How to Buy a Bathroom Sink

Tips on buying a bathroom sink

1. Figure out how much you want to spend. Bathroom sinks can cost as little as $50 and as much as thousands of dollars. It all depends on the materials used and the unique nature of the design. Know the range of your budget before you go shopping, so that you won’t waste time looking at sinks that you cannot afford.

2. Think of the space in which you want your bathroom sink. If you have little space, you may want a pedestal sink that will not dominate the room. If you have a lot of space, you may want two matching sinks. Imagine the ideal bathroom sink for the space you have. When you go to look at sinks, have that image of the ideal bathroom sink in your head. If you find something similar to that image, see if it really works for the space and your budget.

3. Measure the space in which you are going to place the sink and take those measurements with you when you go shopping. The sink, after all, has to fit in your bathroom. Also, be sure the sink plumbing can easily hook up to your bathroom plumbing. You don’t want long plumbing tubes that connect the hot and cold water lines getting in the way or looking unsightly.

4. Now, go look at bathroom sinks. If you look in the right places, such as the sites suggested below, you will find that bathroom sinks come are made with all kinds of materials, from plastic to aluminum to nickel to porcelain and many more. The cost of a bathroom sink will be affected by which material you chose, with plastic usually being the least expensive.

5. The other factor that will affect the price of a bathroom sink is its design. Mass-produced bathroom sinks most often come in oval bowl designs and may be part of the vanity top. In other words, the sink and the counter top are formed out of one piece of plastic or whatever material is used. There are many designs to choose from, including free standing pedestal bathroom sinks, console bathroom sinks with legs, undermounts and vessel bathroom sinks, which are bowls that sit on top of the bathroom counter. Again, match the designs to the image in your mind of your ideal sink, and pick the one that most closely matches that image and your budget.

Caution

Cleansers can harm bathroom sinks, so it is best to find out when you purchase your new bathroom sink what kind of cleanser you need to use to clean it. In general, avoid gritty cleansers for metal sinks.

Where to buy a bathroom sink

These online retailers have hundreds of bathroom sinks for you to consider—

Go with the many choices at Faucet.com. The styles range from vanity tops to vessels and everything in between.

4Sinks.com gives a tour of every bathroom sink model it carries by displaying them in big, color photographs. There are even sinks made of tempered glass.

Fixtures Direct refers to them as “lavatory” sinks, perhaps because the selection is so beautiful. Find brass, bronze, cast iron, copper, nickel and even wooden sinks here.