What kitchen sink?

[chris-red]

I hate my kitchen sink, it's stainless (well it isn't, it has plenty of stains) too small and flimsy as fuck the tap is done up tight and still flexes like 10-15 degrees.

What should I look for? Does all stainless flex like that? I'm open to whatever material is best, procing it meets the missus aproval. I'd rather so pick it up than pay £££ for shipping any good places to look beyond the usual suspects, Screwfix, B&Q, Wickes etc.

I (well she) wants a '1.5' Bowl.

Budget is £150-200.

Any suggestions
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[Tracey Suntan-King]

Sit on?
Inset?
Undermount?

You can't be far from Ikea they have loads.

We just fitted a Domsjo onset ceramic sink from Ikea.

It's really cool as well as expensive looking.

That would be my choice but may not fit the space you have.
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[BTTD]

I have a full on butler sink, but would not recommend it. Eventually you'll chip it (or in my case the wife), and anything you drop in it will smash as it has no give at all. It was also bastard heavy to fit.

High quality stainless will be thicker and won't bend and flex or stain, scuff and mark up without serious abuse. Some of the current stainless sinks are woefully light guage. You really need to get hold of some in person.

[Old Git Racing]

Go to a big B&Q and look in the trade bit. That's where my plumber mate gets his stuff from. Last one I got was GRP I think. Its still there and not leaking or flexing so no complaints.

OGR
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[grr666]

Franke stuff is very good.

I fitted a Franke stainless double sink at my old place in Romford, it was bought originally for a job at work, it was
left over at the end for some reason and brought back to the yard where it sat unused, gathering dust in the Stores.
It was £300 worth with all the baskets and chopping boards and and I gave my boss 80 quid for it for the kitchen I was
midway through fitting. Anyway, it was very good quality heavy stainless, solid like an 80's Volvo.
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[panrider_uk]

I'd recommend Franke too.

And Grohe taps
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[garth]

I've just fitted a franke ascona and that was that sort of money.

It's nice. Waste kit comes separate though so make sure you pick one up (plug etc)
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I bought a black composite one 1.5 from Wickes for around £150.

I'm happy with it 2 years on, easy to clean and quite solid.
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[chris-red]

[robs321]

You can get a bracket that fixes to the underside of the worktop and stiffens up the tap. Howdens and benchmarx sell them with their shonky cheap sinks!

[chris-red]

[skatefreak]

Got a huge old school one from gumtree for £30,
heavy and will smash anything you drop into it (well, until we put a perforated tray thingy in there) but yeah. Do like. Would do again.
Hated the old newbuild stainless jobbies.