Apron-Front Sink Pros and Cons: What Cabinets Must Change
An apron-front sink gives you easier reach with less leaning, a deep single bowl that fits roasting pans flat, and an exposed front that protects cabinetry from drips, but it...
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Bathroom and Kitchen Guides
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Single vs Double Bowl Kitchen Sink: Which Fits How You Cook
A single bowl sink suits households where the dishwasher handles most dishes, because one big basin lets roasting pans and sheet pans lie flat, fills stockpots easily and gives you...
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Undermount vs Drop-In Sink: Which Is Right for Your Kitchen
A drop-in sink, also called a top-mount sink, lowers into a hole in the countertop and rests on a rim that sits on the surface, held snug by clips underneath...
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Sink Size for a 33 Inch Cabinet (and 30 or 36): Fit Chart
A sink's overall width should be at least 3 inches less than the cabinet's nominal width, so a 30 inch cabinet takes a sink up to about 27 inches, a...
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Is a Workstation Sink Worth It? An Honest Accessory Guide
A workstation sink is worth it in small kitchens, in households that prep and cook most nights, and for anyone who runs out of counter during holiday cooking, because the...
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Fireclay Farmhouse Sinks: Shaws Care & Buying Guide
A fireclay farmhouse sink is one of the few kitchen purchases where the material really is the story. Fireclay starts as moulded clay, dried slowly, coated in glaze, then fired...
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Blanco SILGRANIT vs Franke Fragranite: Which Sink Wins?
Ask about granite composite kitchen sinks anywhere in Canada and two names come up almost immediately: Blanco SILGRANIT and Franke Fragranite. Both are roughly 80 per cent natural granite bound...
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Tub to Shower Conversion: Steps & Product Checklist
A tub to shower conversion replaces an alcove bathtub with a walk-in shower inside the same 60 by 30 or 60 by 32 footprint, and a straight swap takes a...
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Shower Glass Thickness: 6mm vs 8mm vs 10mm Explained
Walk through any showroom or scroll any product page and you'll see shower glass listed at 6mm, 8mm or 10mm — sometimes as 1/4", 5/16" or 3/8" if the spec...
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Corner Shower Kits for Small Bathrooms: A Buyer's Guide
A Maax corner shower kit is a matched set of acrylic or fibreglass base and glass, built in neo-angle or round formats, in nominal sizes that commonly run from 36...
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Curbless Shower Base Guide: Barrier-Free Design That Works
Walk into a well-designed new bathroom and there's a good chance the shower has no step at all — the floor simply continues into the wet zone. Curbless (or "zero-threshold")...
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Shower Wall Panels vs Tile: Install and Cost Guide
Walk into a recently renovated Canadian bathroom and there's a real chance the shower walls aren't tile at all. Large-format wall panels — the kind of systems Kohler and MAAX...
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One-Piece Shower Stalls: When They Beat Tile
Walk into a Canadian rental unit, finished basement, or cottage bathroom and odds are the shower is a moulded acrylic or fibreglass unit rather than tile. There’s a reason for...
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