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Kitchen Sink ?

Santiago - 8-9-2009 at 11:22 AM

I'll be replacing my kitchen sink soon in BOLA. Stainless Steel OK or will I have rusting problems? How about that new composite material? Won't rust but sure looks like it will scratch.
Thanks

vandenberg - 8-9-2009 at 11:29 AM

The composites are a lot more expensive,
If you get a quality stainless one, it will last for years without rust problems. And at their price you could replace it easily enough if it starts to rust.
Enameled cast iron are still the sinks of choice in upscale kitchens. Little heavy maybe. :biggrin:

BajaNuts - 8-9-2009 at 11:53 AM

From Home Depot website-

High quality, thick 23 gauge, type 304 nickel bearing stainless (cheapest kitchen sink on the HD website)

High quality, thick 16 gauge, type 304 nickel bearing stainless steel (expensive custom-type sink by Elkay)

By far the most popular gauge is 18 gauge SS, Just watch out for those that are thinner than 18 ga.

BTW- the lower the number (16) the thicker the SS, the higher the number (23) the thinner the SS.

Just look for a decent one, it'll last YEARS! The one in our house is 40 yrs old, no rust,

DENNIS - 8-9-2009 at 12:01 PM

Whatever you buy, make sure it's a deep one. So much more practical.

Santiago - 8-9-2009 at 12:12 PM

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Originally posted by vandenberg
Enameled cast iron are still the sinks of choice in upscale kitchens.

I think we can safely assume this is NOT upscale.

Note: the current sink is porcelain over steel and has a fair amount of rust.

Crusoe - 8-9-2009 at 12:15 PM

Something to consider.....A cast iron-enamel sink is more user friendly and nicer to clean, but when you drop a favorite piece of old china or a coffee cup in one by accident when washing them up it will almost surely break them. A stainless sink is far more forgiving. ++C++

BMG - 8-9-2009 at 12:24 PM

We found a fairly good quality ss sink in La Paz that we like. So far, no rust but we do wipe the sink and the fixtures down regularly. Really helps with keeping hard water spots from building up, too.

Many that we looked at were too thin and we did not want a divided sink. It's not very deep so we went with a tall faucet. Did the same on our boat and we're happy with both.

EXCEPT - the boat sink had 'marine' in the description so it was 3 times the price.

Santiago - 8-9-2009 at 12:34 PM

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Originally posted by morgaine7

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Originally posted by DENNIS
Whatever you buy, make sure it's a deep one. So much more practical.

Exactly. I had great difficulty finding one that was large and deep enough. When I did, it was a composite made by Marlik. It cost an arm and a leg (~3,000 pesos). But I'm happy with it. No scratches that I can see after about two years. It's white and does stain if I'm not careful, but it can be cleaned with IMO less trouble than is required to keep stainless looking decent (we have a lot of mineral deposits in the water).

Kate

Here's what I'm dealing with - I got a bunch of 4X4 Mexican tiles on Craig's List to redo the counters and back splash and want to change to a single bowl about 22" X 22" and as deep as I can get. I need the additional 10" of counter space as there is precious little and the double sink is a waste (no disposal). Good point on the hard water spots on steel. That will be a problem.

BMG - 8-9-2009 at 12:40 PM

Good to see that you have enough Jack Daniels to get at least half of the job completed.

msteve1014 - 8-9-2009 at 12:44 PM

Check out swanstone sinks. It's a composite, and can be expensive, but if you get something white, it"s much less. We are very happy with ours, and found it cheap. Nice, deep bowls also.

http://cgi.ebay.com/SWANSTONE-Kitchen-Sink-NEW-25x22-QZSB-gr...

edit to add link, did it work?

[Edited on 8-9-2009 by msteve1014]

Santiago - 8-9-2009 at 01:15 PM

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Originally posted by BMG
Good to see that you have enough Jack Daniels to get at least half of the job completed.

heh - I need to photoshop these things before I post them. :coolup:

Santiago - 8-9-2009 at 02:15 PM

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Originally posted by morgaine7
BTW Santiago, if you mean talavera tiles like the ones in my pic, I would never again install those on a kitchen counter. The tile glaze cracks, the color wears off at the corners, and the surface is uneven because the tiles are uneven. Not to mention that my white grout stains (what was I thinking?) :rolleyes:

Kate

No - the new ones are more 'south-west' than 'Mexican' but they were cheap - left overs from a big remodel. Here's a table top my wife did for the cabin out of talavera that were all broken up.

bajamedic - 8-9-2009 at 02:56 PM

We have had one of the composite sinks in our kitchen for over 3 years, it still looks brand new and it is used daily and yes I do wash the dishes every once in a while. No scratches and no complaints and would recommend this sink to anyone that uses one or just wants a great looking sink to fill the hole in the countertop. JH

DENNIS - 8-9-2009 at 02:57 PM

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Originally posted by morgaine7
Not to mention that my white grout stains (what was I thinking?) :rolleyes:

Kate...Did you/they use a silicon sealer on the grout? If not, it's not too late. You can get it at a tile supply store. Get the best and make sure it's silicon.

DENNIS - 8-9-2009 at 04:00 PM

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Originally posted by morgaine7
I want to rip it all out and redo it with something else (like maybe Kryptonite).

Sounds like it's time for some of those easily affordable granite tops. :lol: