This is going to end in a whole new bathroom, isn't it? I can tell. The tap fittings won't be the right size so I'll have to replace the sink and if I'm doing that I'll replace the bath and if I'm doing that then I'll need to retile.
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Last time I had bathroom taps changed, I learned that there were valves on the pipes that meant the handyman could stop the water there rather than switch off at the main stopcock.
On the bright side plumbing is still pretty antediluvian technically. I would hope you could get taps that will fit. We kept our '60s era sink & fitted new taps but the downside is modern taps are so rubbish in comparison.
To be fair, these taps don't owe me anything. I've lived here 25 years and they were old then. I've found instructions, I've got a spanner, it'll be fine.
Good luck! We're getting a new kitchen in a few weeks, but have been thinking about it for years. At one point the tap was leaking and we had a similar thought process to you. Fortunately my OH found a way to keep it limping on a bit longer until we were ready to go the whole hog.
Belatedly as just seen this, and now in my head are the mice singing "you will fit it, you will fix it" because you surely can. Sandra Kerr is still performing folk music oft with her equally successful songwriter daughter Nancy Kerr. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXEv8RmElBo
Hurrah! My one regret from refurbishing my current house years ago is not getting the ancient mains water stop tap inside the house moved to a more accessible place from its near floor level spot under the kitchen sink.
Swear to God my tombstone is going to say "I'm not paying a hundred quid for a plumber, how hard can it be?" and my cause of death will be "drowning". 😁
I was wondering how you’d got on. Well done on getting part of the way there - I wouldn’t have tried that much.
Hope you don’t have to wait too long for the plumber.
Oh now that is such bad luck. Expect you've planned for getting the other tap checked over too and replacing the headpiece on it now so all bathroom upgrade ideas are nicely averted. :)
And if I'm doing that, then... And on it goes until my entire flat is gutted back to the bare brick and I'm standing there with a sledgehammer, looking confused. 😁
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* the fourth emergency service.
Hope you don’t have to wait too long for the plumber.