavier). After that, it seems to be a question of features and shopping. I don't regret my purchase; it's fine, it's handmade and it's installed -- LOL. I wouldn't go with Julien again though unless I had a very specific reason....See More50/50 Double Bowl SS Undermount Sink for 30
Comments (12)You don't say what the sink is used for -- mostly prep, rinsing, and hand-washing a few dishes -or- do you wash all your dishes by hand? Who uses it the most -- you or your DH? Is it your only sink? If not and you use the other sink while your DH uses this sink, then get him what he wants. However, if it is your only sink and it needs to be used by you for prepping and your DH for cleaning up (or some combination), then I think more discussion is needed with your DH. Most people use their sinks for the former (prep, rinsing, hand-washing a few dishes). Double-bowl sinks in a cabinet less than 33" wide results in bowls too small for most work. Even with a wider sink base, it can be an issue if you go with equal-sized bowls. We had equal-size bowls in a 36" sink base and the bowls were too small to clean much and too big for small tasks such as soaking silverware. I hated that sink! If you must have a double-sink, then I strongly recommend you go with a double-bowl sink with unequal sizes. In our new Kitchen, we have a 36" wide sink base with 70/30 bowls: 21"W large bowl, 10"W small bowl. They're perfect! My DH does most of the cleanup and he uses the small bowl to soak silverware and prep/cooking utensils while he does a quick rinse of the other dishes b/f putting them in the DW in the large bowl. He also hand-washes the few dishes we don't put in the DW (e.g., knives and larger pots/pans). The small side is also useful for prepping & cooking. If you are stuck with a 30" sink base, then I strongly recommend going with a single-bowl sink. You can always use a basin for smaller items when needed. Normally, I'm in the 2-bowl camp, but only if the sink base is wide enough....See MoreSteve Doni
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