Draining grooves
Grooves machined into the stone itself, instead of a separate draining board taking up worktop.
These are options, not products
You cannot add an edge profile to a basket, and we would not want you to. What each of these costs depends on how many metres of it your kitchen needs, and on the slab it is being cut from.
So there are no prices on this page. Every option below is itemised on your written quote instead, with the actual quantity your kitchen needs (six metres of upstand, one rebated hob cut-out, four softened corners), so you can see what each decision costs and take one out if you would rather spend the money on a better slab.
Most of these are decided at template stage, when we are standing in the kitchen and can see how the light falls and where you will actually be standing. If you are not sure yet, that is normal, and it is not a reason to delay getting a quote.
Before we templateSinks and hobs must be on site before we template, and a Belfast sink must be installed and level. The stone is cut to the appliance that is actually there.
7 options
Choosing between the draining grooves
Grooves are milled into the surface beside the sink and fall towards it, so water runs back rather than sitting. They only work if they are cut with the right fall, which is set at fabrication. A groove without fall is a puddle with a pattern.
What they are genuinely good at: draining a colander, a chopping board or a couple of pans without a plastic rack cluttering the worktop. What they are not: a hidden feature. Grooves are always visible, they catch a little residue in hard-water areas, and they need a wipe along their length rather than a swipe across. A flat recessed drainer is the subtler option, and easier to keep clean, but it drains more slowly.
If your water is hard, expect limescale to show in the grooves before it shows anywhere else. That is not a fabrication fault, it is chemistry, and a periodic descale sorts it.
Each of the 7 options is priced on your written quote, never from a menu.
4 Straight Grooves 
5 Straight Grooves 
Angled Grooves 
Half Recess Flat 
Horseshoe Grooves 
Pan Bar Grooves 
Sink Recess Full Flat
Other groups
The rest of the fabrication options
Tell us the kitchen and we will itemise every one of these
Edges, cut-outs, upstands and corners all listed separately with quantities, so you can see what each choice adds before you agree to it. Fitted 5–10 working days from template.
Not sure which edge or cut-out you want? You do not need to be. We go through it at template stage, in the kitchen, with the slab chosen.
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