My neighbour is in his 80's, we were talking over the garden fence this morning and he asked me if I knew anything about plumbing because his sink in his bathroom has a leaking tap.
So I went and changed the washer and it still dripped, the taps were about 20 years old and were simply worn out.
I went to our local DIY supplier and bought a set of new taps for him and got to work dismantling his built in cabinet so I could get to the under side of his bathroom sink to take the taps off and change them.
I turned the water off and disconnected the pipes and started to unscrew the old taps retaining bolts when suddenly the sink fell off the wall ripping about 20 tiles with it
I have no idea who put the sink in his house but the only thing holding the sink up was the copper tap pipes and the only thing holding the sink against the wall was tile grouting
I honestly thought he was going to have a heart attack as he stood behind me chatting to me as I worked as he watched his sink fall off and smash and all the tiles rip off his bathroom wall.
I felt really bad even though it wasnt my fault
Can you imagine the silence as we both stood staring at the mess on the floor? :rofl:
I put the pipework back together with just the taps on the end just so he could have some water
I will be back at the DIY supplier tomorrow to buy a new sink and fittings