What we actually do all day
Most of our hours are spent on our knees in basements and under sinks. We cable kitchen and bathroom drains, clear main lines from the floor cleanout, run inspection cameras through cast-iron and clay, and replace the pipe that the camera condemns. We sweat copper, crimp PEX, glue ABS, and pack or replace the old valves that no longer close. We pull toilets, change wax rings and flanges, rebuild shower valves, and swap tank water heaters in cramped utility rooms.
The business runs on a single phone line, (365) 816-2905. A plumber listens to what the water is doing, asks which floor and which fixture, and the visit is planned around that answer.
Pipe by pipe: Etobicoke's housing
Etobicoke's houses span roughly a century, and the pipe changes with the decade. Pre-war homes in the Kingsway and Humber Valley Village often still have cast-iron stacks and clay laterals. Wartime and post-war houses in New Toronto, Alderwood and Long Branch frequently carry galvanized supply that has narrowed with rust. The 1950s and 1960s bungalows and split-levels across central and north Etobicoke run on copper and cast iron that is now old enough to pinhole and crack. Lakeshore condo suites run on in-suite valves and branch lines where one leak can reach the unit below.
| House era | Supply pipe we usually find | Drain pipe we usually find |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-war | Galvanized or brass, sometimes lead at the street | Cast-iron stack, clay lateral |
| Post-war to 1960s | Galvanized, early copper | Cast iron, clay or concrete lateral |
| 1970s on | Copper, later PEX | ABS plastic |
On every job
- The fault located and shown to you, on camera when it is underground.
- Repair options with the trade-offs of each, before anything is cut.
- Work to the Ontario Building Code, with permits pulled where the job needs one.
- Pressure or flow testing of every joint we touched, then a clean-up.
Start here
See the plumbing jobs we take on, read a logbook guide, or call (365) 816-2905.