The faucet was solidly built but I believe there's a design flaw in that when you shut it off, the water pools in the spout instead of completely draining out. Over time, I think this pooled water would have caused a permanent stain on the faucet. It it was slightly slanted so the water would complexly drain, I bought 3 of these faucets and would have kept them, but the dried water staining would have driven me crazy, so I returned them.