When I purchased my new home, one of the upgrades was the deep sink in the Kitchen Island. The sink is a product from Moen called MoenStone. This sink is made from a granite composite material, making it extremely durable. Most of the kitchen sinks I have owned have been stainless steel. My biggest complaint with stainless steel is that it actually does stain. Especially when you dump coffee down the drain every day. Stainless steel is fairly easy to clean and is also fairly durable. However, you also have limited options in terms of appearance. The MoenStone offers several variations of double-sinks that all come in three color choices (Black, White or Glacier). My sink is the black 25425 model, which has a large basin on the left side and a smaller basin on the right side.
MoenStone sinks are prohibitively expensive. If you are remodeling your kitchen or purchasing a new home, then the cost of an upgrade like your sink may be factored into your budget. With a price tag in the neighborhood of eight hundred dollars, just for the sink, there is a definite drawback. However, if you are installing granite countertops, then the black MoenStone sink provides an excellent accent to the stone counter. Stainless steel double sinks can be found as low as one hundred dollars, with most of the quality sinks running between two and three hundred dollars. This places the MoenStone at a major price disadvantage.
MoenStone stands behind their products. The MoenStone sink comes with a fifteen year warranty. Based on the rugged construction of this sink, it seems like the house would be more likely to fall down around the sink before the sink would ever show signs of wear. I have had this sink for a couple of months now, and am impressed by the durability of the sink. Because the sink is made from a stone composite it won’t easily scratch or chip. The stone also won’t hold stains, but would conceal them anyway, if it did. The color is evenly distributed throughout the stone creating a uniform appearance that is resistant to fading. The stone has a texture that is a bit rough to the touch, but not coarse enough that it will scratch dishes or glasses. The materials provided indicate that this sink is heat resistant up to 535 degrees Fahrenheit. Because stone does not conduct heat as easily as stainless steel, hotter temperatures are not radiated through the sink into your cabinets.
The MoenStone sink is pre-cast with several knock-out holes available to allow configuration to your desired set-up. I had my soap dispenser mounted inside the granite countertop, so I did not require a knock-out for the soap dispenser, which could also have been mounted into one of the knock-outs for the sink. Some sinks use a sprayer attachment that requires it’s own hole (while it seems to me that most are built into the standard faucet feature). If you required additional holes for a sprayer or some other attachment, there are five potential holes on the upper portion and one hole on either side in a recessed area near the back of the sink. Knocking the holes out is fairly easy, requiring a hammer and a rasp to file down the stone. I did not install my sink, and would not have attempted to. This sink attaches to the bottom of the counter (mine being granite that is about six feet long and four feet across). That would be a heavy job to say the least. To install this sink in a normal counter top appears to be fairly easy.
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