Hi All,
I need to replace two of my lav sinks. They are cast iron ovals and have starting rusting.
I hear plastic cracks if something heavy falls on them. I do not mind stainless, but they seem to be extremely expensive.
What are my non-cast iron options?
Many thanks,
-T
Stainless is great for kitchens, looks too industrial for lavatory.
Vitreous China is probably the most common. That is all we had in three houses over 58 years. Price is reasonable
I have plastic, i.e. composite, in one half bathroom and ceramic in another. Both nearly 50 years old and no problems. I would imagine ceramic would break more easily but who would bring something heavy into a powder room. Also have plastic in the two full bath rooms. Only problem is slight staining where wife has left a wet wipe on it for years. Probably polyester which would do this and acrylic like Corian should be better.
We favor integral sink and countertop made from some sort of composite.
Lowe's offers over 20 types of material. but a lot will depend on mounting type and shape
Good on ya. I was about to question whether cast iron was even used any more - sure enough - numerous models ! John T.
"cultured granite" was common - basically like "solid surface" countertops - or Corian
That is what I have in the two bathrooms and one of the powder rooms and I do like that they are integral.
Usual binding resins are acrylic or polyester. I am very familiar with Corian which is acrylic with alumina filler plus colored particles and the like for appearance. The sinks are made by injection molding but countertops are a continuous process. I have even seen a Corian bath tub but these were not marketed as they were non profitable. I am also familiar with the Corian repair resins which can restore a damaged product like new.
I saw this comparison of various sink materials and am sure there are many more:
Kitchen sinks vs bathroom sinks materials are apples & oranges in my life .. stainless steel only for the kitchen - where people wash the heavy cookware .. There's nothing that I'm likely to drop into my bathroom sink that would damage it. John T.
We got a Mirstone kitchen sink about 30 years ago
I think that's what I have and 2 of 3 have spots of the white stuff missing, and a little rust underneath. I never dropped anything into them. OTOH, after 46 years the bathtub is still good as new. I guess they are made differently.
I thought about that, but my friends convinced me it would be bad for my ego for the other party to be cultured, and me, me.
Thank you all! Now I have some research to do.
-T
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