Care Guide – Basins and Vanities

We sell stunning stone and reclaimed teak items. Buying our products is an investment in a quality product that will give you many years of beautiful service. Both our stone items and our reclaimed teak vanities are incredibly durable! However like most things in life, there are a few very simple care and maintenance steps you can take to keep your items looking perfect and in pristine condition for many years to come.

MARBLE AND PETRIFIED WOOD BASINS

These are Calcareous Stones, composed mainly of calcium carbonate. The main care instruction with these is to avoid anything acidic! To care for these please follow these simple instructions.

Please take care to remove toothpaste marks, soap scum and make-up marks as you would with any basin wherever possible.

Do use a very mild soap or detergent, ideally a stone detergent. Wipe with a microfibre cloth in alignment with your usual cleaning schedules.

Do, occasionally use a stone sealer/preserver they are very simple to use! Spray on after cleaning, wipe off – a 30 second job every few weeks. This just keeps the surface of the stone sink looking perfect!

That is it! The main thing to watch out for is – DO NOT USE ANY ACIDIC BASED CLEANERS ON ANY MARBLE STONE ITEMS. These include vinegar, lemon juice, grout cleaners, tile cleaners, harsh kitchen degreasers, etc.

NATURAL STONE BASINS

Natural Stone basins offered by The Stone Sink Company are Siliceous Stones, composed mainly from silica or quartz like particles. These are part of the granite group, and are inherently more durable than Marble and Petrified Wood.

The same very simple steps (listed above) are best followed to keep the basins looking perfect for many many years, however these basins are resistant to acidic cleaners so they are suitable for kitchen sinks, where more abrasive cleaners may come into contact with the stone sink.

VANITIES.

All our Vanities are made from solid Reclaimed Teak. Reclaimed Teak is incredibly durable, you can see more about the origins and details of reclaimed teak here https://app-cassin.7xnwgrpcoq-ewx3lv9zm6zq.p.runcloud.link////reclaimed-teak/.

Care of reclaimed teak is very simple. The wood itself is impervious to water and will not damage, so it makes it perfect to be used for a wet environment such as a bathroom!

We would recommend sealing the wood before installation, this is best done with a teak oil. The Stone Sink Company can do this for you! It is very simple, just a case of rubbing the oil on with a cloth or a brush. As it is a first application, you can be very liberal with the application as the wood will absorb the liquid.

When the vanity is installed, very simple care instructions can be followed – regularly wiping the flat surfaces down, removing debris and any excess toothpaste spillages etc.

Periodically and depending on use, we recommend re-applying the oil to the exposed surfaces every 3 months or so.

We hope this answers your questions! Please don’t hesitate to call or email [email protected] if you have any further questions!