Selecting Bathroom Sinks For Your Bathroom Renovation

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Selecting Bathroom Sinks For Your Bathroom Renovation

Monday, January 14th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

If you have decided to remodel your bathroom it is often a choice between a major renovation or simply refreshing or replacing some of the existing fixtures that may be looking a bit worn out. Indeed, unless there are major problems with the bathroom in terms of the size or functionality of the room, it is a lot less hassle to simply replace some of the existing fixtures, lay new flooring and repaint the walls. This will be far cheaper than, say, extending the bathroom to have a shower or adding a toilet to the bathroom. If you go down the route of refreshing the room, one of the first things to replace that can give the bathroom a new look is the sink. This article will cover some of the options that are available and what you need to consider when getting picking out bathroom sinks.

What Type Of Sink Suits Your Bathroom

There are all sorts of differing designs in sinks nowadays but you can’t go past the vanity sink and the pedestal sink. In most bathrooms you will see one of these types of sinks being used. The sink may be different, it may be made of glass or porcelain, it may be a his and hers sink but it will still be some variation on the vanity or pedestal theme.

The vanity sink is a sink on top of a vanity unit. The unit can come as a set or you can adjust the sink or vanity unit to fit together. The vanity unit hides the plumbing from view and also gives you storage space for bathroom supplies and grooming items.

A pedestal sink is a sink that is attached to the wall by brackets and has the plumbing exposed. Many pedestal sinks have a cover that shields the plumbing from view. This is more for aesthetic reasons than anything else and some sinks make the plumbing a feature of the sink. A pedestal sink is better in a small bathroom, where space is a premium. However you will need to find additional storage space.

An Oval Or Round Shaped Sink

After deciding on the type of sink, you really have to think about the shape of the sink. You might think there is not much choice but there is a fairly large choice of sink shapes available but most people are used to an oval shape. It makes a lot of sense to be honest as it holds water well and there are no shape edges to bang into. However you can get bowl like sinks. You can also get square shaped and sinks with different patterns. Of course you want the sink to fit in with the rest of the bathroom so if you are going for an exotically shaped sink you probably have to look at changing more of the fixtures to complement this change.

Materials Cost

The cost of a sink is usually dictated by the type of material that is being used. Porcelain is the standard material for most sinks and is the most practical. It is hard wearing and doesn’t fade. Other materials will cost more. Glass and pottery sinks may be unique one off designs and can cost much more than a standard sink. More exotic materials like marble and granite may cost even more. Obviously this is a personal taste decision and depends how much money you are willing to spend.

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