Commission 03 · Basins, vanities & baths
Mitred waterfall vanity
وحدة حوض بحواف مشطوفة
The workhorse. A slab-thickness top with the face folded down at the front and the sides, so the piece looks as though it was cut from a solid block at a fraction of the block price. Done properly the vein carries across the fold and the joint disappears; done badly you see a dark line at 45 degrees for the rest of the vanity's life.
How it is built
Twenty millimetres of stone that reads as two hundred.
- Top and apron are cut from adjacent slab, edges machined at 45°, then bonded with a colour-matched resin and clamped while it cures.
- The vein is planned across the mitre before anything is cut. This is the whole trick and it is why a waterfall costs more in labour than in stone.
- A laminated edge — a strip glued flat under the top — is cheaper and always shows a seam. We will quote it if you ask, and we will tell you what it looks like.
| Slab thickness | 20 mm, folded to read 60–120 mm |
|---|---|
| Edge | Mitred 45° and vein-matched, or laminated if cost rules |
| Basin | Undermount, vessel, or a separate carved bowl |
Worth knowing before you order
A mitre is a glue joint carrying a knock at shin height. On a family bathroom we run a 3 mm radius on the arris rather than a sharp corner.
Stone
What it is cut from.
A strong directional vein is what makes a waterfall worth doing. On a stone with no vein at all the effect is lost and a simpler edge is the honest choice.
Galala Classic
Egypt's flagship beige — warm, even and quarried in volume.
Golden Cream Vein
Cream ground with straight gold veining — cut with the vein.
Imperial Grey
Silver-grey ground lit by pale crystalline veining.
Sunny Oro
The richest gold in the Sunny family.
Beige Dune
Sand-toned beige with a long, drifting figure.
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