Faucets & fixtures
The faucet, the fixture, and the pipe that's usually the real problem
Faucet repair and installation, bathroom repair and remodel, and toilet repair and installation, done by a shop that checks what's behind the fixture before calling the job finished.
Chapter 01
Faucet repair and installation
A dripping faucet is almost never the faucet's fault by the time it gets loud enough to notice. Worn washers, a failed cartridge or a corroded valve seat inside the fixture is usually where the drip starts, and once the fixture is off the counter it is a straightforward fix. Faucet repair and installation covers both sides of that job, fixing what is already there or setting a new one in its place.
The photo above is a finished pull down kitchen faucet, set with the supply lines run clean and no gap at the deck plate. New faucet or old one repaired, it gets the same care whether it is a kitchen sink or a bathroom vanity.
Compression, ball, cartridge and ceramic disc are the four common faucet types, and knowing which one is under the handle before taking it apart is what keeps a five minute fix from turning into a second trip for the right part.
A finished pull down kitchen faucet installed by Fortune Plumbing, with clean supply lines
Bathroom repair and remodel
Bathroom repair and remodel covers the jobs that do not fit neatly under one fixture: a vanity swap, a shower valve stuck somewhere between hot and scalding, a tub surround that needs new supply lines run behind it before the tile goes back up. One customer, Cher Stephens, said Ian handled two fixture jobs in her bathroom and was, in her words, in and out in no time, with her whole family satisfied by the result.
A full remodel is a bigger scope again: new fixtures, new supply lines, sometimes moving a drain a few inches to fit a different vanity or a walk in shower. The plumbing gets planned around the layout the homeowner actually wants, not the other way around.
That is the standard on the smaller bathroom jobs as much as the bigger ones: get in, do the actual repair instead of a workaround, and do not leave a second problem behind for later.
Chapter 03
Toilet repair and installation
A running toilet wastes more water in a week than most people expect, and it is almost always a small part working itself loose inside the tank.
A toilet that rocks on the floor, or one that has to be flushed twice to clear, is usually a wax ring or a flange problem rather than the toilet itself being worn out, and both get fixed without swapping the whole fixture.
Toilet repair and installation covers the flapper and fill valve swaps that stop the running, along with full toilet replacements when the bowl itself is cracked, the base will not seal, or a remodel calls for a new one entirely.
The pipe behind the fixture is usually the real job
Fixtures fail because of what is feeding them more often than not. A faucet that will not stop dripping after a cartridge swap, or a toilet that will not hold a fill line, is sometimes a sign that the supply line or the shutoff valve behind the wall is the actual problem, not the fixture bolted to the counter or the floor.
It shows up most on older homes, where galvanized supply lines feeding a newer fixture restrict flow and corrode from the inside, long before the fixture itself shows any sign of trouble. Swapping the faucet does nothing for a pipe that was already failing behind the wall.
We check the pipe behind the fixture before calling a job finished, because replacing the same faucet twice in a year because nobody looked past the escutcheon is not our idea of a repair.
Fortune Plumbing, Family-owned and operated since 1989. Call (770) 532-9489.
Repair and Replace Faucets, Fixtures, and Pipes
The fixture is the visible half. The pipe behind it is usually the real job.
- Faucet repair and installation
- Bathroom repair and remodel
- Toilet repair and installation