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Plumbing in Stonegate-Queensway

Tidy bungalows, semis and storey-and-a-half houses between the Humber and Mimico Creek, most of them now past seventy years of service.

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Stonegate-Queensway houses and their plumbing

Stonegate-Queensway covers the area south of Bloor Street and north of the rail corridor, roughly from the Humber River across toward Mimico Creek, with The Queensway as its commercial spine. Much of it was built in the late 1940s and 1950s, when returning veterans and young families filled the streets with plain brick bungalows plus storey-and-a-half houses. Newer townhouse developments and mid-rise buildings have appeared along The Queensway and near Park Lawn in recent years.

What fails in these pipes

Seventy-odd years is a long service life for any pipe, and the original plumbing in these homes shows it. We frequently meet:

Cast-iron drain stacks with rusted hubs and weeping joints
Clay or cast-iron laterals invaded by roots from front-yard trees
Galvanized supply piping that has narrowed and lowered water pressure
Lead or older copper water services between the street and the house
Basements finished decades ago over drains no one has inspected since

Many households also live with a water heater in a cramped corner beside the furnace, vented into an old chimney.

A local observation: when a main drain backs up in one of these bungalows, the floor drain beside the laundry tub is usually where it shows first. That is a sign to stop running water and call.

Jobs we take on here

Drain work makes up a large share of our visits here, from clearing roots out of the main to arranging a camera inspection and, where the pipe has failed, a sewer line repair. Water heaters come close behind; our water heater repair service handles pilot, thermostat and leak problems on gas and electric tanks. We also replace stiff old shut-off valves, update bathroom fixtures and run new gas lines for kitchen ranges and barbecues.

For houses still on galvanized piping, we are glad to explain what a partial or full repipe would involve. We will lay out the order of priorities, so you can budget sensibly rather than all at once.

Owners planning to finish a basement in one of these bungalows often ask whether the old drain under the slab is worth replacing first. Our answer depends on what the camera shows. If the line is sound, there is little point; if it is cracked or bellied, fixing it before new flooring goes down is far cheaper than lifting tiles later.

Under the floor: what we open up

Stonegate-Queensway post-war homes have shallow basements with the main drain under the floor near the front wall. We open the cleanout, run a cable and camera, and pay attention to old clay laterals that sag under driveways. Call (365) 816-2905 and describe what the water is doing at that fixture.

Asked at the basement stairs

Are lead water services common in Stonegate-Queensway?

Homes of this age may have lead or older service lines. The only way to be sure is to look where the line enters the house, which we can do on any visit.

Why do roots keep getting into my drain?

Older clay and cast-iron laterals have joints that roots can enter, and many streets here have mature trees. Regular clearing or repairing the affected joints addresses it.