KGD-54BLACK

I bought this sink for my wife with the pictured faucet as a birthday gift. Both are Kraus. I, having never installed a kitchen sink, was a little apprehensive about the install. I did all my research and made one trip to Home Depot for the things needed to install (Tail piece extension for plumbing modification, silicone, PVC cutter, Kraus drain cover, plumber's putty and a 5mm underlayment to cover up the water damaged flooring of the cabinet - it's temporary). I also got a new Insinkerator disposal mounting kit with gasket for disposal because the other one was scratched and worn. I got back home and proceeded to remove the 20 years worth of cleaners and stuff from under the sink. My hope was that the plumbing would line up perfect where my existing sink drain was and that the sink would fit perfect in the opening. Once I got the old out and dry fit the new sink there was a sigh of relief. The contractor cut the opening slightly larger than they should have for the prior sink so the new sink just barely fit and covered. It's close but it is covered. I had to use the black spacers that come with the sink install kit in order to tighten it down to the counter top. After dry fitting several times and making sure I had everything in order I ran one bead of clear silicone around the perimeter of the sink and set it in the opening. I adjusted it from side to side and front to back to make sure it was exactly where it needed to be then I started tightening down the mounting clamps. I like the hardware the sink comes with - the mounting clamps fasten to the sink with phillips head screws before you install then all you have to do is spin the clamp 45 degrees and tighten the phillips screws to snug it to the counter top. I tightened the screws like you would a wheel on a car - then I went around and snugged them down. I installed the disposal next and the tail piece lined up perfect with the p-trap as I had hoped it would. I measured and cut the tail piece and buttoned up the plumbing. Then I installed the faucet which is super easy. Drop it in the hole, tighten the nut hand tight then there are two locking screws with phillips head. After that all you have to do is hook up your water supply lines and turn the water back on. The description says you need a 36" wide cabinet but you can see in the images my cabinet is 34.5" inside and it fits perfect. There was plenty of room to mount the clips - you will need a long #2 phillips screwdriver. It also comes with the hardware for an under mount if that fits your application. It comes with a drain as well if you do not have a disposal. The sink comes with knock outs for a soap dispenser or air gap. I ordered the Kraus faucet with air gap because it was the only spot free stainless option. I did not use the air gap. I ran a loop up higher than where the line feeds into the disposal (found that handy info on YouTube) and zip tied it to one of the mounting clamps to hold it. All in all she loves it. The Kraus faucet with this Kraus sink is a perfect match. The sink is solid and seems to be very well made. The faucet feels high quality / heavy. The basin of the sink is huge compared to what we had and she loves the single drain on the right - you have a lot more surface area to use in the sink. She can now fit an entire pot, skillet or cookie sheet in the sink without it hanging out the top. This was a nice, inexpensive upgrade. When I ordered both items the faucet was $209 and the sink was $206. Both items arrived days earlier than Amazon promised so that was a bonus. We love the sink and not a single thing went wrong during the install. Everything went exactly the way I wanted. Not the way I expected which would have been just short of a disaster like most projects around here. The Kraus faucet I installed is the KPF-1610SFS - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0956JW96Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1 If you are looking for something that won't break the bank but looks like it did - this is a great combo. Everyone who has seen it says "I don't even want to know what that cost". I was looking at stainless sinks before I found this one and I'm so glad we went this route over stainless. It is top notch. Five stars for sure.

I’m OBSESSED with my new Kraus black granite sink. I picked the single, side drain as my favorite option, seseo single bowl, to replace a double-sink that I hated because you couldn’t fit even 1 pot inside to hand wash it. This Kraus single bowl sink can fit 3 pots at once!! My husband installed it himself, it took about 5 hours and 2 trips to Home Depot. The biggest issue was drilling out the optional hole on the side corner for the built-in soap dispenser. This required a special diamond-head circle drill which cost $60 and $20 for the adaptor. Annoying but worth it to have the soap dispenser. It is heavy and sturdy. We tested the drilled-out piece by scratching and taking sharp knives to it, it barely made a scratch so it’s very durable. It comes with adjusters and clamps to hold it in place (we used the top-mount option). Overall the best sink I’ve ever owned in a house. It’s beautiful and functional!! My only issue is the Kraus sticker logo is not centered , so it looks stupid misaligned from the faucet. I’ll call Kraus and have them send me a new logo so I can rip the crooked one off.

Beautiful sink!!

My 9 year old daughter and I installed the sink in 2 hours (and 5 trips to my local hardware store for plumbing, nothing against the sink.) I suggest when installing to go ahead and connect the faucet AND the little clips BEFORE dropping it in. It makes it much easier than trying to tighten everything from underneath. This sink is BEAUTIFUL. It doesn't show water spots. It's DEEP and so spacious. I love the side drain. There's so much room for activities on the left. I will never have another sink style! I even attached the old garbage disposal and drain flange to the new sink without issue. I would have loved an option for a matching drain assembly for the sink, but i'm not complaining at all. Sink is black, my old drain is stainless steel - it's still beautiful. I got a tall faucet that BLASTS water. The sink being so deep doesn't let anything splash out. Incredibly easy to wipe down. I can't say enough great things about the sink!!! Worth every penny.

This sink has been a game changer in how user friendly a sink can be. I've had a lot stainless steel and porcelain sinks; they were fine. I never thought about a sink being one big deep tub (for lack of a better word) or a sink that had a nearly flat bottom but still drained. As you can already tell, I really like the size, depth and slope of the bottom of this sink. The bonus is that it is granite (composite I think) and absolutely beautiful. Mine is a dark gray that looks great with my stainless steel appliances. Any water that remains in it before I go to bed has drained and/or evaporated overnight - leaving no stain of any kind. To keep it clean, I wash it with detergent and a cloth and it comes out looking perfect. I can't think of anything that disappointed me about this sink or name anything I don't like. By the way, it arrived well packaged and unbroken.

Easy install...looks great!

I Love this sink! Great for kids baths. Great for washing that bigass hand wash only pizza tray you bought because you were feeling fancy. Great for everything else you might use a sink for! The stone has a slight sparkle to it, and feels real sturdy and elegant, but durable. A quick wipe with dawn and a rag, and a very hot rinse has kept it looking brand new for 6 months of daily use with 2 kids. (UPDATE: Sink has been in 2 years now, now damage or wear, LOVE THIS SINK.) I will 100% recommend this sink to anyone who wants a larger basin sink. This thing is extremely useful, and feels high end.

This sink WOULD HAVE BEEN an easy 5-Star. 1- It has a nice, smooth appearance and the 3D emblem adds a good touch. 2- The extra holes are predrilled enough, so a hole saw can just sit in the grooves and start cutting. 3- The installation instructions mentions using a 32mm (1-1/4”) diamond-blade hole saw to cut the new holes and that’s a good tip. I was able to order one from Amazon for less than $10 Free Shipping and had it on hand when the time came to use it. 4- It includes enough mounting hardware for both under-mount and drop-in. Caution! There are 12 tinny predrilled holes on the 6 small platforms around the sink for mounting the hardware which keeps the sink from shifting its position overtime. The installation manual tells you to install the hardware by using the small screws it comes with and turning the screw till their tight (or something like that). Well! You can’t get the screws in more than a few turns before the screw heads break off. Now you have a broken screw stuck in the hole. Being a Master Mechanic; I have tools to work it out. So here is what you need to do: If you haven’t started with the hardware yet, go to (B) otherwise start with (A). (A) If you break a screw, just shift the hardware slightly to the left or the right, using a hole-punch mark two new spots to drill in to. (B) Star drilling with a 1/64” or the smallest drill bit you have at the depth of the screw’s length and gradually work up to a 1/16” drill bit. Tip: Mark the drill bit with paint or masking tape at depth point where you want stop drilling so you don’t end up drilling through the sink. Important! When you’re finished with the drilling, using a toothpick lubricate the screw hole with a tinny amount of machine oil or: cutting oil, cooking oil, graphite (pencil lead shaving) but NOT grease, lotion, or Vaseline that can pack the threads and break screw. Do this to all the remaining screw holes. Don’t get oil around the sink rim where you need to apply Silicone. Use a hand screw driver and not a powered one. 5- It includes a hot-pad and a hot-mitt. (useful if you purchased an oven or a set of cookware), I would rather have a better quality drain tailpiece with a turning collar, instead of the cheap plastic one it came with. I’ll have to buy something better.