vivienz Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I'm currenty looking at stainless steel inset sinks, which seem to vary enormously in price. For a bog standard, 1.5 bowl sink with drainer, they can cost anything from about £60 to £600. Is the variation in quality as wide as that in the price? Incidentally, I noticed an offer in Wickes this evening for a Franke inset sink (single bowl) with mixer tap for £119. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryfountain Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Here is what to look for when buying a stainless sink. You will find that most of the cheap sinks are magnetic which means poor quality stainless.The mirror finishes should be avoided as they scratch easily. The better quality sinks only have one tap hole and need to be ordered either LH or RH drainer. https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/5-tips-shopping-stainless-steel-sink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvincentd Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 ...if anyone stumbles across an affordable 2 bowl undermount s/s sink (or 2 x singles) i'd love to know....they mostly seem to be 3 times the price of insets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 15 minutes ago, mvincentd said: ...if anyone stumbles across an affordable 2 bowl undermount s/s sink (or 2 x singles) i'd love to know....they mostly seem to be 3 times the price of insets! https://www.diy-kitchens.com/products/appliances/all-sinks/lago-2-double-bowl-undermount-sink/in-lag340_340/wp2087324/#.XFBLidugKUk at £140 plus VAT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 We have the 1.5 bowl version of that one from DIY Kitchens. Seems OK, although it came supplied with a pretty rubbish drain kit, that ended up in the skip, as I fitted a decent brand name one instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 17 hours ago, vivienz said: I noticed an offer in Wickes this evening for a Franke inset sink (single bowl) with mixer tap for £119. It's made from tinfoil and toffee wrappers.. avoid ! 1 hour ago, mvincentd said: ...if anyone stumbles across an affordable 2 bowl undermount s/s sink (or 2 x singles) i'd love to know....they mostly seem to be 3 times the price of insets! Fitted one of these and it is very impressive in terms of thickness and finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryfountain Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 It looks good value and comes with basket strainers as well !! Extra cost on lots of sinks. Just make sure that the base unit is big enough for an Undermount sink to drop in. # Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivienz Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 3 hours ago, PeterW said: It's made from tinfoil and toffee wrappers.. avoid ! Fitted one of these and it is very impressive in terms of thickness and finish. Haha! The toffee wrappers would be mine! All sorted now, thanks. I have to say, though, it's difficult to tell which is a decent sink as you get very little (no) tech info on the thickness of the metal, in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvincentd Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Couple of very good recommendations there, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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