Kitchen Sink Undermount or Overmount Basin

Kitchen Sink Under Counter or Over Counter Basin

Kitchen sink under counter or over counter basin

Kitchen sink choose undercounter basin or countertop basin

Decoration to the stage of selecting the sink, we will look for tips online, or run to the building materials store to pick one by one, it is easy to be dazzled by the type of crazy! Many people do not understand the advantages and disadvantages of each of the countertop basin, undercounter basin, what others say is good to buy, in fact, not for themselves, and so really move in only after regret!

In fact, these two basins are the same basin, just installed in a different way, which leads to the convenience of use, comfort presents a certain error below.

On the traditional basin:

Advantages

1. beautiful and good-looking: basin modeling is more beautiful and a variety.

2. Easy to install: its biggest advantage is easy to install and easy to maintain. If the basin is loose, you can scrape off the previous glass glue and re-caulk, or replace the basin with a new one.

3. More space: Countertop basins can reserve more space underneath the sink, which can be used for storage.

Disadvantages

Countertop basin in the installation, the edge position need to use a lot of glass glue to fill the glass glue, no matter how good the quality of the glass glue, in the use of the process of frequent contact with the water, around the glass glue is also prone to mildew, black, health is not easy to take care of, the later sink will be warped, and then along the seams, leakage seepage into the cabinet, so the service life is basically only 3 to 5 years.

On the undercounter basin:

1. Undercounter basin overall countertop into one, very beautiful and neat and generous.

2. Basin below the countertop about 3 centimeters, clean and hygienic, if there are water stains or garbage on the countertop, you can directly wipe with a rag, it goes to the sink, cleaning up is very easy and simple.

Many customers in the choice of sinks, do not choose undercounter basin reason is that, think undercounter basin is easy to fall. In fact, nowadays, undercounter basins are installed with support rods at the bottom, which will not cause these problems.

After choosing an undercounter basin, what are the installation considerations?

1. Smooth rounded corners: R10 corner cutting treatment, more space, easy to take care of.

2. Sink model: determine the size of the sink before setting the cabinet. To choose to be completely covered by the countertop good, openings directly on the countertop, the opening size should be narrower than the actual size of the sink 5mm or so, so that it will not leave a health dead end.

3. Sink depth: the depth is not less than 23cm, to prevent splashing. Large single sink is recommended to match the pull-out faucet, because the slope of the large single sink is generally very small, and the speed of the water is slower, so it is more convenient to match the pull-out faucet.

4. Countertop opening: the bottom of the sink: be sure to have a water diversion line to prevent water accumulation

5. Material? Choice: must choose 304 stainless steel material, and the thickness of the sink plate can not be less than 1.2mm oh. Stainless steel sink is both durable and good care, affordable. We pay attention, do not choose fancy nano, black, gunmetal, white and other sinks, not only expensive, and after a few months there will be paint loss, there are obvious scratches, very heavy water and oil dirt, blackening and a series of problems, the later use of care really make people want to go crazy in minutes.

6. Reinforcement treatment, many people are afraid of undercounter basin will fall after a long time, in fact, do do not worry about reinforcement treatment. These involve communication and craftsmanship, can be communicated in place in advance, if not in line with the requirements, be sure to let the other party to rectify in a timely manner.

Here is a problem we must pay attention to

When choosing a sink, we try not to choose a double sink. Although double sinks do look good, but in fact, double sinks are a large single sink divided into two small sinks. Such a sink in our home will have an impact on our use, the original large single sink can easily scrub pots and pans, but it is very inconvenient to replace it with a double sink.

Summary:

So no matter whether it is the bathroom or kitchen sink, it is recommended that we all do not choose the countertop basin, because compared to the undercounter basin is a better choice.