Faucet & Sink Repair in Birmingham, AL

A dripping faucet almost always means a worn cartridge, washer, or O-ring inside the fixture itself. It depends on the faucet's internal mechanism (compression, cartridge, ball, or ceramic disc), so a technician identifies the type before sourcing the part. Weak pressure at just one faucet, rather than the whole house, usually means a clogged aerator - the small screen at the tip of the spout. That's often something a homeowner can clear without a service call once it's identified.

A leak underneath the sink is typically at one of the supply line connections or the P-trap. Unlike the faucet itself, water damage to the cabinet below can accumulate unnoticed for a while before it's caught.

An older faucet with mineral-clogged internals from Birmingham's hard water, or one that's needed more than one repair recently, is often more cost-effective to replace than to keep repairing. A sink replacement is a separate decision from the faucet itself - a cracked or heavily stained sink basin can be swapped independently of whether the faucet is kept or replaced, and the technician confirms compatibility between the two before ordering either.

Kitchen faucets see heavier daily use and higher water pressure demands, especially with a pull-down sprayer, so their internal parts tend to wear faster than a bathroom faucet used more lightly. Bathroom sink faucets more commonly fail from mineral buildup inside the aerator and valve seats, since Birmingham's hard water sits in a fixture used briefly and often rather than continuously. That's a slightly different failure pattern worth mentioning when describing the problem on the call.

Either way, once the specific worn part is identified, the fix itself is usually straightforward and completed in the same visit, without needing to order anything or schedule a follow-up appointment. A technician carries the most common cartridge and washer sizes on the truck specifically to make that same-visit repair possible. That coverage spans most major faucet brands sold in the last couple of decades, which covers the large majority of homes in this coverage area today, old and new alike.

If the drain under the sink is what's actually backing up rather than the faucet or supply lines, see drain cleaning & unclogging instead.

• Check under the sink for any visible moisture or water damage.
• Note whether low pressure affects one faucet or the whole house.
• Shut off the supply valve under the sink if there's an active leak.