Faucet Repair and Installation across Vaughan

Repair: finding the worn part

Single-handle faucets use a cartridge or a ball valve. Two-handle faucets use stems with rubber washers or ceramic discs. When water drips from the spout, the cartridge or washer is no longer sealing. When water seeps around the handle, the O-rings are tired. When the puddle forms in the cabinet, look at the supply lines and the spray hose.

We shut the angle stops, cover the drain so nothing small falls in, and take the faucet apart. If replacement parts are available for the brand, we fit them. Mineral scale is heavy in York Region water, so we also clean the aerator and check the cartridge seats for crust.

Replacement: when it makes more sense

• The faucet is a no-name model with no parts available.
• The body is cracked or corroded around the base.
• You are already changing the counter or sink.
• You want a pull-down sprayer, a touchless model, or a different reach.

The installation

Old faucets fight back. The mounting nuts sit high behind the bowl, often rusted, so we use a basin wrench and sometimes have to cut them. Then we clean the deck, place the new faucet on its gasket, or on a bead of plumber's putty where the maker allows it, and tighten from below. New braided supplies go on, the aerator comes off for a flush to clear debris, and we run hot and cold while watching every joint with a light.

Kitchen, bath and laundry

Kitchen faucets often tie in a dishwasher supply under the sink. Bathroom faucets include the pop-up drain assembly, which we adjust so the stopper actually seals. Laundry tubs in Vaughan basements are often older and tight against the wall; we work with what is there or swap the tub and faucet together as part of laundry plumbing.