Ceramic kitchen sink - anything to be weary of?
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I have had one for the last 3 years; it has acquired some very fine scratches, in the sink itself, but then the surface of a SS sink does not stay perfect. One thing I noticed when choosing is that drainers tend to have less of a lip than SS ones, so you have to be careful not to flood neighbouring surfaces. But that is probably a case of which you pick- the one in your picture has a better lip than mine.
And, yes, to avoid weariness get a dishwasher!
And, yes, to avoid weariness get a dishwasher!
We got one that look svery similar, except we have the little extra sink between the draining board and main sink.
First one was delivered with a chip out of it at one corner. The kitchen fitters fitted it whilst a replacement came, but it pays to check them carefully upon delivery.
There isn't much fall on the drining board of ours, so water does tend to gather at the end.
Also, metal pans etc can mark the sink. One of those magic eraser sponges will remove most of these, but not all of them.
Really like the look of it though!
First one was delivered with a chip out of it at one corner. The kitchen fitters fitted it whilst a replacement came, but it pays to check them carefully upon delivery.
There isn't much fall on the drining board of ours, so water does tend to gather at the end.
Also, metal pans etc can mark the sink. One of those magic eraser sponges will remove most of these, but not all of them.
Really like the look of it though!
595Heaven said:
we have the little extra sink between the draining board and main sink.
Yep, get rid of it.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NfCdiuisSIE
biggiles said:
You're slightly more likely to break glassware if washing up. Stainless sinks have a little more "give".
Indeed. I have trashed many a glassware item on ceramic sinks. One other thing I found - we had something similar like the OPs picture. You needed to fastidious in making the edge where the sink meets a wooden worktop totally dry else you’d get black marks.
We bought a 90cm wide Shaws sink, lovely to look at, but the base is completely flat bottomed with no gradient towards the waste, makes rinsing and keeping clean a pain in the backside.
If you’ve got a dishwasher, get one as they look great, but if you don’t, you’ll break lots of things when you’re tired!
If you’ve got a dishwasher, get one as they look great, but if you don’t, you’ll break lots of things when you’re tired!
I have seen the damage too, so it's true.Ours has a couple of scratches that won't shift due to over enthusiastic pan scrubbery - not the end of the world.
Any classes or mugs you drop are done for - we have plenty of nice glass sets that consist of 3, 5 or 7 glasses due to me being an oaf.
One of those rubber mats or a basket in the bottom helps if you actually plan on using it to do the dishes - ours only gets used for crystal glasses, pots, pans and knives - everything else gets dishwashered.
Depends on what you like the look of to be honest - living with a ceramic one is no massive hardship and to me they look far better than a stainless one.
Any classes or mugs you drop are done for - we have plenty of nice glass sets that consist of 3, 5 or 7 glasses due to me being an oaf.
One of those rubber mats or a basket in the bottom helps if you actually plan on using it to do the dishes - ours only gets used for crystal glasses, pots, pans and knives - everything else gets dishwashered.
Depends on what you like the look of to be honest - living with a ceramic one is no massive hardship and to me they look far better than a stainless one.
Looks much nicer than a stainless steel sink.
Easier to keep clean.
I always think stainless steel draining board look horrible and are always water marked.
Just make sure you get a good quality sink. As in from a well known and respected brand. The quality of the ceramic will be far higher and less susceptible to chips.
Easier to keep clean.
I always think stainless steel draining board look horrible and are always water marked.
Just make sure you get a good quality sink. As in from a well known and respected brand. The quality of the ceramic will be far higher and less susceptible to chips.
We have a 1.5 bowl version branded Rangemaster but i assume someone makes it for them!
https://www.tapwarehouse.com/p/rangemaster-rustic-...
We love it and it looks great - we got a Franke traditional tap which has worn very well.
We do use a joseph & joseph washing bowl in the main basin which avoid damaging things but we never found that much of an issue.
Our joiner bedded it in clear silicon and as result we haven't had an issue with leaks.
HOWEVER and this is a real annoyance, the sink we have seems to cast water off the middle edge where as the Reginox version has a lip the whole way round as a result I would recommend it!
https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/reginox-tradit...
And yes when it arrives check very carefully for damages!
https://www.tapwarehouse.com/p/rangemaster-rustic-...
We love it and it looks great - we got a Franke traditional tap which has worn very well.
We do use a joseph & joseph washing bowl in the main basin which avoid damaging things but we never found that much of an issue.
Our joiner bedded it in clear silicon and as result we haven't had an issue with leaks.
HOWEVER and this is a real annoyance, the sink we have seems to cast water off the middle edge where as the Reginox version has a lip the whole way round as a result I would recommend it!
https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/reginox-tradit...
And yes when it arrives check very carefully for damages!
Parsnip said:
Ours has a couple of scratches that won't shift due to over enthusiastic pan scrubbery - not the end of the world.
Any classes or mugs you drop are done for - we have plenty of nice glass sets that consist of 3, 5 or 7 glasses due to me being an oaf.
One of those rubber mats or a basket in the bottom helps if you actually plan on using it to do the dishes - ours only gets used for crystal glasses, pots, pans and knives - everything else gets dishwashered.
Depends on what you like the look of to be honest - living with a ceramic one is no massive hardship and to me they look far better than a stainless one.
have you tried this - takes the grey / silver marks from pans etc off ceramic etc - works well (unless you've actually gouged the surface!)Any classes or mugs you drop are done for - we have plenty of nice glass sets that consist of 3, 5 or 7 glasses due to me being an oaf.
One of those rubber mats or a basket in the bottom helps if you actually plan on using it to do the dishes - ours only gets used for crystal glasses, pots, pans and knives - everything else gets dishwashered.
Depends on what you like the look of to be honest - living with a ceramic one is no massive hardship and to me they look far better than a stainless one.
https://www.toolstation.com/cramer-china-and-bath-...
We have a matt grey ceramic sink as its in a south facing window. The s/s sink we had before reflected too much sunlight to the poing you couldnt see to do the washing up in the day time.
Its a few years old now with no visable scratches or chips.
Its a villeroy and boch sink.
If you can fit a 1.5 sink in its worth it.
Its a few years old now with no visable scratches or chips.
Its a villeroy and boch sink.
If you can fit a 1.5 sink in its worth it.
To get little dark scratches / marks out use a product called Bar Keepers friend. Those sort of metal marks come right out. Also works on stone worktops. Its like magic !
ETA - this one
https://www.therange.co.uk/household/cleaning/clea...
ETA - this one
https://www.therange.co.uk/household/cleaning/clea...
We've got a 1.5 bowl white RAK ceramic sink - looks as good as the day it was installed 4 years ago, cleaned with nothing other than hot water and a cloth. We put in a stainless steel sink in the utility around the same time and it's noisier in use and looks older (dull and scratched) despite getting less use.
No issues with it, we use a draining board so can't comment on how well it drains on it's own, and we have a dishwasher so pots and pans rarely go near it other than for a rinse.
We have however went through several coffee pots and cafetieres - maybe one every 6 months - a slight ding on the side is all it takes to crack them
The plumber that fitted it wasn't happy as the hole for the tap wasn't drilled out (allowing for left or right hand fitting), and getting through the glaze and ceramic killed his drill bit and meant a journey for another.
No issues with it, we use a draining board so can't comment on how well it drains on it's own, and we have a dishwasher so pots and pans rarely go near it other than for a rinse.
We have however went through several coffee pots and cafetieres - maybe one every 6 months - a slight ding on the side is all it takes to crack them
The plumber that fitted it wasn't happy as the hole for the tap wasn't drilled out (allowing for left or right hand fitting), and getting through the glaze and ceramic killed his drill bit and meant a journey for another.
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 7th December 13:17
I fitted a granite sink ( Matt white with a slight texture ) and its an absolute bugger to keep looking good, you can not rinse a tea cup in it or it stains. we have a dish washer so its now its just for show. had the granite work tops cut to suit so changing it would be a massive pain.
Looks excellent but a mega pain.
Looks excellent but a mega pain.
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