Faucet Repair in Brooklyn, NY

Typical faucet faults

• Dripping from the spout with the handle closed
• Water leaking around the handle or from under the base
• A handle that is stiff, loose or will not shut off fully
• Low flow from one faucet while the rest of the house is fine
• Hot and cold mixing wrongly in a single-handle faucet

Repair or replace the faucet

Many faucets can be repaired with a new cartridge, washer or seal, provided the parts are still available. Older and lesser-known faucets are harder: if the manufacturer no longer makes parts, the time spent hunting for them can cost more than a new faucet.

We identify the faucet first, check what parts exist, and give you both options with prices when replacement is genuinely the better choice.

Low flow from one faucet

When one tap runs weakly, the culprit is often the aerator on the end of the spout, clogged with grit. In older houses, flakes of rust from galvanized pipe collect there after any work on the water supply. If cleaning the aerator does not help, the supply line or the shutoff valve under the sink may be narrowed.

Under-sink shutoffs and shower valves

Small shutoff valves under sinks often seize after years without being turned, and some old bathrooms have none at all. We replace seized valves while we are working on the faucet, so the next repair does not require shutting off the whole building.

Shower valves inside the wall work like faucets, with cartridges and seals that wear. Replacing the cartridge is usually done through the trim, without opening the tile.