Mr. Plumber
So it's been two months since I broke my bathroom's sink. Today I finally got off my butt and went to Home Depot. I'd installed a faucet before, so I wasn't afraid or anything. I got a new faucet and two supply lines. Went home.
I squeeze into the cabinet under the sink and look around. The supply lines I bought are 20", much too long. I started undoing the nuts that held the old faucet on. The cold water nut was easy. Loosen it up, and slide the slotted metal plate out. The hot water nut wouldn't move.
So I went to Durst, and I got some shorter supply lines, and tried to get some advice on getting that nut off. The guy there wasn't too keen on the idea of cutting the nut, as a slip of the chisel could crack the counter. I wasn't sure on how I should be reacting to him, as he varied from, "You know it's counterclockwise to loosen," in which he attributed no skill to me at all, to "All you have to do is disconnect the trap and the two supply lines, and then you can just flip the counter over and work on it that way; you may have to caulk it up afterwords," which assumed a level of skill I don't think I have. I bought the supply lines and left.
I started going through almost everything in my toolbox, and I realized that I was getting somewhere (very slowly) with my adjustable wrench. So I went back to Durst, got a 6" wrench, came home, and with some great strain managed to get the nut loosened about half a turn, enough to get the plate out.
From that point it was a breeze. Swap chrome for ceramic handles, use wing nuts to lock the faucet on, attach the supply lines, attach the drain plug puller thingy, and I was done. Yay me!