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Toilet Repair in Malden, MA

Two figures shape this page. 81% of housing in Malden was built before 1990, and 58% of households rent rather than own.

Short version

Renting is the majority position in Malden, at 58% 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. With 81% of the housing built before 1990, a fixture predating the 1.6 gallon standard may still be in place; the figure describes the building rather than the bathroom.

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 Malden

Renting is the norm in Malden, at 58% of households. We are a referral service for homeowners, so for most people here the honest advice is report it in writing and describe the symptom rather than call anyone.

Occupied homes in Malden	Share	Homes
Owner-occupied	42%	11,070
Rented	58%	15,249

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003 (tenure), 2023 release. Universe: 26,319 occupied housing units.

What the age of Malden’s housing suggests

Malden is old housing by this measure — 81% of its 28,043 housing units predate 1990, and 49% were built before 1940. Anything installed new in those homes was a pre-standard fixture at 3.5 gallons or more, against 1.6 today.

Plenty of them have been changed since, and this data cannot tell you whether yours has. It tells you what the odds are for the street rather than the room.

Housing in Malden	Share
Built before 1940	49%
Built 1940 to 1989	32%
Built 1990 onwards	19%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25034 (year structure built), 2023 release. Universe: 28,043 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 Massachusetts towns we route in

Medway 87% owner-occupied · 73% built before 1990
Beverly 59% owner-occupied · 83% built before 1990
Roxbury 25% owner-occupied · 72% built before 1990
Milton 84% owner-occupied · 88% built before 1990
Newton Center 83% owner-occupied · 87% built before 1990

Everywhere we route in Massachusetts

Checking a plumber in Massachusetts

Checking a credential 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.

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. Past toilets, Malden is covered for whatever has gone wrong.

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