What Type of Sink Is Best for a Laundry?

The best laundry sink depends on how you use the room. Think about the jobs it needs to handle, not just how it looks.

For soaking clothes, washing shoes, cleaning tools, and filling buckets, a stainless steel laundry sink is usually the practical choice. If you want the sink to be more of a design feature, you can also look at granite, fireclay, or ceramic styles.

Then work out the installation. A topmount laundry sink has a rim that sits on the bench. An undermount laundry sink sits below the benchtop for a cleaner edge. A tap-landing laundry sink has a built-in platform for the mixer.

We'd choose the bowl size and depth based on what you need to wash. A shallow sink may look neat but isn't much use if you can't fill a bucket without water going everywhere.