Tips on choosing the sink. A family may not like to cook at home and more often to buy food, but definitely do the dishes afterwards. Similarly, the family who likes to cook and to wash cooking, vegetables, and fruits. Sink will always be used for various purposes.
In order to facilitate the process of washing, some considerations need to be taken to ensure that no one chose the sink at home.
1. Size of Depth
The smaller the kitchen, sinks a little more appropriate. In general, the selected depth of 20 cm tub, but if you need a sink with large volume can choose the tub with a depth of 25 cm. Increasingly in the tub, splashing the water the less. But the basic tub will be increasingly hard to reach young children.
2. Type of Installation
Drop-in
How to pair easily, which is inserted into the holes provided. But need extra handling when cleaning the tub lip meeting area with space for a kitchen table because it can trap dirt, water, and food scraps.
Under-mount
Mounted from under the kitchen table to the tub lip hidden and cleaner. Condition, the tub should be applied with a kitchen table made of strong materials and can withstand the load tub.
Integrated
Created to connect on the kitchen table and into one entity. Assembly is inserted into the hole like a drop-in tub, but her lips like a parallel to the surface like a tub under the kitchen table-mouth.
Apron
The front of the tub juts out beyond the thickness of the kitchen table, making it easier for users to reach the faucet.
3. Number of Bowls
Single Bowl
Single tub like this is suitable for use at home with the tiny kitchen. This tub can accommodate pans or other kitchen appliances that are large, also easy to clean.
Double Bowl
If you have a large kitchen, the sink of this type can be selected. The shape varies between the same two large tub, a tub or smaller than others, depending on needs. This sink allows more than one person perform different tasks, such as washing dishes and preparing food ingredients.
Triple Bowl
Sink with three holes typically have two large tanks on each side and a small tub in the center for additional purposes. Its large size allows multiple people to work at once.
4. Materials
Stainless-steel
The most popular material because it is durable, easy maintenance, economical, and suitable for a variety of interior styles. The drawback, noisy when used, can be scratched though vague, and the sprinkling of water will imprint if not cleaned immediately.
Porcelain enamel
Usually made from cast iron, enamel paint and then coated with a shiny, easy to clean, and provides a variety of colors. The drawback, if recently used, the material can be broken porcelain and cast iron will rust. Use of chemical cleaners can also damage the porcelain express.
Solid surface
The combination of two or more materials that are processed and produce new material is strong, durable, scratch resistant, and easy maintenance. When combined with the kitchen table of the same material, will produce a mix of luxury and smooth, without angles. The drawback, this material does not stand high temperatures, easily cracked, and expensive.
Acrylic
Does not rust, scratch resistant, easy to clean, economical, easy to install, and can be shaped as desired. However, at high temperatures, this material can crack or expand.
Natural stone
Granite and marble are also often used as a material sink because it is durable and beautiful. However, the weight of the material requires extra handling, for example by adding the cabinet under the sink for support.
Composites
The combination of natural stone with synthetic materials that are usually dark gray, so the scratches would faint. This material is also available in other colors, easy to clean, durable, not easily broken, and temperature resistant. However, this material is quite expensive.
Tips on choosing the sink.
(Mary Jaclyn)
