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Default Sloping countertops?

On Mon, 5 Aug 2013 22:22:02 -0500, Sqwertz >
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>I'll state the obvious: Why not just wipe up the puddles as they
>happen? The only puddles I usually get are on my cutting and drain
>boards (under the dish rack). And both of those drain into the sink
>(albeit manually when I lift them up and tip them to wash them).
>
>It would bug the shit out of me if every time I set a tomato, orange,
>or carrot on the counter, that it rolls away or otherwise into a
>position other than where I strategically set it.
>
>The countertop material and how clean it is would determine how
>much/little of a slope is needed for it to drain properly. Laminate
>countertops, for example, are usually a slight matte finish. It would
>take a somewhat drastic slope for them to drain puddles off to the
>side.


The sinks with drainboards are not quite like that. Very little slop
so things don't roll around Unlike a regular counter, the front and
back have a lip to prevent spills from getting all over the place and
on the floor.