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Faucet Repair in Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
93% of homes were built before 2010.
Free to homeowners in Waltham — the contractor pays us for the introduction, you never do.
The short answer
In Waltham, 93% 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.
93% of Waltham housing went up before 2010. The cartridge inside a faucet is the part that fails, and a drip from the spout and a drip from the handle are different faults.
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.Waltham in numbers
| Occupied homes | 25,692 |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 49% |
| Detached houses | 37% |
| Built before 1990 | 79% |
| Built since 2000 | 14% |
Faucet Repair coverage in Waltham, MA
Waltham is in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It covers 4 ZIP codes: 02451, 02452, 02453, 02454. We route faucet repair calls from every one of them.
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.
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
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 WalthamWe match 02451 to an independent contractor who already covers Waltham — 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 Waltham? Tell us your ZIP code and what is happening. We route you to an independent contractor who covers ZIP 02451 and the other 3 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.
Call (888) 754-1330