Kitchen sink - best depth

11 years ago

Hi All,

We're trying to decide whether to get a deep sink or not for our kitchen sink. What are the pros and cons? Do deep sinks hurt your back? (I am petite, but my husband is tall.)

Thanks!

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cat_mom

11 years ago

I find the reach forward (eg. over the granite in front of the sink) to be more problematic (for my back) than the sink depth.

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sjhockeyfan325
11 years ago
I don't find any of it to be a problem because I don't spend that much time at my sink.
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12crumbles
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I changed to a very deep (10"+ I can't measure because it's now gone) about 20 years ago. Even though I had the faucet directly over the drain, which is where I've read it should be, I had constant major splashing issues unless I barely dribbled the water stream. I felt that the big splashes were a combination of the deep sink and high faucet spout. The higher the drop [of water] to hitting the surface , the higher the bounce back. However, when I posted about that, everyone who replied disagreed with me and said the deeper the sink the less splash.

It seems that sinks less than 10" are a rarity now so I compromised and got one 10" deep but I am flush mounting it so that it is effectively 8 1/2 " (10" - 1 1/2" for counter top). It won't be installed and working for another month, so I don't know if I'm right.

I did get an apron front because from reading here it may cause less back strain because of less forward reaching.
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chisue
11 years ago
Our dish sink is 36" wide. The 22" wide side sink is 9" deep. The 14" side sink is 7" deep. I love the large, deep sink that has a little bump-out because I can easily set two pots/pans to soak out of sight, but it's easier to wash using the 7" side. I wouldn't want a 10" deep sink as my only sink.

You could try different sink bottom heights using a mock-up. I suspect the deep sink will tire you.

I prefer a pull-out faucet to the pull-down ones which seem to splash more.
beth09
11 years ago
I've had 9 inch all my life. I was 5'5'', now 5'4". :/ lol Anyway, I have never found it to be a problem for me in 30+ years. My new sink will be 9 also.
Jancy
11 years ago
I'm 5'6", the depth does not bother me but I don't spend a heck of a lot of time at the sink. I have a 10 in deep plus counter makes it 11 1/4 and I love it. The grid does make it probably 10 1/2 or 11. I love the fact that I can hide stuff for a short amount of time and not have to see it. We are in the process of looking for a sink for another house and 9 would be my minimum.
practigal
11 years ago
Are you willing to use a grid? When a sink is more than 9" deep it is just uncomfortable to lean over and reach the bottom (keep in mind that if the sink is undermount it is really 10" deep because it sits below the countertop), part of what the grid is doing is raising the sink bottom by about 2".