Yes, and I’ve known plumbers who have to make cuts in stone countertops to install taps etc to create a ‘dam’ out of putty to flow water in to the cutting site

Yes, and I’ve known plumbers who have to make cuts in stone countertops to install taps etc to create a ‘dam’ out of putty to flow water in to the cutting site while doing it. The solutions exist, the problem is making people invest in them and stick to it.