This is a solid piece of metal, not the cheap, plastic, faux chrome stuff you get at HD, etc. Even though I had all the accessories and tools to do the installation, as well as the experience to do the job on my own, I was delighted to see that it came with plumbers tape, a wrench for taking off the old fixture and putting on the new one as well as an Allen wrench to adjust the angle of the hand-held. Also, easy to follow directions!See full review