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Faucet Repair in Allston, Massachusetts 02134
89% of homes were built before 2010.
Free to homeowners in Allston — the contractor pays us for the introduction, you never do.
The short answer
In Allston, 89% 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.
89% of the homes in Allston 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.Allston in numbers
| Occupied homes | 8,267 |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 13% |
| Detached houses | 4% |
| Built before 1990 | 80% |
| Built since 2000 | 16% |
Faucet Repair coverage in Allston, MA
Allston is in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Its ZIP code is 02134. We route faucet repair calls from 02134.
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.
What the 2014 rule changed
Until 4 January 2014 a faucet sold in the United States could contain up to eight percent lead in the wetted surfaces. Since then the weighted average must be at or below 0.25 percent. It is a rule about what may be sold, not about what must be removed.
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Checking a plumber in Massachusetts
Massachusetts licenses are issued by the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters, 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.
- 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.
- We route the call in AllstonWe match 02134 to an independent contractor who already covers Allston — not a call center three states away.
- They quote, you decideWe do not set prices and we never charge you. The contractor pays us for the introduction.
Faucet Repair in Allston? Tell us your ZIP code and what is happening. We route you to an independent contractor who covers ZIP 02134. 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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