Plumber in Downtown Toronto

Condo plumbing downtown

In a condo, the line between your responsibility and the building’s matters. Fixtures, supply lines, shut-off valves and drains inside your suite are usually yours; risers, stacks and the main shut-offs belong to the condo corporation. We work with property management on the parts that need it: booking the service elevator, sorting out parking and isolating water to a riser when a repair calls for it.

The condo calls we get most often downtown:

• Leaks into the suite below from a washing machine hose, dishwasher connection or shower
• Kitchen sink drains clogged with grease, sometimes on a line shared with the next suite
• Shut-off valves that won’t close when a fixture needs repair
• Toilets that run or rock

Victorian and Edwardian houses

Downtown’s older streets in Cabbagetown, Corktown, Trinity Bellwoods and Kensington Market are lined with brick row houses and semis built roughly between 1880 and 1915. Inside those walls we regularly turn up:

• Lead or galvanized water services that limit pressure
• Cast iron drain stacks corroded from the inside
• Clay sewer pipes running under narrow front yards to the street
• Basement floor drains with no protection against sewer backup

Narrow lots and shared walls make planning important. We keep openings small, protect finished spaces and explain how work on a shared wall or drain affects your neighbour.

Getting to you downtown

On many downtown jobs, parking is the first problem to solve. When you call, mention laneway access, permit parking or a building loading dock, and we’ll plan the visit around it.

Most requested in Downtown Toronto