Price Elasticity of Kitchen Sinks

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A fresh new design for your kitchen is often a considered home improvement.

The kitchen is the most used space in a home and there are sinks that will suit your preferred lifestyle.

There are some considerations that you will have to bear in mind so that you can achieve your final dream kitchen.

Renovating or building a new kitchen requires planning and budgeting.

The first step is to measure the space that you have.

The second is to decide which interior design style will suit your home.

Minimalistic, Farmhouse, Modern, French, Scandinavian, Zen, or Traditional.

There are sinks for every style and for every budget.

The price elasticity of kitchen sinks depends on the features and benefits of each sink.  

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Kitchen sinks are not only a functional piece, but they also are the equipment that defines the kitchen.

What you intend to use the kitchen sink for is what will determine what type of kitchen sink do you need to buy.

The material of the sink can be Stainless Steel or composite material made of quartz and acrylic. Ceramic, Cement and Fireclay are also beautiful.

Here are some filters that most manufacturers use on their websites to help you make a choice.

Sink Installation: Undermount, Top Mount/Inset/ Drop-In and Flush Mount.

Sink Length: 1200×500 mm  and 1500x500mm for Double Bowl sinks with drainer, Round Preparation bowls have a total dimension of  520 mm see the Moscow Inset model,  www.reginox.com for a Square sink the measurements are 400×500 mm. A Single bowl with drainer measures 760x435mm. The trend is for square single bowl sinks, undermounted, with a large bowl.

Sink outlet: 1,25” 1,5” and 3,5”. Good quality sinks come with a 3,5″ valve and include the basket and strainer.

Sink Colour: Stainless Steel Satin finish, Stainless Steel polished, Combination of Stainless Steel that use a Satin and Polished finish. On the granite sinks there are many colours available however the most sold are Black, White, Charcoal Grey, Silvery Grey, Jet black and Dark Chocolate. Many with colour coded taps.

Cabinet Sizes: The size of the cut out for the installation of the sink depends on the size of the sink and varies from 300 mm to 1000mm. It is suggested that you use a professional installer because some suppliers sell you the sink with the installation kit and with the plumbing kit.

Visit the website of www.ctm.co.za and you will notice that the Stirling Range includes the installation and the plumbing kit.

Bowl Depth: The deeper the bowl the more expensive the sink is. This is important because with a shallow bowl the water splashes out easily. Water is the key element in your kitchen.

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There are extensive ranges of sinks manufactured to different specifications all over the World.

Price is determined by how thick the stainless steel is and by the manufacturing process used.

Manufacturing sinks in all shapes and models require awfully expensive tooling.

People, robotics and engineering machines create sinks.

The thickness of the Stainless Steel used is, normally, for entry level sinks 0.5 mm, for the medium level sink is 0.6 mm and 0.7 mm and for high end sinks it is 0.8 mm to 1.00 mm.

Top manufacturers offer 25 years guarantee on stainless steel sinks and 5 years guarantee on composite granite sinks.

The price elasticity of a kitchen sink is significant.

A kitchen sink is the centre of the Kitchen, so price is not the only criteria.

See you next week

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