Faucet Repair & Replacement in Markham

The builder taps installed across Berczy, Wismer and Cornell in the early 2000s are reaching the end of their cartridges at roughly the same time, which is why dripping-faucet calls from those streets arrive in waves. In Milliken's 1990s kitchens the story is a decade further along: original taps on their last threads, often paired with shut-off valves that no longer turn.

A like-for-like faucet swap is minor work we handle start to finish — old unit out, supply lines renewed, new tap sealed and tested. Anything that alters the supply or drainage lines themselves goes to a licensed plumber, and we'll tell you plainly which side of that line your job sits on. A photo under the sink gets you a free quote.

The under-sink valves matter more than the tap in much of Markham's 1990s stock. Original multi-turn shut-offs in Milliken and Markville homes seize open after decades untouched, which turns a simple faucet swap into a whole-house water shut-off — so we check the valves first and often renew them in the same visit. Basement kitchens, common in the city's multi-generational homes, add a second set of taps to the rotation that owners tend to forget until the drip starts.

Markham pairs two historic village mains — Main Street Markham and Main Street Unionville, both lined with 19th-century homes — with some of the GTA's most distinctive newer planning. Milliken and Markville filled in through the 1980s–90s with two-storey subdivision stock, Cornell was built from the late 1990s on new-urbanist lines with front porches and rear laneway garages, Cathedraltown grew around the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, and Downtown Markham has stacked up condos and mid-rises along Highway 7.

More on the local housing stock: handyman services in Markham.

No two Markham homes are the same, so instead of a flat price, here's what actually shapes a faucet repair & replacement quote:

• The era of the home — Markham has a wide mix, and a 1960s build and a recent build can need quite different work for the same job.
• Age of the old faucet — decades of corrosion on mounting nuts can double the removal time
• Hole configuration — a single-hole faucet on a three-hole sink needs a deck plate; the reverse may not work at all
• Access — garburators, drawers and deep cabinets make the under-sink work slower
• Faucet quality — bargain fixtures with plastic internals take the same labour but fail sooner, so we'll flag them
• Water supply type — rigid copper stubs versus flexible lines changes the connection work

For the full breakdown of what the job involves, see faucet repair & replacement in Toronto and the GTA, or read how handyman pricing works in the GTA — then request a free Markham quote for your actual job (how quoting works).