Yup, Christine, I think we're really close! I'm in PG too. And I had the same thought about the hutch, but have no place to put it. I hope you get it!

Thank you My3dogs (this is my first post here so I am not sure if you will know I am replying to you.....the last time I looked at GardenWeb it was not part of Houzz...) I ADORE the Danby marble in my original post picture with the vintage sink. And I am not a 100% sold on Quartz/Quartzite but my concern is we have soapstone now and I am not pleased with it. A guest comes over and sets a casserole dish down and then pulls it out and it scratches. My "hard on equipment" husband unloads the dishwasher and drags a dish by the edge and it dings. I did like a white granite and thought it may be more durable than the soapstone but then researched the quartz or caesar stone and it seems bulletproof. The 'carrera" caesar stones look very marblesque. But I do love the look and feel of marble and so many on this forum have said it is NOT that hard to care for. Another dilemma! I believe I will have my husband make me a ply wood counter as funkycamper suggests....to try out the sink. I also need to research the faucets and get the sink resurfaced if I do decide on it (and I think I will always be sad if I don't..)

Were I called to this job, the first order of business is to determine if in fact the top is 1/2" solid surface or Wilsonart's notorious SSV. From the looks of the top at the undermounted sink, it appears to be 1/2". SSV is a tear-out. Is there matching backsplash, cutting board, or an island or desk that could be sacrificed or anywhere I can inconspicuously steal matching material for repairs? I may be able to get enough by pulling the cooktop if the overhang is large enough. I have to pull it anyway to do the repair. By the way, that's fabricator error/customer abuse, not the fault of the material. Remember, when these repairs are completed, you have new tops. Literally. Your old tops will leave inside my vacuum. You aren't getting new tops for the cost of these repairs; at least the quality of new solid surface tops. Budget 2K or so, depending on your area, sink, plumbing, repairs and refinish included. A drop in sink is less expensive than the same sink undermounted, because it takes less time. If you get a top mount/undermount that you like, it can easily be reinstalled (undermounted) in future tops. Here's the Kohler 3821 top mounted in solid surface. Same sink undermounted in stone. You won't need to expose the faucet deck on a new installation if you don't want, but lots of people love their faucet inside their sink. Is there a "Kohler" sticker on that sink, please? If so, the cutout may match this spectacular Blanco:

Any of those will work, if they have experience with building a cast iron cradle. But if the stine folks wont do this, the tops need to come off, and the sink installed, BEFORE the counter is templated. Otherwise the cut risks being off.