Galley sink vs Kohler Stages sink
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Kohler Karbon and Kohler Stages Sink?
Comments (1)We just had our Stages 45" sink installed on Saturday. We are not using a Karbon, but we are using a single faucet with a pull-down head. It reaches all the corners of the sink easily. There's also a very useful recent thread with pictures of the Kohler stages installed, by rjr220. There too, only one faucet was used. I'm putting the link below. Hope that helps in making your decision. Here is a link that might be useful: Kohler Stages sink faucet location...See MoreKohler cast iron sink vs. Whitehaus fireclay sink vs ??
Comments (15)It occurs to me, re household help, potential future babies, and a kitchen you have to baby, that given your parameters you really don't want to deal with the clay sink. The marble only needs to be babied if you hate patina. When I had marble (cheap beige in an apartment abroad) I promise I didn't baby it. It was fine. Yes, you can get scratches and pits, and if something colorful soaks in it's a pain to get it out (though sealer probably helps a heck of a lot with that), but, as the guy from The Petch House famously said here on GW, "It's ROCK!". Fireclay is more durable than vitreous china (what normal bathroom fixtures are made out of), but it's not iron. It's fine for the woman who doesn't cook, but all the ifs of who else might be dropping a heavy hot pan or banging into it on his bicycle make me think it might be a problem in the long run. Kohler's current surface is fired at extremely high temperatures which is what they say makes it so very hard to chip. If a greige (thanks, again, Casey!) chip in your dark blue won't bother you, you won't mind redoing that part of the kitchen if it has a problem, or if you're willing to chance that yours is going to be one of the ones that never gets damaged (because plenty don't), then go with the fireclay if you think it's prettiest. And in a very blue moon a Kohler gets damaged too (though I think there's a warranty). But I have a whole list of things that my housekeeper, who's very careful and conscientious, but not emotionally attached to my stuff the way I am, has nicked, misused or broken. And she's a treasure! I was mightily tempted by a V&B fireclay sink, but life's too short to worry about it....See MoreWelding sink into stainless counters? (Kohler stages sink)
Comments (5)I have cut out an opening in a 304 grade stainless steel counter to match the sink and tig welded and polished the sink to allow for a seamless finish. In order to go a perfect job, the stainless counter and sink should be both the same grade (e.g. 14 gauge, 304 grade) and no seam on the sink. It takes approximately 5 hours to do so with the counter top not installed and by a pro with a tig welder and stainless rod. If the counter is installed it's much more difficult and more time consuming....See MoreHave a 36" or Bigger Sink - How Do you Use it? (ex: Galley, Stage)
Comments (22)Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences. I think it's clear now that asking the sink to do three things (prep, cleanup, and dry) is too much. So, I will just focus on it doing the first two. The exciting things about these new ledge sinks is that I can just put a rack on the middle ledge, right over the dirty dishes, where I can prep food. I've narrowed it down to the Julien Smart Station and the Franke Pescara. The franke has terrible pictures, but there is a ledge in the middle. Does anyone have feedback on either? I didn't consider the Galley because of cost. Nixed the Kohler Prolific because it has three ledges, which look like they narrow down the sink a lot. Cannot fit a Kohler Stages....See Morekawerkamp
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