hat Features do Natural Stone Sinks Have？
2022-07-20 09:27:50There are quite a few features that natural stone sinks have. We can roughly categorize these features of natural stone sinks into the upsides and the downsides based on their influence on consumers.
The upsides of natural stone sinks
1. Come in various materials, styles, shapes and colors.
Firstly, natural stone sinks come in various materials, such as marble, granite, onyx, travertine and so on. Natural sinks made of these materials are alternatives to more common porcelain sinks and stainless steel sinks.
Secondly, natural sinks can be made in a variety of styles. Undermount or topmount; farmhouse style or vessel style; for bathroom or kitchen.
Apart from those above, natural sinks are available in diverse and different colors and shapes. Therefore, natural sinks can fix into various styles of decoration.
2. Tough and durable
Most of the materials that constitute natural stone sinks are very strong and tough enough, enabling the sinks hold much stuff without breaking themselves. These sinks can serve for a very long time only if they are properly cared for.
3. Stunning and stylish appearance.
Natural stone sinks are endowed with a sense of quality and luxury. With stainless steel sinks and ceramic sinks regularly seen, people are easy to be attracted by the stylish and stunning appearance of natural sinks.
4. Environment-friendly.
Compared with other sinks, natural sinks comprise much fewer chemicals and their production process causes less pollution to nature. Therefore, natural sinks are relatively more environment-friendly.
1. Heavy weight.
Natural stones are very heavy materials, making natural sinks much heavier than sinks made of other kinds of materials.
2. Hard to install.
The overweight of natural stone sinks makes the installation harder. It often requires two persons to finish the installation.
3. Higher cost.
We have to admit that installing a natural stone sink is a high cost. The cost is not only from the sink itself, but also from the installation.
4. Tend to seep.
Due to the porous nature of natural stone, natural stone sinks tend to seep. That means the users need to seal and reseal the sink regularly.
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