A wall mounted utility sink is an excellent way to get water for all of your dirty chores without taking up a ton of space.  They are easy to find, and usually very affordable, so they work great in almost any home.  If you’re shopping for utility sinks, this post will help you figure out whether or not wall mounted sinks are right for your garage or laundry room.

In general, a utility sink a bare bones fixture that should require no maintenance at all.  It’s there to do a job, and nothing else.  Dirty hands, muddy boots, and grass stains shouldn’t phase a utility sink.  With that in mind, this post is geared toward the functional-type sinks, rather than anything fancy.  If you’re looking for something a bit fancier, see our post on laundry utility sinks.

The biggest benefit that you’ll get from a wall mounted, as opposed to a freestanding, utility sink is space.  That space can be interpreted two ways; get the most from a small space or create extra space.  If you’re looking at installing a utility sink in a small room or in the corner of a room, a wall mounted one is perfect.  It’s up and off of the floor, so you’re not losing anything there, and are versatile enough to install anywhere that you can run water and plumbing to.

There’s a bit of debate here at Ematerials about whether or not wall mounted sinks actually create more space, but I think the consensus is that they do.  Free standing sinks have plenty of space underneath them, but with the feet you lose the ability to put cabinets, boxes, or whatever under there.  Sure, a wall mounted sink has the drain pipe and P-trap hanging from the bottom and into the wall, but that’s not much when compared to legs.  Another huge benefit, like we said above, is that everything is off of the floor, so there is less to trip on, clean, and get in the way.

The biggest downside of wall mounted utility sinks is that they aren’t as durable as their free standing brethren.  If you’re not planning on hand washing all of your laundry for the next decade or so, this won’t be a big deal.  Wall mounted sinks can withstand most daily abuse, as long as their properly hung on the wall.

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