Is it possible to make one tap? Plumber said difficult job

You can use these style of push on fittings in lieu of oxy:



The issue you will have is fitting a mixer on the sink, personally I would replace the whole thing rather than muck around cutting a hole in the stainless steel sink.

If the unit is short there is an easier fix for this without cutting the pipes and without using a plumber:

Buy a new unit with mixer, buy tall legs for the unit so the existing taps fit underneath. Replace the existing taps with undersink taps, screw on the mixer hoses and your done.

 

You could always do this: C&N tapware fix

 

T-pieces are for under sinks and inside walls and still require two taps rather than a mixer.

I have these in a couple of bathroom vanities, they can be fiddley when changing taps by yourself.

It's probably a fibro asbestos wall too so I don't think it's a job worth doing just for aesthetics

 

@Tim & Chrissy - in this place, I don't think aesthetics comes into it. This is a solution with minimal intrusion, can be done to look half reasonable (it'll be the most expensive part of the kitchen), won't touch the fibro or the tiles.

 

You can't install the T-piece on the outside of the wall so you have to cut into the wall.

That's what I'm getting at - the cost of a plumber and asbestos removal isn't worth it just for the soothing aesthetics of a mixer tap.

I actually don't know why the the OP is doing this, a mixer won't fix that laundry, a sledgehammer might

 

I'd be inclined to fit the mixer to the wall . Remove the existing taps and attach flexible hoses from the mixer to the water outlets.

Extra drilling in the wall will be needed to feed the hoses through. Bend the mixer spout so the water hits the sink.

 

What tool do you use to bend the spout? I used to do a bit of work with conduit and we had to put a steel spring inside before bending to maintain the diameter/integrity of the conduit.

I have the same taps on an old 50's holiday house with no sheeting on the laundry walls and thought about doing this but the angle of the tap spout was the problem.

 

There's the solution.
Pull the kitchen out and Bob's your Uncle, easy to fix.

 

You could install something like this.

 

Or this

 

Oxy torch or failing that angle grinder & no more gaps

 

Unless you absolutely must change the taps for practical reasons I seriously wouldn't bother. Putting a mixer into a kitchen like this is like polishing a turd (am I allowed to say that?).

 

Perfect! Not a bad looking tap either.

 

My old man believed there was no job you couldn't use a hammer and chisel for

 

Yes it would be a problem job,because by the look of the walls and the metal angle post that would be a old building,so fibro old gall pipes which would all have be replaced very costly,or go to your local old style hardware store,buy a sledge hammer,once you turn off the water supply,would take about 2 minutes to level that area and start again with new gear..

 

Then lodge a police report and insurance claim. (But that's fraud).

 

To bend the spout you could vice it, some heat and a hammer. Maybe borrow a pipe bender.

I'd use a mixer tap with the longest possible spout. I think a long spout will be easier to bend.

 

I'm a big fan of the one @Laker posted. Haven't seem them before, probably just have to cut the pipes to get the right fit.

Modern Chrome Wall Mounted Kitchen Sink Mixer Tap Faucet H279LA