Toilet repair and replacement
Running, leaking, rocking and clogged toilets repaired, and new toilets installed.
For your home
Kitchen and bathroom faucets, sinks, shower valves and other fixtures repaired or installed.
A dripping faucet usually needs a new cartridge or washer, the part inside that opens and closes the flow of water. A faucet that is corroded, loose or hard to turn is often better replaced, especially when you are already changing the sink or countertop.
We install kitchen and bathroom faucets, sinks, shower valves and trim, along with the shut-off valves under sinks that let you turn off one fixture without shutting off the whole house. If you are picking out a new faucet, count the holes in your sink or counter first, because the faucet has to match them.
We look at the supply lines, shut-off valves and drain connections, since old valves often fail when they are turned for the first time in years.
We shut off the water, disconnect the old faucet or fixture and clean up the mounting surface.
We mount the new fixture, connect it with new supply lines and reconnect the drain.
We run the fixture hot and cold and check every connection underneath.
In most faucets a worn cartridge, washer or O-ring, a rubber ring that seals a joint, lets water past when the handle is closed. Replacing that part usually stops the drip.
Older shower valves react when someone flushes a toilet or runs a tap elsewhere in the house. A pressure-balancing valve holds the temperature steady by adjusting to changes in water pressure.
Not always, but older valves are worth checking, because a valve that is seized or leaking is easier to replace while the faucet is already off.
Based in Kitchener, working across Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and Stratford.