Kitchen sink: Round or square?

[RichyWHL]

Hi. Newbie here & currently finalising plans for a conversion. Can't decide whether to have a round or square kitchen sink!! Quite fancy a square one with a chopping board cut to fit in the contours! Any advice please. Thank you.
PS My parents had an old transit conversion in the 1970/80s which I grew up with, I've always wanted one and this is MY first ever van & I am SO SO excited!!!

 

[Wissel]

Personal preference I think but welcome to the forum

Probably worth joining the sister site as well as dedicated to self builds:
https://www.diymotorhome.co.uk

 

[RichyWHL]

Thanks Wissel. I wish I had the skill, time, space, tools & patience to self-convert but I don't!! So I'm going to Rhales Conversions near Peterborough. Searched for years on what I wanted, just small details now!

 

[p-c]

Hi

I can understand your excitment.

Questions. Do you want a basket in the sink? Is there a basket available in that size and shape? Same with a bowl. If you do and there is get two so you have a replacement. Same with the "chopping board" get two so that you have that replacement available. This hopefully covers damage wear or just to look really good when you come to sell.

Regards.

p-c

 

[Spriddler]

Personal pref. I prefer round with a convex base so that even if the van isn't completely level you don't end up chasing the washing up dregs down the plug 'ole or with a permanent puddle in the sink. You do lose a bit of volume compared with the same footprint of a square bowl.
I had a great one on my boat that drained even when sailing heeled over 20 degrees.

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[scotjimland]

have you space for a dual sink ?

ours' has small one for draining and washing veg, and larger for washing up

they have chopping board covers .. that would be my preference..

example https://www.jacksonsleisure.com/car...uipment/sinks/smev-va945-campervan-dual-sink/

 

[treetops1]

Just be careful when driving to remove the chopping board.In an accident God forbid it could take your head off if not secure.

 

[RogerThat]

Can't decide whether to have a round or square kitchen sink!!

The sink in my van is triangle shaped

 

[tonyidle]

Plates tend to be round as do most cooking utensils?

 

[RichyWHL]

Thanks all. Van at converters now, and I went for this, useful basket & chopping board but won't be using the drainer! https://www.sinks-taps.com/shop/round-bowl-kitchen-sink-and-drainer-set---rl216s.html

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[EuroTrotters]

Should have done a poll!

SQUARE

 

[icantremember]

Glad you're sorted now .... ours is diamond shape .. one of Hymer's NOT such good ideas!

 

[Riverbankannie]

Thanks all. Van at converters now, and I went for this, useful basket & chopping board but won't be using the drainer! https://www.sinks-taps.com/shop/round-bowl-kitchen-sink-and-drainer-set---rl216s.html

Why not the drainer? You will need somewhere to stack the wet dishes unless you are incorporating a separate draining board somehow.

 

[RichyWHL]

We don't have space for the drainer Riverbanannie. It's a 5.5m van with 2 sideways sofas at the back so kitchen worktop very limited. We'll but a round plastic bowl & use the basket as a drainer!

 

[Barclaybasher]

Plates tend to be round as do most cooking utensils?

Round bowl...............round plates stuck in bowl

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[Silver-Fox]

A round bowl will leave more material in the worktop so will be stronger.
Also round holes gives less stress on the worktop.

I’m thinking the film Fatal Attraction

 

[SpeedyDux]

ROUND!

Square is heresy. BURN THEM!

 

[John.]

The sink in my van is triangle shaped

There's always one