Kitchen Sinks
|
Pros |
Cons |
Definition |
Fireclay |
Lowest maintenance, available in several colors. |
Less styles and sizes to choose from. |
Solid white clay fired at extra high temperatures for long period of time to create a material looks like porcelain but is much more durable. |
Porcelain |
Very low cost and low maintenance. |
Not very durable for heavy use kitchen sinks. |
Also known as Ceramic or Vitrouse China. |
Stainless Steel |
Low cost, low maintenance, huge selection. |
Can dent and scratch. |
A form of steel containing chromium, resistant to tarnishing and rust. |
Copper |
Becomes the focul point of your kitchen with stunning style. |
Highest maintenance and most expensive. |
Pure natural copper either molded or welded into a sink bowl. |
Stone |
Very durable and unique style. |
Requires re-sealing every year or two. |
Sometimes made of a solid slab of natural stone carved into a sink bowl. Othertime made of slabs of natural stone combined to create a sink bowl. |
Bamboo |
Keeps the eco-friendly theme flowing through out the kitchen. |
High maintenance, can eventually leak if not looked after. |
Solid bamboo slabs put together to create a sink bowl. |
Bronze |
Similar to copper but offers darker finishes. |
Highest maintenance and most expensive just like copper. |
A metal material made of mixing Copper and Tin to create a darker coler. |
Quartz |
Lower price than Fireclay which it is trying to imitate. |
Feels like plastic to the touch. Very limited selection of styles and sizes. |
Quartz stone powder combined with an adhesive and molded into a sink bowl. |
Cast Iron |
Low cost alternative to fireclay for those looking for white porcelain style sink. |
The porcelain layer can easily chip. Not available as an apron sink. |
Casted iron coated with a layer of porcelain. |
Concrete |
Very durable and offers a modern one of a kind style. |
Very limited selection of styles and sizes. |
Concrete molded into a sink bowl and then highly polished. |
Granite |
Very affordable for the durability it provides. |
Feels like plastic to the touch. |
Engineered from a combination of stone powders and adhesives. |