All of the Chinese sinks were hit with a massive tariff this year. I believe in the 60% range. That's why Ticor basically is kaput. Many others have also had to close their doors or raise prices significantly. Since they receive subsidies from the Chinese government, they were in effect "dumping" those manufactured goods here below their production costs. The legislation was designed to level the field in pricing between the dumped sinks and the American company versions. Elkay was an industry leader in promoting the new tariffs. Depending on how you feel about "buying American", you may want to check out Elkay or other American brands as they should not be that far from any of the Chinese produced products now.

I am hoping you bought another top mounted sink. If no one has told you, while you can trade an undermount for a top mount the reverse isn't true. This is true for a couple of reasons. Under-mounted sinks do not always have holes for faucets while top mounted sinks generally do. That means a top mounted sink is generally MUCH smaller from front to back. So, to replace a top mounted sink with an undermounted one would leave a empty strip where the faucets USED TO BE. The granite guys don't normally finish the edges of the sink cut out AND they can leave the cut out very rough. If the blanco were a little larger that the cut out, you could try to have the granite guys come back, tidy up the edge and polish it BEFORE you install the sink. If it is the top mounted version, take the blanco out of the box. There should be a template in there or stamped on the box. It should show the cutout and the actual top edge of the sink rim. Lay the cutout on top of the kohler - carefully aligning the two front corners of the template sink rim to your actual sink. Tape down gently - remembering you might need to remove the template completely intact. On one side, match the rear corner of the template rim to your Kohler - it should be the same. Unless the Blanco uses some arcane clip system, you should be ok if the BOWL is a little smaller, but not if the rim is materially different.

Nope Enduring. The sink pic is upside down no matter which way I turn the iPad. However, it is just fine on my Mac. I thought it was just a fluck yesterday and figured things would straighten out today. It's been a crazy day with our senior dog at the vets. I got on GW for some sanity tonight but "New To Kitchens.." just continues the craziness. I think I should cut my losses and go read a book. ;) Big BUMP to get this baby off of pg 3.

Hey Patricia, I have always thought the cabinet doors were strange looking. The cabinet guy said it's designed that way because of the apron front sink. I thought they should go higher. We're not dealing with a cabinet maker. We're just doing new countertops and new apron front sink. My husband isn't handy, and he has so much titanium in his back that he can't bend in order to do that kind of modification.