Faucet installation in Pickering tends to fall at one of two ends. In Bay Ridges, West Shore and Amberlea the houses date from the 1960s and 1970s, and the fixtures are often still the ones the builder fitted, chrome gone dull and washers long past saving.
In the new Seaton streets it is the opposite: everything works, but the owner wants better than builder standard. I replace faucets, shower heads, toilets, drains, supply lines and shut-off valves in both.
The 1960s and 1970s houses in West Shore and Bay Ridges usually still have the original two-handle tub valve, a steel tub and a chrome escutcheon that has been painted over at least once. I can renew the visible trim, the spout and the head; anything inside the wall belongs to a licensed plumber and I say so before quoting. Those basements also hold heavy concrete laundry tubs with wall-mounted taps that snap rather than turn. New Seaton homes are the clean opposite, modern stops and easy access.
Mon – Sat: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday: By appointment
A picture of the sink, the cabinet underneath and the existing shut-off valves tells me most of what I need. From that I can usually price the work before I arrive and bring the right parts and connectors with me.
Water is shut at the stops, the lines are drained into a tray, and the old fixture comes out. Seized nuts get cut off rather than forced, and the sink deck is scraped back to clean, dry material.
The new fixture sits on its own gasket, the mounting hardware is tightened evenly so the base does not sit skewed, fresh supply lines are fitted, and the drain assembly is sealed with the right material for your sink.
Hot and cold run at full flow, the basin is filled and drained to load the trap, then every joint is dried and rechecked. The cabinet floor goes back dry so a future drip is easy to spot early.
Swapping a fixture on healthy shut-off valves in an open cabinet is quick work. Cost climbs when the stops are seized and have to be replaced, when corroded mounting nuts have to be cut off, when the cabinet is deep and cramped, or when a stone counter and an undermount sink make access awkward. Several fixtures done in the same visit cost less each than booking them separately. Fixtures can come from you or from me with receipts, and the price is settled before any tools come out.
Nothing starts before the price is agreed. Send a photo or two with your request and I can usually quote without a site visit.
Sometimes, but it is rarely worth chasing them. On fixtures that old the seats and stems are usually worn past the point where a new washer helps, and matching parts take longer to find than the repair takes to do. I will price both options honestly and let you choose. Replacing the whole tap generally lasts far longer.
Tell me what needs fixing and get a free, no-obligation quote — I usually reply within one business day.