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As someone who installs these for a living, I wouldn't exactly say it's a job just about anyone could do. Very few sink installs I've done are true plug-and-play. There's almost always some customization needed or reach/compatibility issues with the plumbing. Plus, there are certain things you need to watch out for if you want to avoid water damage down the line.
This guy fucks.
Nope. I had to build some shimming because the counter isn't flat anymore (hence new countertops), and then do some weird shit with the trap because it's almost, but not quite, right under the drain on this single basin. Old one was fine for double basin with drains on each side. New drain does a back and under to get around.
What I wish they would give you is some sort of turnbuckle clamp you can screw to the side of the cabinets before dropping them in, and then just hook them down. Those pushscrew things never work right.
For the record, Sharkbite shutoffs rock.
I feel like those are a great solution for temporarily capping off a pipe so you can turn the water back on with the job half-done, but I would be scared to use them for anything permanent.
I've had some in place where I've switched from copper to pex over 15 years ago. Not a drip. They're honestly amazing, but expensive as hell compared to a regular copper or pex fitting for the same job.
I needed to take some height off the supply lines, and didn't feel like farting around with a torch etc to sweat the old valves off and put them on again, especially as it was a vertical solder point. These worked great and took 2 minutes to refit.
I had to grind down my tile counter top to get a new one to fit, for example. I had to get longer hoses, and extend the drain pipe as well. It's fully dependent on your situation, but the risks of causing water damage is always there. However, I probably saved some cash by DIYing it. Unless it's slowly leaking while avoiding my water alarms.. o.o
The most common mistake people make with this is forgetting to waterproof the edges of the hole in the counter. Then if there's no proper seal between the sink and the countertop, water eventually seeps underneath and bloats the whole thing.