kitchen sink

[gb]

I recently found this site as I was doing some research on toilets. Thanks to terrylove.com I'm picking up some toto drakes in the next few days. This site is awesome!

Right now I'm currently looking for a new undermount sink. We're going to have Corain countertops. My wife doesn't like cast iron or stainless steel.

We could go with the Corian seamless sink. But I want to see if there's something less expensive.

Ideally we would like a steel sink coated in porcelin. I've heard bad things about Americast. Are they my only option?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Jimbo]

Personally, I never liked Corian sinks. The +++ are that you can get it color coordinated, and no matter what you do to it, it can be buffed out. The ---- to me are that corian is not a shiny finish. It is more of a satin. I find the sinks hard to keep clean. You can stain it with cofee or strawberries, etc. True you can scrub or buff it out. I just don't like it.


Porcelain enamel on steel is the traditional "builder's" sink. It is nice an shiny, and can be maintained for a long time. But the steel sinks can easily be chipped. Cast iron is more durable.

Americast is a molded resin, with a pressed steel liner and then the porcelain. They have proved to be quite good. Seem to emulate the best features of cast iron without the weight. Price is a little lower than a top quality cast iron.

Acrylic-finish sinks are quite popular now, but that finish is much less durable and more easily damaged than the porcelain finishes.

 

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[Prashster]

My mother has had a Corian sink for 15 years without issue. I like that it's 'seamless'. It's ivory and it stays looking very clean. The matte finish hides scratches very well. I gotta say it still looks brand new.
She eats a lot of strawberries too!

 

[hj]

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The only porcelain steel sink I would even consider would be Americast. The rest are junk and you would not want to use them for an installation that is basically "forever", since they will only last a few years before starting to deteriorate. Cast iron or stainless steel should be your choices for a separate sink. Do not go the economy route because for all practical purposes you are stuck with the sink for the life of the countertops.

 

[OldHouse]

FWIW, having put an Americast sink in my last house and using it for 2.5 years prior to moving... I will never put another one in as a full time kitchen sink. As an occasionally used vegetable sink, etc it would be fine. You get black lines in it anytime you slide a pot or anything around in it. They all come right out with a buffing, but it was too much work. Porcelin/cast iron or heavy stainless area probably what I will do when I remodel this kitchen.
O.H.