Sink granite kitchen: dignity and installation methods

Traditionally, granite is used for facades of houses, for wall and floor tiles. However, the excellent properties of this material have significantly expand the scope of its use, including use in the manufacture of kitchen sinks. Sinks of granite once found favor consumers due to excellent performance characteristics.

Product Benefits

1. Hard, resistant to the appearance of chips and scratches. Against this does not leave traces of the fallen cup or pot, set with a thud.
2. Ceramic granite is resistant to high temperature exposure and is well tolerated her swings.
3. Dampens the sound of water.
4. Easy to clean, resistant to corrosion, household chemicals.
5. Environmentally safe.
6. A variety of shapes and colors.

These advantages make granite an ideal material in the manufacture of sinks. According to some indicators, such as a reduction in noise of running water and ease of care, he is ahead of such popular stainless steel.

However, there is porcelain stoneware sinks and disadvantages, how significant they will be, everyone must decide for himself:

• They cost an order of magnitude higher than the standard models of stainless steel.
• Gres require regular cleaning and careful maintenance.
• It is not possible to repair the sink and remove the chips arising from bumps.

If the buyer has decided to purchase for the kitchen sink of granite, he will only have to choose the right model. This process may be nowhere near as simple as it might seem at first glance.

How to choose a sink?

First we need to decide what forms need washing. And you need to look not only on the shape of the body, but also in the form of the very thicket (sometimes they can be different). Traditional are square and rectangular sink, recently began to be in demand around the model. Fans of non-standard solutions will be thrilled oval, trapezoidal shell and shell in the form of a barrel, Triangular, and the uncertain shape. Fundamental differences between them not, it all depends on the preferences of the owner and interior design.

When choosing should also pay attention to:

• Dimensions. Depending on the model, sinks width starts from 20 cm to 120 cm and ends. Tight shell, for example, Franke KBG 110-16, can be set in a country house or apartment in the Khrushchev, in which every centimeter counts headset. Broad will look great on a large spacious kitchen.
• Presence or absence of wings - extra plane to the right or left of the cup. Wing made of the same material as the sink itself stoneware and constitutes with it a single whole. Its surface may be either smooth or ribbed. According to the last water from the washed utensils or products of special grooves to drain directly into the sink. On a smooth surface easy to store household chemicals, can also be installed on it Drainboard. Wing can be positioned to the right of the cup on the left and on both sides. In some models, used the winding washing - they can change the location of the wing in the headset depending on the design.
• Additional cup. It is much less basic in scope. In it you can put the washed greens to with the water glass, or used for rinsing dishes in the mode of saving water. Depending on the model, additional washing of cups may be several.

Porcelain sink can be equipped with two equal volume major cups arranged next to each other or at an angle of 90 degrees. Such models are usually installed in the spacious rooms. The second bush can be useful if you need to withdraw the products when washing or in the room to work at once to two mistresses. If desired, you can leave it thawed chicken to thaw water immediately flowed into the sewer.

Porcelain sink may be not only the usual silver or white. There are brown, sand, chocolate, black and even blue model. Variety of colors allows you to choose the right option for any headset easily.

In addition to the normal working of the cup and wing modern stoneware sink can be equipped with a number of tools that make cooking easier and more enjoyable.

• Flowing food waste (dispouzer). Is a vertical vessel with "roses" knife, which is connected to the mains and is installed under the sink in the drain system. Such apparatus grinds trapped food particles in the flow, thereby preventing clogging sewerage. With proper use for a long time does not require replacement.
• Colander - a colander, who jumped on an extra bowl. It is convenient in that when discharging water owner does not have to hold one hand sieve, and a second heavy pan. In addition, the probability that the pasta will fly beyond the colander, is reduced to zero.
• Basket ware. It is removable and is installed in the washing bowl on the drying time of dishes.
• Automatic valve for water discharge. If ceramic sink is equipped with such a device, the owner of the one-touch lever can reset the entire volume of water from the bowl. This option can be useful for the hosts, who prefer to completely fill the sink and wash dishes in it and fruits and vegetables, and not to include running water.

installation

Sinks of granite may vary not only in design and appearance, but also by the method of installation.

According to the type of installation are distinguished 3 types of sinks:

1. Integrated into the worktop. Porcelain sink installed in this manner, the surface looks headset one. Often, the design of the headset countertop is made of the same material as the sink. Washing may be below the working surface level is above or be flush with it. The last installation option is most often used, so these shells and are called integrated. The main difficulty during installation - is the need to cut a seat on the milling machine to the nearest millimeter.
2. Flush cleaning. This mounting method is one of the most popular, because it does not require high precision. Washing is simply inserted into specially cut hole on the surface of the headset, and uneven edge or gaps with interest overrides the sink rim.
3. Waybill sink. Unlike previous types it is not embedded in the set, and is set in a free-standing pedestal.