Interior Design Fittings and Fixtures - Plumbing and Sanitary Fixtures
Basins
There are various types of basins and they are made in a number of materials.
Often the basin will be incorporated into a joinery unit that contains drawers and or cupboards and is known as a vanity unit.
Materials
Vitreous China
This is a clay product that is glazed and hard fired to make a very strong and nonporous surface.
It has the advantage that it is very strong and hard to scratch.
Plastic or Acrylic
There are a number of different plastics that the basin may be made of and while they are often an economic fitting and may come in a large variety of colours they are usually always softer than the china types and therefore scratch easier, consequently they will collect dirt more quickly than a porcelain surface as the surface tends to be more easily pitted or grooved at a microscopic level allowing dirt to grip and collect.
