Faucets, toilets & drains
Your landlord said 'this week' on the 3rd. It is now the 24th.
- Starting at
- $50
- Typical visit
- 30 min – 2 hrs
- Student rate
- −10%
- Lead time
- 2–4 days
A running toilet wastes up to 200 gallons a day and is usually a $9 flapper. A dripping faucet is almost always a worn cartridge or seat washer. A slow tub drain is hair, and it is not complicated, it is just genuinely unpleasant.
None of these are big jobs. They're all things that get ignored for weeks because your property manager has forty units and you're not on fire. Meanwhile you're listening to water run all night.
We fix the small stuff same-week. And if we open it up and find something that legitimately needs a licensed plumber — a failing shutoff, a corroded supply line, anything behind a wall — we stop, tell you, and help you write the email to your landlord that actually gets a response.
What's included
- Diagnosis before we touch anything
- Common parts on the truck — flappers, cartridges, washers, aerators
- Full test cycle before we leave
- Honest escalation if it needs a licensed plumber
- A written summary you can forward to your landlord
Typical rates
Pick your line items
- Leaky faucet$85
Cartridge, washer or aerator
+ Parts at cost if a cartridge is needed, typically $12–$35.
- Running or weak toilet$80
Flapper, fill valve, chain, flush assembly
+ Parts at cost, typically $10–$30.
- Clogged drain$95
Sink, tub or shower — snaked and cleared
- Showerhead or faucet swap$55
You bought it, we fit it and seal it
- Sticky door / loose handle$50
Doors that won't latch, handles going soft, strike plate adjustment
- Diagnostic visit$60
Something's wrong and you don't know what. Credited if we fix it.
Estimates, not sealed quotes · $75 minimum per visit
Questions
Faucets, toilets & drains, specifically
The things people actually ask us on this job.
Shouldn't my landlord be paying for this?
In Massachusetts, yes — the State Sanitary Code requires landlords to maintain plumbing in good working order, and you should always report it in writing first. Realistically, some of them stall for weeks. Our position: report it, keep the paper trail, and if you're tired of waiting we'll fix it cheaply now. Keep our invoice, because in some circumstances repair costs are recoverable from rent under Massachusetts law. Talk to your school's legal services office before withholding anything.
Are you licensed plumbers?
No, and we're upfront about that. We handle the fixture-level work that doesn't require a license — flappers, cartridges, aerators, snaking a trap, swapping a showerhead. Anything involving supply lines, shutoffs, gas, or work behind a wall gets escalated to a licensed plumber. We'll tell you which bucket you're in before we start.
How fast can you come?
Usually within 2–3 days outside the move-in and move-out rush. If water is actively running or flooding, call us — we'll tell you how to shut it off at the fixture right there on the phone, free.
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