Ten people finished loading the sink, and eight of them sighed, "If Heaven gives me another chance, I will do my homework and then install the sink." Don't you just install a sink, can there be so many problems?
The kitchen sink was not selected well, and I really regretted that I wanted to cry... For example, I happily bought a double tank, thinking of a tank to wash vegetables and a tank to filter water super cool. As a result, when washing the pot, I found that the sinks on both sides could not be put in, which was super inconvenient!
Another example is that the young and ignorant installed the pot on the table, and after a long time, they found that the edge of the sink is particularly easy to mold, blacken, and not easy to clean, which is really embarrassing!
Today Miss Understand will come to relieve your embarrassment, so that when you are decorating the kitchen, you will never plant a heel on the sink. The most complete single and double slot selection guidelines and advantages and disadvantages in history, the comparison of advantages and disadvantages of different sink installation methods, take away no thanks!
Read the guide
1. Selection guidelines and comparison of advantages and disadvantages of single and double slots
2. How to install the sink
<h1 class="ql-align-center" > single slot or double slot? </h1>
Before the kitchen decoration, it must be considered: (1) How big is the sink? (2) Is it a single slot or a double slot?
/ Single Slot /
Single slot can be divided into large single slot and small single slot, generally larger than 60-65cm, width greater than 42-45cm can be called large single slot.
Large single trough suitable for the area of more than 4 square meters of the kitchen, the entire basin is relatively large, in the inside of the washing is more painful; generally with drainage basket use, washed fruits and vegetables, plates can be placed on the top of the drainage.
This has both a good experience of single slots and a functional partition of two slots, which is very convenient to use. It is best to choose a single slot with a depth of more than 18cm, which can prevent splashing.
Small single trough is suitable for kitchens with an area of less than 4 square meters, such as a single apartment, whose kitchen countertop is generally not more than 2 meters long, and the area where the sink can be placed is small, and only a small single trough can be selected. It is not recommended to add a drainage basket for small single slots, and it is inconvenient to use after adding.
/ Double Slot /
Double grooves can be divided into large double grooves and small double grooves, usually the length is greater than 75-78cm, and the width is greater than 43-45cm can be called large double grooves.
The large double trough is suitable for the larger area of the kitchen, the overall size of the large double trough is relatively large, and the sinks on both sides are not small. The sinks on both sides can meet the functional partitions, and one basin washes and drains the water, which is a better experience.
When choosing a double groove, it is best to choose a large and small groove design, and the length of the large groove is best to be more than 35cm, because the size of the general frying pan is between 28cm and 34cm.
Small double groove is suitable for the kitchen area is not too large, and like double groove family, but the problem of small double groove is that the sink on both sides is not large, the pot can not be put in, it is easy to splash a lot of water when washing the pot, the experience is very bad, it is not recommended to buy.
/ Lazy Summary /
<h1 class="ql-align-center" > how sinks are installed </h1>
After choosing the sink, then the sink installation is the top basin or the undercounter basin?
There are no more than three ways to install the sink: the counter basin, the middle basin, and the undercounter basin.
/ Undercounter Basin /
The understage basin is a sink embedded in the middle of the countertop stone.
Advantages: the countertop is easy to take care of, clean and tidy and not easy to accumulate water
Disadvantages: high installation cost, high requirements on the installation process, poor installation is easy to seep water
/ Taichung Basin /
The basin is also called flat inlay, according to the size of the sink installation edge, grinding a layer on the countertop of the cabinet, and using the sink and the countertop as a plane.
Pros : Aesthetically pleasing
Disadvantages: High installation cost, more complex installation process, dead corners are not easy to clean
/ Counter basin /
A counter basin is a sink whose edge is above the countertop.
Advantages: Simple installation, low cost
Disadvantages: The connection is easy to accumulate water mold and even seep water. At present, the pot on the table has basically been eliminated
The installation of the countertop basin is the simplest, the taichung basin is the most beautiful, the undercounter basin is the easiest to clean, and the lazy person is definitely the most recommended undercounter basin. As for the gaps and dirt and grime, no matter which kind of installation can not be avoided, diligence is the most important.
The sink is the most important place for kitchen decoration, choose single or double slots? Countertop or off-stage? You must combine the space of the kitchen with your own use needs to choose the sink that is most suitable for your home