Huge fan base here for Silgranite sinks! Google silgranite garden web, you will find many threads I think!

I have it in white, but it's not installed yet. I bought it based on the love it gets on GW.

Coming up on three years with my Anthracite Super Single Precis ...best sink I've ever owned or used, love it!

They are very delicate sinks and may easily break before the install or before the install is complete. If the countertop guy is going to take the sink to template it, be sure you and your installer read the installation instructions and get your installer to sign off on receiving an unbroken sink in writing. If you buy the sink from Lowe's, know that they are not a direct distributor they aggregate their orders and then buy them in bulk from a distributor. So you may end up waiting almost a month by the time you get it through Lowe's. A lot of people have noted that the sinks are very fragile and have always had blanco cheerfully replace them... That was certainly not my experience.

I have one of these type of sinks, couldn't tell you what brand because I have had it for 10 years or more, bought at Home Depot, and no scratches or cracks. I wouldn't call them fragile.

They are extremely tough sinks. Like a lot of very tough materials, they can be brittle, i.e. cracked during shipping. That is their vulnerability. Same as fireclay. If the brown trucks don't play football with them, then they are 99.99% fine after install. Billions own them and there are only a handful of issues ever reported. The only issue that I can recall hearing about at our local NKBA meeting was someone cleaning an ''unloaded'' gun and shooting a hole in one. Not covered under warranty.

we've got three metallic gray precis - two in kitchen area and one in the bar in the basement - and they clean wonderfully and look awesome.

I just had one installed and I do like it. PRO- I love the look of it. I have a split sink with a low rise divide and I can easily wash a cookie sheet which I love. CON - I am 5'9" and think it is a bit too deep. I have to hutch over to wash my dishes in the sink water but I don't like to fill the sink full of water to conserve water. Overall, I am very glad we purchased it instead of going with a stainless sink.

Had 2 Silgranit BlancoDiamond Super Single sinks in two different kitchens. Did not baby them, and banged around my heavy LC pots while washing them. When I left each of those kitchens, the sinks looked the same as the day they were installed. Both were the Anthracite color which shows nothing. The most easy-care sinks I have ever experienced. I did not use a sink grid - I am not a sink-grid type, but many people like the grids.

I have heard on this forum that the Silgranit sinks can get damaged during shipping or sometimes when the counter installer takes them for templating. I did not have that experience for either kitchen. You should buy from a reputable seller which will ship well-packed. I bought from quality bath dot com. In any case, once installed, the sinks are very tough.

The corner drain on the BlancoDiamond is great.

For what it is worth, Blanco says they have no way to fix a crack in their sink but they have had their customers report to them that it is possible to use epoxy PC-7 (dark colors) or PC-11 (white) to repair cracks. If you search this website about these sinks, you will find that cracking is frequently a problem prior to successful installation. After the sinks have been correctly installed there are very few reports of cracking etc.

I've had mine for over three years and have been very happy with it. It looks brand new. I bought it at a local plumbing store and my fabricator picked it up from them.

Since I first read about them four years ago, I've seen half a dozen posts about a crack-on-delivery, a scratch or two, and one very weird chip.

I have the Precis super single in anthracite. I love it. It looks fantastic, it's quiet (something I didn't appreciate about a sink until I had this one), and easy to clean. Like sahmmy, I don't use a sink grid either, not my thing. I ordered mine from Amazon and it was packed incredibly well. I'm 5'3" and I don't find mine too deep at all.

thanks everyone. I didn't realize how much content was on here about these sinks. we will definitely be going with one.