Laundry Sink Questions

17 years ago

Hi!

We just purchased a fixer-upper. The previous owner turned the laundry room into a bathroom and turned part of the garage into a bedroom. We ripped all of that out and the laundry room is down to the studs.

DH asked me what size laundry sink I wanted. Ummm Â never even thought about it! But! I knew just where to come to ask. :-)

The laundry room is between the garage and the kitchen (9Â11") and is 6Â8" wide.

Since IÂve never had a laundry sink, I canÂt tell you what I will use one for. But from doing a search on here, it looks like most of you do recommend one. So Â How big? How deep? Anything else I should ask about? Should the faucet be high to allow for filling deep buckets, etc.?

I know! Just tell me what you have if you are happy with it. :-)

Thanks!

Jeri

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Comments (5)

cryptandrus
17 years ago
I have a little stainless steel bar sink set into a counter, and use that way more than our utility sink for laundry stuff.

It's just the right size for prespotting or presoaking a few things. It's got a nice tall faucet, so you can fit a small pail, iron sprinkler bottle, plant watering can, whatever. The utility sink is ugly, so it's behind a door. The bar sink is cute, so it's out in the open. That's why I use it more... it's convenient.
housefairy
17 years ago
I redid my laundry room and changed out the old grey built in tub sink with an actual kitchen sink. The problem with the grey laundry sink was it was hard to clean and it was ugly. The new sink (25 x 22 x 10 deep) is basically the same size, but just not as deep. I also use my sink to wash the dog, clean paint brushes, scrub things that need repaired, and have a rectangular bucket to soak items. With the bucket, I can sit it aside and still use the sink for other things.

So my recommendation is to get a large sink and a pull out faucet. The large sink will give you the ability to wash big items, and you can put a bucket in if you are just wanting to soak small items. The pull out faucet will allow you to fill any size bucket.
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westernwilson
17 years ago
Ditto the advice for the large, stainless steel deep sink and a pull out faucet with a variable flow head (spray, stream). I have a vexingly tiny laundry room with no sorting area but I use the deep, large sink there all the time for presoaking, storing wet rags prior to going into the wash, cleaning large items like paint buckets and car wash things. It has been really useful.
jeri
Original Author
17 years ago
WesternWilson Â Is yours about the same size as HouseFairyÂs?
jejvtr
17 years ago
jeri
Congrats on your purchase
Laundry sink is essential IMO - Mine is a simple plastic tub type - I made a simple skirt for it

It always has something soaking in it - used for messy type clean ups that you would not want in other sinks - paint brushes, kids crafts, etc...

Deep is more important than having a wide width IMO

Here is the one I have
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