Copper Farmhouse Sinks discount codes
The apron front sink in hand raised copper. What to check before you spend, and every code we have that works on one.
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What gauge should a copper farmhouse sink be?
Fourteen gauge for a kitchen, which is the heavier of the two grades in common use. Sixteen gauge is lighter and cheaper and is fine in a bathroom, but a kitchen sink takes daily punishment from pans and a heavier sink dents far less.
Will it stay shiny?
No, and it is not meant to. Unlacquered copper darkens from the first week and keeps going for years. Waxing slows it down, acidic cleaners strip it back in bright patches that take months to blend in.
Can I fit one into my existing cabinets?
Usually the cabinet has to be cut down and reinforced, because an apron front shows its face and carries real weight when full. Ask the workshop for a template before the cabinetry is built. Several of the makers here will build to a size you give them.
What separates a good one
Weight first. Copper for a sink is usually 14 or 16 gauge, and 14 is the heavier of the two. A 14 gauge apron front feels solid when you knock it and dents far less when a pan lands badly. Sixteen gauge is lighter, cheaper and perfectly serviceable in a bathroom, but for a kitchen sink that will take cast iron every day, the heavier metal is worth the difference.
Then the seams. A sink raised by hand from a single sheet has no seam on the apron at all. A cheaper one is folded and welded at the corners, and you can usually see the line under raking light. Ask the workshop which theirs is, because photographs hide it.
Living with the finish
Unlacquered copper is a living finish. It arrives bright and moves through orange, brown and eventually near black, faster where water sits and hands touch. Nothing about that is damage. If you want it to stay lighter, wax it once or twice a year and dry it after use.
What actually harms it is acid. Lemon, vinegar and most bathroom cleaners strip the patina back to bare metal in a bright patch that then takes months to blend in. Warm water and a soft cloth is the whole maintenance routine.
Fitting it
An apron front is not a drop in. The cabinet under it has to be cut down and reinforced, and a full copper sink with water in it is heavy enough that the base needs to carry the load rather than the countertop. Get the maker template before the cabinetry is built, not after.
Several of the workshops here will build to a size you give them, which is worth knowing if you are working around an old run of units. Farmhouse sinks on this site run from about two hundred dollars to seventeen hundred, so it is worth asking before you compromise on the opening you have.