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Toilet Repair in Hickory Grove, SC

Hickory Grove sits in the middle of both measures — 53% of housing built before 1990, 66% of households owning their home.

Short version

66% of occupied homes in Hickory Grove are owner-occupied and 34% are rented, which is close enough to even that the first question is which you are. A landlord is generally responsible for a fixture in a tenancy; an owner is not. Housing there splits either side of 1990 at 53% pre-1990, so flush volume is worth checking rather than assuming.

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 Hickory Grove

With 66% owning and 34% renting, Hickory Grove is close to evenly split. Work out which you are before anything else — it is the one fact that changes every other answer on this page.

Occupied homes in Hickory Grove	Share	Homes
Owner-occupied	66%	400
Rented	34%	209

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003 (tenure), 2023 release. Universe: 609 occupied housing units.

What the age of Hickory Grove’s housing suggests

Hickory Grove straddles the line: 53% of its housing units were built before 1990, when the Energy Policy Act of 1992 set the 1.6 gallon maximum, and the rest since.

So the housing stock genuinely does not predict the fixture here, and the date inside the tank lid is worth more than any figure on this page.

Housing in Hickory Grove	Share
Built before 1940	11%
Built 1940 to 1989	42%
Built 1990 onwards	47%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25034 (year structure built), 2023 release. Universe: 718 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

The fault list is short. A running tank and a weak flush are both usually parts inside the tank. A leak at the base is the one that damages the building, and a fixture that rocks is the one that causes it.

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 South Carolina towns we route in

Starr 81% owner-occupied · 46% built before 1990
Marion 58% owner-occupied · 68% built before 1990
Longs 86% owner-occupied · 17% built before 1990
Smyrna 86% owner-occupied · 38% built before 1990
Beech Island 80% owner-occupied · 67% built before 1990

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Checking a plumber in South Carolina

Checking a credential in South Carolina

South Carolina licenses are issued by the South Carolina Residential Builders Commission, Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins. South Carolina requires a residential plumber license for work over $500, according to the Commission.

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 Hickory Grove is taken on this number.

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