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Shower Valve Replacement in Tacoma, Washington 98401

A shower valve is replaced either because it drips or because it swings in temperature. 70% of Tacoma homes were built before 1990.

The short answer

A shower valve is replaced either because it drips or because it swings in temperature. 70% of Tacoma homes were built before 1990.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, table B25034, five-year estimates. A margin of error is published alongside every estimate.

ShowerValve 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, and valve work opening a wall is often a permitted alteration — ask to see the permit. We carry out no work, we sell no valves, we do not set prices, and we never charge homeowners anything — the contractors in our network pay us when we route them a call. The maximum water temperature is set by your local code, not by this website.

Stainless steel shower drain set in a tiled floor

Tacoma in numbers

Occupied homes	137,789
Owner-occupied	57%
Detached houses	60%
Built before 1990	70%
Built since 2000	19%

Shower Valve Replacement coverage in Tacoma, WA

Tacoma is in Pierce County, Washington. It covers 34 ZIP codes: 98401, 98402, 98403, 98404, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98408, 98409, 98411, 98412, 98413, 98415, 98416, 98417, 98418, 98419, 98421, 98422, 98431, 98433, 98443, 98444, 98445 and 10 more. We route shower valve replacement calls from every one of them.

Cartridge or valve body

A shower that drips is usually the cartridge, which is a part. A shower that will not hold a temperature when a tap runs elsewhere is usually the valve, which is behind the wall.

Access is the cost

Replacing a valve body usually means opening the wall behind it, or working from the other side. Ask which, and who makes it good, before the work starts.

Nearby cities we cover

Everywhere we route in Washington

Checking a plumber in Washington

Washington licenses are issued by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins.

Shower Valve Replacement in Tacoma? Tell us your ZIP code and what is happening. We route you to an independent contractor who covers ZIP 98401 and the other 33 this city covers. We carry out no work and set no prices, you are never charged, and the contractors pay us when we route a call.

Call (888) 752-7111

Blue-handled gate valve on a run of red pipes