Fireclay Ceramic

Fireclay is clay fired at a high temperature until the body is dense and hard, then finished with a glaze. Abode hand finish each sink, so small variations in size and finish are normal on a sink of this kind. They show as the odd millimetre in a dimension, or a slight difference in the way the glaze sits.

Low Divide Wall

The wall between the bowls stops short of the rim. Use the two bowls separately for small jobs, or lay a baking tray flat across the whole sink. Each bowl is 103mm deep, with the main one 402mm wide and the second 287mm.

12mm Wall Thickness

The ceramic body is 12mm thick through the bowl wall. That thickness is what makes the sink as heavy as it is, and it is worth allowing for when you plan the cabinet underneath. The same wall carries the glaze, inside the bowl and over the top edge.

Gloss White Glaze

The glaze is fired onto the fireclay at high temperature, giving a hard, dense surface that wipes clean and keeps its shine. Gloss reflects more light than a matt finish, so the inside of the bowl stays bright. It is the same glaze on the bowl, the rim and the visible edges.

Undermount or Inset

Undermount Kitchen Sinks sit below the worktop, so the worktop edge is what you see and the ceramic rim is hidden. Set it into the worktop instead and the rim sits on the surface. Abode publish a different cut-out for each fit, so the choice is made before the worktop is cut.

Flush Overflow

The overflow is a rectangular slot in the bowl wall with a cover plate that finishes level with the glaze. There is no raised fitting to clean around, and nothing stands proud of the bowl wall to catch a cloth.

No Tap Hole

The sink is supplied without a tap hole, so the tap goes in the worktop behind the bowl or on the wall above it. That leaves the style, the height and the reach of the tap up to you. Work the tap position out alongside the sink, so the spout reaches into the bowl and the controls are easy to get at.

Looking After Fireclay

Fireclay Kitchen Sinks do not suit an instant hot water tap. Abode ask that water is not released straight onto the glaze at full temperature. Keep that in mind when you choose the tap that goes over it.

Full Support Needed

Abode state that this sink must be fully supported across its base, so the carcass underneath carries the weight rather than the worktop edge. At 795mm wide it needs an 800mm cabinet or wider. The support goes in before the sink does.

Order Yours Today

Lay a grill pan flat across two bowls, or use them separately for smaller jobs, with both wastes and the pipework already in the box. A gloss white glaze, a 12mm ceramic body and a low divide wall give you two shallow bowls or one very wide one. Shop Abode Undermount Kitchen Sinks at Plumbworld today.