Cutting Boards with Sinks = Sweet Action!
June 24, 2010
This is a fun kitchen we did recently that had a few challenges but turned out very well and has some great details. The challenges was fitting in quite a large copper sink into a small cabinet with a multitude of fixtures behind it. I also placed the joint behind the sink, with so many fixtures back behind the sink the joint blends in quite unobtrusively. With the sink being apron front it also means the joint gets put right at the very back instead of at the front and back.
The client decided to go with a cutting board notch out that allows their cutting board to slide into the sink. It turned out really well and the clients loved it. I recommended they purchase a few cutting boards of that size while they could to prepare for the future. A question I get from clients is “what if they quit making this cutting board?” I say, stock up, but also I have contacts to have custom cutting boards made as well and you would be surprised at how competitive the pricing can be with them, in most cases it is the same as retail.
As a final detail I made a custom colour and varied the grind up a bit. What I have noticed is doing a full grind can be a bit overwhelming with a counter so I have developed techniques to create varied grinds in specific areas. The overall feel you end up with is a very natural stone surface. It utterly gorgeous and it has quickly become the most popular finish I do. This is yet another trait you can only get with concrete.
As a funny side note this has been the third concrete countertop that I have done in the Beaumont, Alberta area in a row. Sadly it is the end of that streak as the next few concrete countertops and hearths I will be doing are In the Edmonton area as well as one in Sherwood Park.
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