DIY & Home Improvement

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here's a bad pic of the 'silstone' sink the new one replaced back when we first moved in. it was speckled tan and it was horrible! we were re-grouting the kitchen when that pic was taken (long story)





the new American Standard has the colander, small sink and cutting board. it was very easy to install and we actually cleaned up and re-used the plumbing parts from the double to plumb the single bowl with no problems (YMMV) with our existing garbage disposal

i was quite surprised how quiet it is as stainless can be a bit noisy IME but the AS has good soundproofing it seems. the only part we needed to get was the rubber gasket for the disposal drain as on SS you don't use plumbers' putty like on silstone or porcelain

i don't use the small sink (which i figured i wouldn't and it kept me from buying this for a while) but it makes a very nice container under the sink for all my cleaning stuff and it might come in handy some day I love the colander but am still on the fence on the cutting board, seems like bamboo isn't as smooth as regular wood for that application. but i'm using it often and so far so good....

and no problems with the disposal on one sink that we can see. I really hardly used the second sink on the old unit anyway.

I also had a hi/lo porcelain sink in PHX (where i replaced a double bowl SS sink)



it was nice also, much harder to install (weighed a TON) and with our coffee loving lifestyle harder to keep clean than the stainless

all in all, i'm very pleased with the AStandard sink and am so glad i did it !! looking at your other choice, i'm thinking the one i got is better. the kohler looks to have all the downsides a regular double sink would have without enough upside to recommend it. and did you read the reviews? wow, got some real bad feedback on that one.

edit to add, we did need to snip a tiny bit of tile out for it to fit, take good measurements on your granite! and don't forget to pick up some oil for the bamboo cutting board, you'll need to cure this unit's board before use