Sink & Faucet Installation in Elk Grove Village, IL

That is the Elk Grove Village Community Development Department's call, not ours — (847) 357-4220. The general shape of it is that cosmetic work is usually outside permit scope and anything that adds or moves electrical, plumbing or gas usually is not. Where Elk Grove Village publishes a rule we follow it; where it does not, we say so in the quote rather than assuming an exemption on your behalf.

A properly installed undermount is held by mechanical clips or anchors plus silicone - not adhesive alone - and does not simply fall. The failures you read about almost always trace to caulk-only installs or a heavy cast iron bowl hung without support brackets. Ask your installer what physically carries the load, and do not store heavy items pressing on the bowl. If a sink ever starts to sag or the rim seam opens, water is reaching the seam and the cabinet below - have it re-supported promptly, not just re-caulked.

In Illinois, yes - the state Plumbing License Law reserves plumbing work, including alterations, to licensed plumbers, and suburbs commonly require a licensed plumber letter of intent with kitchen permits. Wisconsin likewise requires licensed plumbers for plumbing scopes, though the City of Milwaukee lets homeowners pull plumbing permits for their own home. Indiana licenses plumbers statewide but enforcement on small fixture swaps varies by locality. Many countertop installers include a plumber reconnect in the price - confirm that line item in the quote rather than assuming.

Yes — the physical sink (or at minimum its exact spec sheet) must be on site at template day, because the cutout is traced from it and an undermount rim cannot be guessed. This is the single most common last-minute ambush in homeowner project timelines: the templater arrives, there is no sink, and the whole schedule slips 3-7 days. Buy the sink and faucet when you order the counters, and confirm the mounting style — undermount, drop-in, or farmhouse each changes the cutout, the price, and in the farmhouse case the cabinet itself.

No — designers deliberately mix metals, and a contrasting hardware finish is one of the cheapest ways to make a kitchen look intentionally designed. The working rules: keep it to two or three finishes total, make one clearly dominant (roughly 70 percent of the visible metal), and pair a warm metal with a cool one — brass with matte black, or polished nickel with oil-rubbed bronze. What to avoid is two finishes that almost match, like brushed nickel next to brushed chrome; that reads as a mistake rather than a choice.