Ligature-resistant lavatory assembly and adjustable faucet and valve

[0043]In the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, when housing 20 is secured to wall 100, top surface 22 and sidewalls 21a, 21b, and 21c cooperatively define with wall 100, a closed interior space which has restricted access to prevent a patient / inmate from accessing the same. The interior space defined within housing 20 encloses the plumbing pipework including hot water supply line 101, cold water supply line 102, and drain line 103. As also seen in FIG. 1, sidewall 21b is removably secured to housing 20 through tamper-resistant fasteners 105, such as the tamper-resistant fasteners made by Tamperproof Screw Co., Inc. of Hicksville, N.Y. Tamper-resistant fasteners 105 are resistant to removal by a patient / inmate, however, allow for removal by authorized persons, such as, for example, maintenance personnel, through use of a tool specifically adapted to remove tamper-resistant fasteners and are to be specified by the end user depending on the nature of the environment. Preferably,