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Toilet Repair in Selma, NC

In Selma, about 55% of homes predate 1990 and roughly 30% of households rent. Both halves of this page apply to somebody here.

Short version

70% of occupied homes in Selma are owner-occupied and 30% 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. At 55% 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 Selma

Selma has 7,259 occupied homes, 70% of them owner-occupied. Which side of that you are on changes not just who pays but how quickly anything happens, which is why the tenant page is about reporting rather than repairing.

Occupied homes in Selma	Share	Homes
Owner-occupied	70%	5,067
Rented	30%	2,192

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003 (tenure), 2023 release. Universe: 7,259 occupied housing units.

What the age of Selma’s housing suggests

55% of Selma’s 7,911 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 Selma	Share
Built before 1940	8%
Built 1940 to 1989	46%
Built 1990 onwards	45%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25034 (year structure built), 2023 release. Universe: 7,911 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.

Ask which part was tested before the fixture was blamed. On a running toilet that means the dye test; on a leak at the base it means whether the flange was looked at. A quote to reset a toilet that does not mention the flange has not established why the last seal failed.

Other North Carolina towns we route in

Hildebran 64% owner-occupied · 72% built before 1990
Goldsboro 56% owner-occupied · 62% built before 1990
Reidsville 75% owner-occupied · 64% built before 1990
Valdese 81% owner-occupied · 77% built before 1990
Alexis 91% owner-occupied · 66% 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. Past toilets, Selma is covered for whatever has gone wrong.

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