Sinks

Most people go for undermount! With it you no longer having the maintenance of the edge of an overmount sink and the gunk that collects there. Options include a single, double or triple bowl; materials can be stainless, quartz, cast iron or granite.

With a laminate top, the dishwasher’s metal tabs, at the top of the unit, were screwed into the underside of the countertop edge. With granite and the newer dishwashers, there are drill holes on the sides of the appliance, behind the rubber gaskets. The screws get attached to the adjacent cabinetry. If you are reusing your older dishwasher and those drill holes do not exist, have the appliance installer run a bead of silicon to the top of the dishwasher and have the unit raised to the underside of the granite. The dishwasher installation booklet will show which wheel to adjust for the height. Installing the dishwasher is not the job of the granite installers. If the dishwasher is “falling out of the hole” then it has not been mounted properly. Proper installation is the responsibility of the appliance installer, commonly the general contractor.