Buyers Guide - Kitchen Sink

1. Kitchen Sink Materials

1.a Stainless Steel

Made from premium quality chrome nickelsteel– the perfect Material for ensuring cleanliness and hygiene. These sinks look beautiful and are resistant to staining, chipping, rust and corrosion. Available in a number of finishes – including brushed, silk, linen and ‘Microdekor’ – a warm, subtle surface that’s delightful to touch.

1.b Ceramic

Made from kiln-fired porcelain for a tough, smooth gloss finish able to stand up to even the harshest treatment. Ceramic sinks have a fingertip-smooth high-gloss finish designed to look perfectly pristine – even after years of loyal and hard-working service.

1.c Composite

A unique material that commonly contains 50-80% granite particles to resist burns, dents, chips and stains. Naturally textured, warm to the touch and with a subtle sheen, It comes in a wide range of colours and veriety of finishes.

1.d Undermount

Undermounted sinks look particularly handsome when combined with solid granite, wood and marble worktops. As the name implies, an undermount is fitted underneath the worktop cut-out. This ensures the surface area of the worktop remains smooth and uninterrupted, without the sink edge rising above the worksurface.

2. Correct "Hand" Drainer or Correct "Hand" Bowl

Care must be taken when ordering any sink, regardless of the material the sink is made from, the most common mistake when ordering a sink is the "hand" of the drainer. Most manufacturer specify as left or right hand "drainer" where applicable, some manufacturer may specify theirs as left or right hand "bowl"
Many sinks are reversible, but if it is not, make sure you order the correct "hand" sink for your kitchen.

3. Sink and Base Unit

The sink base unit can also vary as much as the sink.
Most sink base units are between 500-1200mm wide. The unit that house the sink has to be wide enough to accommodate the bowl or bowls of the sink that is being installed. Most 1 bowl and 1 1/2 bowl sinks will fit into a 600mm sink base unit, but if you are planning to fit a waste disposal unit, you may need to allow bigger base unit.