G'day,

An easy one to share with all...I purchased a house "born in the 1970s". The wall mounted tap assy is old the faucet leaks and the whole lot needs replacement.

I went out and purchased a std pair of H & C tap top assy from the local Bunnings. Brought everything home. Commenced to remove the caps and plastic covers to reveal...none other than that the existing spindles have actually been cemented into the wall cavity, i.e. whomever originally put the spindle assy in, they completely cemented around the whole spindle and made it part of the wall (you can't removed the spindle unless the cement is carefully "hacked in2"). Now I realise that things were different back in the earlier days...but...applying cement around the spindle unit? Were the spindles back then impervious to breaking down?! I think not. It now makes the job harder & longer than it had 2B. Oh what a joyful weekend I'll be having.

Cheers