Faucet & Sink Repair in Folsom, CA

A dripping faucet almost always comes down to a worn internal cartridge, O-ring, or washer, depending on the faucet's age and style. Older two-handle faucets typically use a washer-and-seat design that wears down with use, while most modern single-handle faucets use a cartridge that fails as a single unit and gets swapped rather than repaired piece by piece. Either way, the fix is usually a parts replacement rather than a full faucet swap, unless the faucet body itself is cracked or the finish has failed.

Low water pressure at a specific fixture, rather than throughout the house, often points to a clogged aerator, the small mesh screen at the tip of the faucet, which catches mineral sediment over time. That's a simple fix we check on nearly every faucet call, since it's the fastest thing to rule out before assuming a bigger supply-line problem exists.

A faucet that leaks at the base when it's turned on, rather than dripping from the spout, usually points to a worn O-ring where the spout meets the faucet body. That's a different repair than a cartridge replacement, and one that's easy to misdiagnose if you're not looking in the right spot. We check both locations on every leak call rather than assuming which one it is.

Sink installation and replacement is a related but separate job: swapping a dated sink during a kitchen or bathroom update, replacing a cracked porcelain or cast iron sink, or upgrading to an undermount sink that requires new counter support. We handle the plumbing connections, supply lines, and drain assembly for the new fixture, and we'll flag upfront if a sink swap is going to require counter modification work outside our scope.

If a faucet or sink issue turns out to be a supply-line problem rather than the fixture itself, a corroded shutoff valve under the sink, or a flexible supply line that's cracked and slowly seeping, we address that as part of the same visit. Fixture and supply-line problems are often related, so we don't treat them as separate calls.

Kitchen and bathroom faucets wear differently, which changes what we check first. A kitchen faucet gets far more daily cycles, including a pull-down sprayer head with its own internal hose and diverter that can develop its own leak independent of the main faucet body. A garbage disposal air-gap or dishwasher air switch nearby sometimes gets mistaken for a faucet leak when it's actually a separate fitting entirely. A bathroom faucet sees less daily use but is more likely to suffer from mineral buildup around the base and handle, since it often sits closer to a window or gets cleaned less frequently, letting hard-water deposits accumulate on the finish itself.

We also install touchless and smart faucets for homeowners upgrading during a remodel. These units add a battery-powered sensor and solenoid valve to the standard faucet mechanism, which means a touchless faucet that's stopped responding sometimes just needs a battery change rather than a full fixture replacement. It's worth checking before assuming the unit has failed outright.