Kitchen Remodeling Guide

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Kitchen Sink

Kitchen sink come is all sizes, shapes, and colors and are typically fabricated from enameled cast iron, stainless steel and composite materials.  The trend is to include the largest sink that you can accommodate.  Deep bowls make it easier to deal with awkward oversized items such as large toasting pan and tall pots used for pasta and help cut down splashing.

How many bowls?
Consider how you use your kitchen sink. Do you wash a lot of baking pans? If so, consider a large single bowl kitchen sink or a dual level sink w/ enough room to lay the pans down to soak. Most dual level sinks feature an oversized bowl to wash or soak things w/ another smaller sink for rinsing or a garbage disposal. Make sure both bowls are large enough to meet your kitchen needs. If you share kitchen responsibilities, consider two kitchen sink. One can be used for food prep & the other for cleanup. An island or bar sink, usually a smaller single bowl sink, is the best option.

 

What are the features to look for in a Kitchen Sink?

steep, straight side walls
Deeper bowls kitchen sink can accommodate soaking & rinsing large pots & pans. A relatively flat kitchen sink bottom increases usable bowl space allows dishes & glasses to be safely stacked.

offset drains
Placing the drains to one side provides more flat space for stacking dishes & glasses & creates more usable space under the kitchen sink. Offset drains also allow water to drain even if a large pan or tray is soaking in the sink.

web or divider
For double bowl kitchen sinks, make sure the web or between the two bowls is lower than the outside sink walls. This will provide overflow protection by allowing water to flow from one bowl to the other.

type of kitchen sink mounting
 

	undercounter mount kitchen sinks mount directly to the underside of countertop material. This installation provides a flush mounting making it easy to clean.
	tile-edge kitchen sink corners are squared off to more closely resemble the tiles on countertop. The sink is mounted flush w/ the tile & sealed in w/ grout. This type of installation also makes it easy to clean directly into the sink.
	self-rimming kitchen sink have rounded corners & mount on the surface of the countertop material, the easiest type of installation requiring only adhesive caulk to

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