Etobicoke West Mall houses and their plumbing
Etobicoke West Mall runs along The West Mall between Bloor and Rathburn, near Sherway and Highway 427. It is dominated by 1960s and 1970s apartment and condominium towers and townhouse complexes, with some detached homes on side streets.
In-suite plumbing in these buildings is usually copper supply with cast-iron or plastic drains feeding shared stacks. Water heaters may be individual electric units or central systems. The detached homes nearby follow the same post-war patterns as much of central Etobicoke.
What fails in these pipes
- Leaks between suites traced to a single fixture
- Original shut-offs that no longer isolate a suite
- Kitchen stack backups on lower floors
- Water line replacement in older detached homes
- Garbage disposals wrongly installed on shared drains
Jobs we take on here
Here we commonly replace suite valves, repair fixtures, clear drains and work with property managers. In detached houses we handle water line replacement and disposal installation. Humberwood is further north on the same side of the city.
Suite renovations deserve a word of caution: removing a vanity or kitchen in a tower can disturb shut-offs that have not moved since the building opened. We test them before the cabinets come out.
Under the floor: what we open up
West Mall apartments and townhouses depend on in-suite shut-offs that are often stiff or missing. We fit new stops under sinks and toilets, repair tub spouts and diverters, and clear bathroom drains packed with hair at the pop-up. Call (365) 816-2905 and describe what the water is doing at that fixture.