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Toilet Repair in Carrboro, NC

Most households in Carrboro rent — 72% of them — in housing that splits either side of 1990, with 73% of it older than that.

Short version

Renting is the majority position in Carrboro, at 72% of occupied homes. A fixture in a tenancy is generally the landlord's responsibility to repair, which makes the lease the first document to look at and not the last. At 73% pre-1990, the housing gives no strong steer on flush volume, which makes the tank label worth a look.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, tables B25003 and B25034.

Tank and Bowl 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. Every state page sets out who licenses plumbers there and where to check, so you can confirm before work begins. 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.

Who this page is for in Carrboro

Carrboro is a renting town — 72% of households rent. This page is still worth reading, because describing the fault accurately is what gets it fixed, but the tenant page is the one that applies to most people here.

Occupied homes in Carrboro	Share	Homes
Owner-occupied	28%	1,964
Rented	72%	4,963

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003 (tenure), 2023 release. Universe: 6,927 occupied housing units.

What the age of Carrboro’s housing suggests

73% of Carrboro’s 7,671 housing units were built before 1990. EPA puts pre-standard toilets at 3.5 to more than 5.0 gallons a flush against 1.6 for anything built to the standard.

In a town this evenly split the age of the house is a weak guide, and it is the age of the house rather than the toilet in any case.

Housing in Carrboro	Share
Built before 1940	2%
Built 1940 to 1989	72%
Built 1990 onwards	27%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25034 (year structure built), 2023 release. Universe: 7,671 housing units, including vacant ones — a different universe from the tenure table above. Flush volumes: US EPA WaterSense, tank-type toilet supporting statement

What is actually wrong with it

Most calls are one of five things, and the useful first step is deciding which. Three of them — running, a weak flush and no flush at all — live inside the tank. The other two, a leak at the base and a rocking fixture, are underneath it and are related to each other.

On an older fixture that is being lifted anyway, ask what the difference is between putting this one back and setting a new one down. Frequently the work is the same and only the part differs, which is the one moment when replacement is worth thinking about.

Other North Carolina towns we route in

Clayton 80% owner-occupied · 17% built before 1990
Stanley 83% owner-occupied · 51% built before 1990
Hickory 67% owner-occupied · 65% built before 1990
Claremont 76% owner-occupied · 52% built before 1990
Stanfield 82% owner-occupied · 52% built before 1990

Everywhere we route in North Carolina

Checking a plumber in North Carolina

Checking a credential in North Carolina

North Carolina licenses are issued by the North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins.

If the dye test pointed at the flapper, that is a part, not a fixture.Worth saying on the call, because it changes what somebody arrives with. We connect you to a contractor covering your area and you are never charged. Anything plumbing-related from Carrboro is taken on this number.

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