SINKS: Stainless Steel, Granite, Ceramic
Sinks & Taps
Choosing a sink.
Depending on how you use a sink determines the features you need. If you are just do washing up, rinsing plates etc. a simple single bowl will do the job. At the other extreme using the sink as part of the food preparation function require just a little more in features. Its quite possible to spend as little as £99 including a tap or £100's on a full featured work station. Somewhere between that there are masses of options that will suit your requirements.
INSTALLATION
- There are 2 main categories of kitchen sink installation
- INSET. this is where the sink is mounted into kitchen worktop and is above the surface. Inset can be used on all types of surface, laminate granite, quartz etc.
- UNDERMOUNT, the sink is actually below the surface and is only suitable for solid worksurfaces, quartz granite wood....
MATERIAL
- STAINLESS STEEL; is the most popular coming in a satin/ brushed finish.
- GRANITE, is really a combination of stone and resin that is moulded to shape.
- CERAMIC; highly glazed "china" is easy to keep clean.
STYLES
Typically in 1 or 1½ bowl format. All styles available in all materials.
Various shapes to accommodate different installations, corner sinks, round and square/rectangular.
Undermount sinks can mounted with a smaller ½ bowl attached or separate [ideal for a waste disposer].
