Sorry…. ParallellParallel/ 45 degree means caddy corner position? like injabe in pic #2 ?

apologes . math was awlays my biggest struggle. my brain foes flat when i hear words like parallell and numbers told to me 😂

I appreciste you answering and trying to help gudie me . thank toy so much

Haha yes option 2

Excellett thank you for explainong it to me like I am a second grader 😂

got it!!

Agree #2, mainly because it puts the handle/lever closer to the sink edge.

@gtdj519 do you know which model Elkay sink you have and do you like it

Hi michelewa i believe it is the Elkay Lustertone. i havent used it yet (construction work delays) so i cant comment yet on performance. i am happy with the appearance though , and the deprh is a touch deeper than the other D shape sinks were, so size wise, I am happy with that as well

Thank you for answering. I was looking on line at the Lustertone also, it looks like a nice sink for my needs.

I would give it a try. i have a kohlet stainless steel sink in a sunmer kitchen downstairs, and it is also nice, but I do find it scratches a bit. Doesnt bother me or look terrible, but some people may not like that . Heres a close up of it; and now I also notice a light scratch mark 🤦🏼‍♀️ lol…. had to have happened during install, as water isnt even hooked up yet. im not fretting over it, because I dont think there is a stainless steel sink that doesnt scratch to some degree; at least I havent come across one yet. 🤷‍♀️

Looks beautiful, do you have the grid. I’m debating if I should get the grid, never used before, reading pros and cons to using one.

Your counter top is beautiful

Thank you michelwa… yes it WAS beautiful. unfortunately, , it si being replaced, as there was mysterious staining/ bleed through around the edging of island and counters. from the minimal cooking I have done, it is also stains terribly with oil. I am apprehensive about using the same quartzite again, as the fabricator cannot figure out what caused the issue. It was a beautiful pale blue/ gray color with white and gray streaks. I am instead now going with a honed marble, which has similar coloring of white, light blue and gray. It is called Namibian Sky; also known as namib sky marble , damasco white marble, Afrrican Mont Blanc, ….. all these stones have multiple names… its crazy and frustraing.

michelwa…. sorry didnt answer grid question….. i do not have a grid. I honesrly think SS is going to scratch no matter what. I think the first few scratches are obvious, but then the more toynget, it all jsit blends together and forms a patina. As I was saying about the kohler sink scratching easily; it does, but after so many scrarches, it all is just uniform now and I dont even notice it. I guess a grid may help reduce scrarching, but im thinking perhaps the grid itsef would scratch the bottom of the sink, from slightly moving around, shifting etc. not to mention pots, pans, forks hitting the sides of the sink. I think its inevitable that there will be scratching; as it is just the nature of the material. I think SS sinks are beautiful in the right kitchen and over time, you dont even fixate on the scratch changes that occur wirh it. It sort of fades into the backround so to speak. i am mixing chrome with the stainless, in using a chrome faucet,. i also find that having a mix of metlas and the sparkle/ shine of chrome will bring the attention elsewhere near sink area.

Here is the kohler sink that i have in a summer kitchen downstairs.

it has scratches, but ai am not bothered by it. The sink is 10 years old, still shiny and doesnt look that worn/ bad in my opinion .

" it si being replaced, as there was mysterious staining/ bleed through around the edging of island and counters. from the minimal cooking I have done, it is also stains terribly with oil."

That's good news. Have your fabricator position the sink properly next time please. With a 1 1/2" overhang, your front rail shouldn't be more than 3 1/2" deep and could be less if he rabbeted the cabinet for the sink flange. Now you've got plenty of room to center your faucet if you please.

And a strap system to hold it, no clips or blocking please. They leak.