Coronado homes range from originals with vintage fittings to renovations with newer fixtures, so the faucets and valves here cover a century of styles, all aging in the same salt air. The signs of wear are the same as anywhere, like a kitchen drip, a handle that needs a wiggle, or a shower valve that doesn't fully shut off. It's normal wear, and it's worth dealing with early, because in Coronado small water problems tend to reach fine finishes.
Each one has a likely cause. A dripping faucet usually has a worn cartridge or seal, which is a modest repair, but every day it drips it wears on the finish below it, and many island homes have finishes worth protecting. A handle that's hard to turn has wear inside, and that's the least expensive stage to fix it. A shower that drips after it's off usually points to a worn cartridge or seat, and a leak at the valve itself, inside the wall, can damage the original plaster in older island homes. Marine air can be hard on exposed metal and finishes, and hard water can be hard on the internals.
The service covers kitchen, bath, shower and tub fixtures, with repairs while a repair makes sense and replacement when the fixture is worn out or the renovation calls for something better. Vintage fittings are handled with care, and modern fixtures are fitted precisely. Everything is explained in plain English, and you make each decision at your own pace.
