Shower stall wall faucets

"any way of _easily_ retrofitting"

NO.

sure there is.

call a plumber.

ml

"Norm Dion" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

Well,you answered your own question; "I'm reasonably handy with tools but certainly no plumber or solderer."

Those are the major skills you need to do the job.along with tiling and grouting.

horizontally

solderer.

Somebody used to make a kit especially for that purpose. It had a stainless or chrome plated escutcheon to cover the 2 handle holes. Don't know if Lowes or Home Depot still carry them...

Step one is to learn how to solder. the rest if fairly simple. Most new faucets can be had with a large disk that will cover the double holes you now have. You may have to increase or make a center hole for the new setup. The possibility is very high that you will have to cut and solder some tubing in the back of the faucets.