Step 5: Get your countertops installed.

Cutouts for sinks and cooktops are made on-site during the installation. So if you’re changing one of these fixtures, make sure the new one is in your kitchen so the installer can saw out the right size hole for it. There’s no room for guesswork here. To make it easy for the installer and for yourself, clean out your base cabinets. That way nothing will get broken and nothing will get covered with sawdust when the countertop goes in. Finally, arrange to have your old countertop hauled away. Some installers include this in the price, some don’t. Assuming everything’s in order, installing your countertops should be the quickest part of the process. Expect it to take a day.