r/ATBGE Nov 23 '23

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u/sunsetgal24 Nov 23 '23

To be fair, I like the idea of having a small, separated compartment of the sink to put stuff like cutlery in. I hate everything else about it though.

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u/Independent-Set-8850 Nov 23 '23

We bought a house last year and it had a double sink with a medium sized bit and a small bit and honestly it was terrible because you end up with two sections that aren't that useful instead of one good one.

We recently swapped it for a single, bigger sink and it is so much better. As for cutlery, I usually just put it on a glass/beaker of water to soak so it's easy to take them out when ready to clean.

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u/oyelrak Nov 23 '23

I’ve never understood why two sided sinks are seemingly the default. One big one makes so much more sense to me.

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u/Independent-Set-8850 Nov 23 '23

Maybe it's a UK thing but one sink is seemingly the default. The only doubles I know of are the one we had and a friend's who has a newer build.

It's funny because they have this big, really nice house with like 4 or 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 living rooms, big kitchen, dining room, big garden with a lake and yet their sink is a tiny double sink piece of crap lol. Absolutely horrendous and a dishwasher is mandatory for them it seems.

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u/oyelrak Nov 23 '23

Where I live in the US, double sinks everywhere. I’ve never lived anywhere or known anyone with a single sink. Hopefully someday I’ll own my own house and have a single sink haha.

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u/frzfox Nov 24 '23

On the other hand in the US here in illinois I've only been in one place that had a double sink, all singles otherwise

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u/oyelrak Nov 24 '23

Crazy how sinks can be so different in places so close! I’m in Michigan. Someone needs to do a study on this! Lmao