Toilet Repair in The Colony, TX
Only 28% of the housing in The Colony predates 1990, and tenure is mixed with 61% of households owning their home.
Short version
Tenure in The Colony is close to even, at 61% owner-occupied and 39% rented. Where a home is rented the fixture is usually the landlord's to repair, so the lease decides who arranges the work and who is billed for it. Most of the housing there postdates 1990, so a 1.6 gallon fixture is the likely one, and age is rarely the explanation.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, tables B25003 and B25034.
Who this page is for in The Colony
The Colony has 26,768 occupied homes, 61% 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 The Colony | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 61% | 16,283 |
| Rented | 39% | 10,485 |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003 (tenure), 2023 release. Universe: 26,768 occupied housing units.
What the age of The Colony’s housing suggests
28% of The Colony’s housing predates 1990 — a small share. Most homes here were built under the 1.6 gallon maximum, so the fault is far more likely to be a part than the fixture.
As everywhere, this dates the house. A toilet can be replaced with an older one, and occasionally is.
| Housing in The Colony | Share |
|---|---|
| Built before 1940 | under 1% |
| Built 1940 to 1989 | 28% |
| Built 1990 onwards | 72% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25034 (year structure built), 2023 release. Universe: 28,102 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
Four complaints cover nearly all of it, and they are different faults rather than degrees of one. Running is the flapper or the fill valve. Nothing at all is usually the chain or a blockage. Water on the floor is four possibilities, one of which is not a leak. A weak flush is the water level, the chain, or the specification.
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 Texas towns we route in
- Justin 83% owner-occupied · 13% built before 1990
- Gause 87% owner-occupied · 48% built before 1990
- Iola 85% owner-occupied · 40% built before 1990
- Farmersville 83% owner-occupied · 37% built before 1990
- Haslet 86% owner-occupied · 5% built before 1990
Checking a plumber in Texas
Checking a credential in Texas
Texas licenses are issued by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, 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, The Colony is covered for whatever has gone wrong.
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