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Faucet Repair in West Des Moines, Iowa 50265

81% of homes were built before 2010.

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Tap valve held open with a screwdriver, its washers laid out on the bench

Free to homeowners in West Des Moines — the contractor pays us for the introduction, you never do.

The short answer

In West Des Moines, 81% of housing was built before 2010. The lead-free rule that took effect on 4 January 2014 governs what may be sold, not what must be removed, so an older faucet is not unlawful - but it decides which replacement parts are.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, table B25034, five-year estimates. A margin of error is published alongside every estimate.

81% of the homes in West Des Moines were built before 2010. Until 4 January 2014 a faucet could lawfully contain up to eight percent lead in the surfaces the water touches.

What this site is

FaucetMend is a referral service, not a contractor. We connect homeowners with independent contractors. Contractors are required to hold whatever credential their state or municipality demands. We carry out no work, we sell no fixtures, we do not set prices, and we never charge homeowners anything — the contractors in our network pay us when we route them a call. Nothing here is a statement about the water at any address; only a test of that water can tell you about it.

West Des Moines in numbers

Occupied homes31,805
Owner-occupied57%
Detached houses45%
Built before 199043%
Built since 200037%

Faucet Repair coverage in West Des Moines, IA

West Des Moines is in Polk County, Iowa. It covers 2 ZIP codes: 50265, 50266. We route faucet repair calls from every one of them.

Repair or replace

A cartridge costs a fraction of a faucet and takes the same visit. Replacement is the answer when the body is pitted, when the finish has failed, or when the parts are no longer made — not simply because the tap is old.

A drip from the spout is not a drip from the handle

They are different faults with different parts. A spout drip is the cartridge or the seats; a handle drip is the packing or the O-ring under it. Which one you have can be told from the handle alone, in about a minute, without tools.

Nearby cities we cover

Everywhere we route in Iowa

Checking a plumber in Iowa

Iowa licenses are issued by the Iowa Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins.

What happens when you call

No form, no quote tool, no waiting for an email.

  1. You tell us what the water is doingOne short conversation. If it turns out to be something you can fix in five minutes, we will say so.
  2. We route the call in West Des MoinesWe match 50265 to an independent contractor who already covers West Des Moines — not a call center three states away.
  3. They quote, you decideWe do not set prices and we never charge you. The contractor pays us for the introduction.

Faucet Repair in West Des Moines? Tell us your ZIP code and what is happening. We route you to an independent contractor who covers ZIP 50265 and the other 1 this city covers. We carry out no work and set no prices, you are never charged, and the contractors pay us when we route a call.

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