Where in the kitchen does almost every woman spend most of her leisure time? It does not matter what she does there - she prepares or brings cleanliness, but "communication" with a sink takes her a lot of time. That's why a sink in the kitchen should be selected especially carefully. Recently, special sinks have been purchased from artificial stone, pleasing the eye with a wide range of types, colors and shapes.
Characteristics of a sink from an artificial stone
Before talking about the merits and demerits of artificial stone sinks, let's see what is this "artificial stone" from which they are made? In fact, such washers are cast products made from composite materials, including crumbs of natural stone and binding materials. The composition of the composites is selected in such a way as to provide the cast products with sufficient strength, resistance to temperature changes and mechanical damage, and, importantly, food safety.
Due to this, sinks made of artificial stone can be of different colors and sizes, have one or more sinks. The artificial stone is well drilled, therefore, additional mixers can easily be installed on the sinks.
Advantages and disadvantages of a sink from an artificial stone
So, what are the advantages of washing with artificial stone:
- First, they have a sufficiently long service life. As some manufacturers say, a high-quality car wash from an artificial stone can be passed on to his grandchildren. Jokes are jokes, but such a washing is not afraid of any temperature changes, no acid, no alkali. They are relatively easy to treat and mechanical damage. Of course, it is not necessary to drop heavy objects in such a shell from a great height, but accidentally slipped out of the hands of a pan she can survive in the state. In addition, even if a small piece of its surface and bounce, thanks to a uniform distribution of paint throughout the material of the sink, the place of cleavage will go unnoticed. Large surface disruptions can easily be corrected with sandpaper and silicone adhesive.
- Secondly, the technology of production of sinks from artificial stone makes it possible to produce them of any, even the most unusual, shape and size, in any color solution. Therefore, if for beauty there will be not enough triangular sink of lilac color, this desire can be realized from artificial stone. Especially convenient are sinks made of artificial stone, integrated into the countertop. In this case, the sink and countertop are a single whole, reliably protecting the furniture against moisture ingress.
- Thirdly, sinks made of artificial stone do not require complicated labor-intensive care. They easily tolerate the treatment with cleaning powders and detergents, and in addition, the very composition of their material prevents the formation of a greasy plaque and the proliferation of harmful microorganisms.
- Fourthly, such washers do not pass an electric current, which makes it absolutely safe to install electric food shredders on them.
Against the backdrop of these indisputable advantages, artificial stone sinks can only disappoint two shortcomings:
- First, they have a relatively large weight, so when installing them, you must comply with all safety rules - the presence of an additional stop and furniture designed for such a load. And, of course, all work on installing a sink is better to shift to the shoulders of a professional.
- Secondly, sinks made of artificial stone are quite expensive. Therefore, considering the budget options for kitchen sinks, it is worth paying attention to stainless steel sinks.