Edges & finishes
Sink cut-outs
The sink cut-out decides how the worktop drains, how it cleans, and in the case of a Belfast, when we can template at all.
Before you choose
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.
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Other groups
- Edge profiles11
- Draining grooves7
- Hob cut-outs3
- Splashbacks & upstands2
- End panels & waterfalls2
- Corners6
- Extra cut-outs9
- Window cills2
Sinks 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.
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A sink cut-out is machined in the workshop from your template, not on site. That is why we need the actual sink, or its exact template drawing, before fabrication starts, and why a sink swapped late is one of the few things that genuinely delays a kitchen.
Corners are radiused rather than cut square. A sharp internal corner is a stress point, and stress points in stone eventually become cracks. If anyone offers you a square-cornered cut-out in quartz or sintered stone, walk away.
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| Sink type | How it works | What it does well | What it asks of you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undermount | Sink bonded under the stone. The cut-out edge is polished, because you can see and feel it. | Crumbs sweep straight in. Nothing to catch dirt at the rim. The neatest option by a distance. | More fabrication, and the polished aperture edge has to be right because it is on show. |
| Inset | Sink drops into the aperture and its rim sits on top of the stone. | Forgiving, cheaper, and works with almost any sink you can buy. | The rim collects residue and the silicone line around it needs cleaning and eventually renewing. |
| Belfast / butler | A deep ceramic sink stands in its own base unit and the stone is cut and polished around it. | The look, in a traditional or country kitchen, and a very large bowl. | The sink and its base unit must be installed and level before we can template. No exceptions: the stone is cut to the sink that is there. |
AXIX Sink Cut Out
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Belfast Sink Cut Out
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Standard Sink Cut Out
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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 3–7 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.