Toilet repair on the Eastern Shore

Signs your toilet needs repair

Catch these early and they stay cheap. If the porcelain is cracked or the toilet has already been rebuilt twice, you want toilet installation and replacement instead, and if it is the drain rather than the toilet, start with a clogged toilet.

• A tank that runs or refills on its own
• A handle you have to hold down to flush
• A weak flush, or having to flush twice
• Water seeping out around the base
• A toilet that rocks when you sit down
• A fill that takes forever after a flush

What toilet repair involves

In order of how often it is the answer. The first one covers most calls.

Fill valve and flapper replacement

A worn flapper or a fill valve that will not shut off is a $175 to $350 repair and it is the most common toilet call we get. On a well it is also cycling your well pump for nothing, all night, every night.

Leaks at the base

That is the wax seal, and we never reuse one. If the flange underneath has broken, replacing it properly adds $150 to $450, and it is what stops a slow leak going into the subfloor.

Rocking and loose mounting

A toilet that moves when you sit down is working the seal loose every time. We check whether it is the bolts, the flange or the floor underneath before we shim anything, because shimming a rotted subfloor just hides it.

Shutoff valves and supply lines

The valve behind the toilet is usually older than the toilet and is the thing that turns a short repair into a long one. A quarter turn stop is $120 to $250 and we replace it while we are already there.

Why the Shore calls us for toilet repair

From large commercial projects to a dripping faucet, the work gets the same treatment: diagnosed correctly, repaired carefully, guaranteed in writing.

Stocked for the Shore

There is no supply house around the corner out here, so we carry more inventory in the shop and on the trucks than most companies our size carry anywhere.

Who actually shows up

A Shoresteady Plumbing technician who has been background checked and drug tested. We provide clear estimates before work begins.

No surprise on the invoice

You approve a written estimate before work begins. If the job needs something we did not see, we stop and talk to you first. Financing through Acorn Finance is available.

Guaranteed in writing

2-year workmanship

Our guarantee on the labor, on every job we do.

Manufacturer warranty

Passed through to you in full on everything we install.

100% satisfaction

If it is not right, we come back and make it right.

Questions We Get Asked About Toilet Repair

The toilet repair questions that come up on nearly every call.

Repair or replace, pick the one you need

• Toilet repair: Running tanks, weak flushes, leaks
• Toilet installation: New toilets set, old one hauled away