Thoughts on purchasing a sink online???

9 years ago

Hey everyone! We are redoing our kitchen and I would LOVE to have a short apron farmhouse sink. They can be quite spendy in plumbing and fixture stores so I have been shopping online. I guess my question is has anyone ordered one and gotten it without any hassle? Also have you gotten one that you loved? I would love some recommendations! I am choosing a short apron with hopes to use the existing cabinets if that doesn't work then I'll just buy a traditional under mounted sink! Thank you all for the help!

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Lisa SW

9 years ago

I don't have experience with farmhouse sinks, but as part of a kitchen remodel I did purchase my sink online. After a lot of research and having seen it in person, I determined that a particular Elkay sink met all my needs. The MSRP was $959 and I found it for $859 at local plumbing and kitchen design stores. A local appliance dealer had it for $759. I checked Amazon and found it for about $450. I was a bit skeptical, but purchased it with the encouragement of my GC and cabinetmaker. I had it in three days in the original Elkay packaging and even with the addition of drain kits and grids saved a few $100 over the sink alone. I believe Amazon partnered with build.com.

Hopefully jhmarie will pop in....she loves her Kohler short front apron sink!

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wacokid
9 years ago
I buy all my plumbing fixtures online. Build.com is fantastic. I bought my Kohler Whitehaven apron sink and all my Kohler fixtures from them. Free shipping, no hassles, great pricing. If you have to return something, no problem. A+ business. They have many sites on the web, faucets.com etc.
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DrB477
9 years ago
Bought 2 Kohler whitehavens from build.com through Amazon and a third from efaucets without issue.
User
9 years ago
Along with the others I highly recommend build.com. Great to work with. I have also purchased two sinks (not farmhouse) from vendors here on Houzz. Both arrived quickly, were well packed, as well as being beautiful and of excellent quality.
jhmarie
9 years ago
I ordered my short apron Whitehaven from build.com and the experience was very good. It was in stock when I ordered and delivered for free in less than a week right to my garage. It cost $960 about 18months ago. I was a little shocked at how much it was going to cost, and put off my refresh 3 months to save up for it, but I am very glad I did. It is a great sink for blending the older country kitchens with a newer look that works. I did see it in a plumb supply shop, so I knew what it was like.

An undermount sink needs to last a very long time - switching one out can be expensive. The Whitehaven is cast iron, so should last a long time. It is one of the easiest farm sinks to install so you should not be charged a lot extra for installation. It requires just a little modification to the cabinet. When I was shopping around, Home Depot had the same sink at the same price, but I would have had to pay tax, and I think pick it up, and there is no Home Depot in my town.

The Kohler Vault is a stainless steel apron front sink that also comes in a short apron style. Both sinks come single basin or uneven short divide (maybe 30/70)

There is a picture of mine in my "my pics" idea book and if you scroll down the page in the comments, fellow Houzzer kjoy has a pic of hers.

https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/57579129/thumbs/my-pics-work-in-progress

The Whitehaven and Vault also come in a "tall apron" style which is for a farm sink base cabinet. If you order online, make sure you order the short apron. Sometimes that info is buried in the specs.

Some are not as fond of the short apron look. I really like it as it reminds me more of an old fashion American cast iron farm sink while the tall apron farm sinks are more like the butler sinks of Europe.

Abut 3 months ago I ordered the grills for the bottom. I was worried about dropping my heavy pots and pans - which I did twice before I got the grills - and no damage - but decided I wanted the extra protection. I really like them - they raise the deep sink up a little and really do help keep it clean and scratch free. What few scratches I get are easily removed with a gentle rub of Comet or similar.

Here is a youtube showing the short apron Whitehaven and Vault:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLHJEXdb5wM
Kayleigh Fivecoat
Original Author
9 years ago
Thank you all so much! You have put my mind at ease!!! I will check these sites out!