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David Hearn writes:
Robin Mayes wrote:
"David Hearn" wrote in message
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We're doing up our kitchen next week (units remaining, but worktops,
tiling, walls + sink being redone) and we're having some difficulty
sorting out the sink. Our budget for a sink was originally about £50 up
to maybe about £80.

After looking at these sinks in B&Q/Homebase etc, I realised just how
flexible some of these were - even from respected brands such as Franke.
The drainer can often flex a lot when putting your hand in the middle
of it, and monobloc mixer taps with long spouts flex like crazy when you
move them. I've since realised that without plumbing in the tap, you
won't have terrific strength to the tap - hence I'll probably try to use
copper pipes rather than flexible tap connectors.

Mount the tap in the worktop behind the sink, rather than through
the sink itself. This will mean mounting the sink as far forward
as you can in the worktop.

Have you tried the Ikea range of sinks?

Nope - although after your suggestion I looked at their website. Only 2
are of the style we want, and both appear to be too small a bowl for
what we're after. Their prices seem good though. Any idea of how thick
the metal is?

I have a single drainer 1.5 bowl stainless steel IKEA sink and
it seems fine.

The IKEA sinks have nicely designed low profile rims compared
with other ones I looked at. Also, you collect them from the
warehouse where they haven't had customers jumping up and down
on them unlike B&Q, Wickes, etc.

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Andrew Gabriel