Faucet Repair in Snellville, GA

About Snellville

The city has no water department; Gwinnett County supplies soft, chlorinated water and owns the line to the meter. Snellville does its own building inspections and has a local plumbing code amendment on water efficiency. About 30% of homes predate 1980 (median 1991).

What to do before help arrives

1. Close the stop valves under the sink by turning them clockwise by hand. If they won't budge, leave them and use the main shutoff.
2. For an outdoor leak, take the hose off and close the interior shutoff for that spigot if the house has one.
3. Watch the cabinet floor and the wall behind the sink for soft spots or staining.
4. Resist cranking the handle harder to stop a drip; that tends to crush the washer or seat and make it worse.
5. Pin down where the water is coming from: the spout, under the handle, the base, the sprayer hose or the supply connections.
6. Open the faucet to relieve pressure, then dry the cabinet so any new drips are easy to spot.
7. Photograph the faucet and any brand markings so the plumber can match parts.

Reading the symptoms

What moves the price

• Faucet style. Pull-down kitchen faucets, wall-mount fixtures and widespread bath sets take longer than a basic centerset.
• Outdoor spigots. A washer is quick; a frost-free sillcock that split inside the wall may mean opening a wall or working from the crawl space.
• Parts availability. Mainstream brands have cartridges on supply-house shelves; an unbranded or discontinued faucet is harder to match, which tilts the decision toward replacement.
• Hidden damage. A slow leak that has soaked the cabinet floor or subfloor can turn into more work than the faucet itself.
• Number of fixtures. Having several faucets checked in one visit is usually more efficient than separate calls.
• Fix or replace. Swapping a cartridge, washer or O-ring takes less time and fewer parts than pulling the old fixture and setting a new one.