Got that sink-in feeling

It took half a day but the kitchen sink is at last in and fully working.

Along the way I found another leak – the plumber had capped off the hot and cold supplies to the sink but just as with the valve fitting for the rear outside tap, had only made the cold supply cap finger-tight. No wonder water was seeping down the pipe and creating a damp patch on the floor below. I’m surprised more wasn’t letting by.

All of the fittings in the house (toilet hand-basin mixer, shower, bathroom basin mixer and this mixer on the kitchen sink) are high quality Grohe fittings from Germany so should give good service. The only downside, if it is a downside, is that they are all on the heavy side and this mixer especially moves from side to side due to the thickness, or lack of it, of the stainless steel from which the sink is made. I’ll probably make some kind of metal under-sink securing bracket to hold it firm.

In case anyone is interested, here’s a shot of the sink fixings I created using the plastic corner blocks.

In general I’m now becoming rather worried about how, yet again, time is slipping by with no activity by or word from the builder. They assured me that the house would be ready inside and out by the end of this month before France shuts down for August but it’s becoming harder by the day to see how this can possibly happen given the state of the bathroom and the amount of exterior ‘landscaping’ that needs to be done.