On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 08:36:35 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:48:34 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Mawson wrote:

Of COURSE a Belfast sink is desirable - you can get a bucket in it
and under the taps - you can get large bits of engine and other car
bits in it to wash them - how can you wash your wellies without them
- very practical ...

Agreed though I think I'd get into *SERIOUS* trouble if I tried to
wash large engine parts in any sort of sink...

... but be blowed to the 'designer style' angle that's just for
insecure wimps who have to follow other peoples ideas G

It's the under mounting that is the stupid "designer style" thing. If
you just had it open with an hand operated pump at one end a proper
hard wood drainer the other it would be fine. B-)

It works very well if you have a granite worktop. In our utility
room, we had some grooves machined in the worktop next to the sink -
same thing with one of the kitchen sinks.
THis means that it will act as a draining area but also as more
worktop area when needed. Anything being disposed off can be swept
easily and directly into the sink without it having to go over a lip
and pieces being caught.

I don't think that I would attempt an undermounted sink with any
other form of worktop - definitely not laminated particleboard and I
think that even natural wood is probably marginal especially since two
sides will be end grain. I suppose one can face those with lipping,
but that is not easy if the inside corners are curved.

..andy

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