A shower that drips after you shut it off, swings from warm to cold while you are standing in it, or sends water out of the tub spout and the head at the same time is telling you a part inside the valve has worn out. I Am A Plumber handles shower repair in Fort Lauderdale FL for homeowners dealing with stuck or leaking mixing valves, failed cartridges, broken diverters, shower heads choked with mineral scale, drains that fill the pan with standing water, and the damp baseboard or ceiling stain that shows up once water has been getting behind the tile. Hard water drawn from the Biscayne Aquifer leaves a chalky scale on cartridges and spray plates all over Broward County, and year round humidity means a small gap in the grout rarely stays small. In the mid century concrete block houses around Victoria Park, Rio Vista and Coral Ridge, the shower drain and the supply lines are buried in a slab, so a leak often shows itself in the next room instead of in the bathroom. We work on showers in those houses and in the condo towers along the Galt Ocean Mile and A1A, where the association controls when water to a riser stack can be shut down. Call (954) 988-1251 and tell us what the shower is doing.
Shower Problems We Repair
- Water getting behind the wall: a shower that has been leaking into the framing shows up as a soft spot in the drywall, paint lifting on the other side of the wall, or a musty smell that never airs out. We open the smallest access we can, trace the water back to the shower arm, the valve body or a split in the supply line, and repair it before the studs and the baseboard have to come out too. If the water turns out to be coming from a pipe that has nothing to do with the shower, our leak repair service in Fort Lauderdale covers that as well.
- Slow and clogged shower drains: hair, conditioner and soap scale build a soft plug in the trap and the branch line, and in houses built before the 1970s the original cast iron gives it a rough, rusted surface to cling to. We clear the line instead of pouring something down it, and when a cabled drain keeps backing up we use hydrojetting to scour the pipe wall clean so the water leaves the pan the way it should.
- Valves, cartridges and temperature control: if the handle spins too far, will not shut off all the way, or the water turns cold every time someone flushes, the pressure balancing cartridge inside the valve is worn or scaled up. We identify the valve body, fit the right cartridge or the correct stem and seats, and where the brass itself has corroded through we replace the valve and set it so hot and cold are balanced again.
- Drips, diverters and shower heads: a head that keeps dripping long after the handle is off, a diverter that will not push the water up, or a weak spray that sprinkles in every direction usually comes down to worn seals and mineral buildup, not something you have to live with. We rebuild or replace the trim, clear the scale, reseal the escutcheon and the arm, and leave the tile and the caulk line watertight.
- Finding a shower leak you cannot see: a warm patch on a terrazzo or tile floor, a water bill that climbs with no change in habits, or a meter that creeps while the house is quiet all point to water escaping under the slab or inside a wall. Our leak detection in Fort Lauderdale pinpoints where it is coming from, so the repair happens in one place instead of by opening wall after wall.
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Shower Repair Questions from Fort Lauderdale Homeowners
Are you licensed to work on my shower in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. The work is done under Florida license CFC1433142, and we can provide that number when a condo association or an HOA asks to see it before anything starts.
Can you clear a shower drain that keeps backing up?
Yes. Drain unclogging is one of our core services, and when cabling alone will not hold, we use hydrojetting to clean the inside of the line so hair and soap scale have less to grab onto.
How do I know a shower is leaking behind the wall and not just splashing?
Look for a musty smell that does not air out, paint lifting on the far side of the wall, tile that sounds hollow or moves, or a stain on the ceiling below an upstairs shower. If the water meter still creeps with every tap closed, leak detection will find the source before more of the wall has to come out.
What if the shower pan or the tile is past repair?
We also do bathroom and home remodeling, so if the pan, the waterproofing or the tile wall cannot be saved, the same company can rebuild the shower and set the new fixtures instead of handing the job over to someone else.
Which areas do you cover for shower repair?
Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach, Hollywood, Davie and Hallandale Beach. Call (954) 988-1251 with your address and a description of what the shower is doing, and we will go from there.
If the shower turns out to be part of a bigger plumbing problem, Emergency plumbing, Leak detection, Leak repair are handled by the same company. You can read what South Florida homeowners say about our work on our Google Business Profile.
How a Shower Repair Visit Goes
Call and describe what the shower is doing, including whether the water is dripping, backing up, or showing up somewhere it should not. We come to your address with the trim parts, cartridges and drain tools that cover most shower repairs on the first visit, check the valve, the drain and the pan before anything is taken apart, and look at the wall and the room behind it for signs the water has traveled. Then we explain what failed, what it takes to put it right, and what we would leave alone, so you decide with the full picture in front of you. The work is done under license CFC1433142. In a condo, the association decides when water to a riser can be shut off, so that gets planned with the building before the repair starts.
Shower Repair Across Broward County
Shower repair runs from our base in southwest Fort Lauderdale, 33312, out to Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach, Hollywood, Davie and Hallandale Beach, a short run west on I-595 or south on I-95. Call (954) 988-1251 to get on the schedule.
A shower repair sometimes turns into something bigger, and a cracked pan, a tile wall that has been wet for years, or a valve buried behind unbroken tile is where that happens. Because we also handle bathroom, kitchen and home remodeling, the same company that opens the wall can rebuild the shower, retile it and set the new fixtures, so you are not hiring a second trade to finish what the repair started. Call (954) 988-1251 to talk it through.
