Plumbing Services: The Full Schedule

The schedule of services

Our work falls into a few broad families: emergencies, drains and sewers, water heaters, flood protection, supply piping and fixtures. The houses of the GTA span more than a century of plumbing practice, so each service page explains how the job differs between an older home and a newer one.

All services

Every service

• Emergency PlumbingNobody wants to be scrolling for a plumber with their socks wet at 2 a.m. Plain notes from GTA Plumbing Company, or call (365) 387-8531 to talk it over.
• Burst Pipe RepairCopper splits along a seam, PEX pulls off a fitting, galvanized rusts through at a thread. Plain notes from GTA Plumbing Company, or call (365) 387-8531 to…
• Frozen Pipe ThawingWhen a tap gives a trickle and then nothing on a minus-twenty morning, the line is frozen but probably not yet split.
• Drain CleaningA slow drain is a pipe getting smaller from the inside. We find out what is narrowing it, take it out, and tell you whether it is likely to return.
• Kitchen Drain CleaningKitchen sink clogs are almost always grease, starch and coffee grounds that cooled and stuck. They build quietly over months and then close up in an evening.
• Main Sewer Line ClearingThe main line carries everything from your house to the city sewer. When it blocks, the lowest drain in the home is where the backup appears first.
• Hydro JettingA snake bores a tunnel through a blockage; a jetter washes the pipe wall bare from top to bottom. Plain notes from GTA Plumbing Company, or call (647)…
• Sewer Camera InspectionA waterproof camera on a push rod goes down the drain and shows exactly what is there: roots, cracks, sags, offsets or a clear pipe. No digging, no guessing.
• Sewer Line RepairA cracked or root-choked lateral can sometimes be fixed in one spot, sometimes relined from inside, and sometimes only replaced.
• Clay to PVC Sewer ReplacementClay tile laterals were standard across the GTA for much of the twentieth century. Many are still working. Many are not.
• Basement Flooding PlumbingWater in a basement comes from one of three places: the sewer, the ground, or a pipe inside the house. Knowing which is the first step to stopping it.
• Backwater Valve InstallationA mainline backwater valve is a flap inside your sewer line that lets waste out and closes when the city sewer surges back.
• Sump Pump InstallationWeeping tile gathers groundwater around your footings and delivers it to a pit; the pump’s job is to lift that water outdoors before it forces its way…
• Sump Pump RepairA sump pump usually fails in one of four ways: the float sticks, the switch dies, the check valve leaks back, or the motor gives out. Each has a tell.
• Battery Backup Sump PumpsSummer thunderstorms fill pits and drop hydro lines in the same hour. A secondary pump on a battery keeps working when the primary cannot.
• Water Heater RepairCold showers, short showers, tea-coloured water and a growling tank: most tank heater complaints trace back to a handful of parts we carry on the truck.
• Gas Water Heater ReplacementSwapping a gas-fired tank is a venting, fuel and safety job, not just a tank exchange. Plain notes from GTA Plumbing Company, or call (365) 387-8531 to talk…
• Electric Water Heater ReplacementElectric tanks are simpler to install than gas, but sizing, breaker capacity and the condition of the old connections still matter.
• Tankless Water Heater InstallationOn-demand heaters burn only while water flows. With the right size and venting, it gives steady hot water; sized wrong, it gives disappointment in the shower.
• Owned vs Rented Water HeatersRental water heaters are a long GTA tradition. Some homeowners are well served by them; others pay for decades for a tank long since paid off.
• Water Service Line ReplacementThe pipe from the curb stop to your basement wall carries every litre the house uses. Plain notes from GTA Plumbing Company, or call (365) 387-8531 to talk…
• Lead Pipe ReplacementHomes built before the mid-1950s in the GTA may still have lead water service pipes. Lead can leach into drinking water.
• Whole-House RepipingWhen a house’s supply piping is galvanized steel or thin copper failing in several places, chasing leaks one at a time stops making sense.
• Leak DetectionA leak inside a wall or under a slab shows up as a stain, a sound, a smell or a water bill. Finding the source without tearing the house apart is the craft.
• Toilet RepairToilets are simple machines with a few moving parts: a fill valve, a flapper, a flush valve and a wax seal. Almost every toilet problem is one of them.
• Toilet InstallationA new toilet should sit solid, seal fully and flush cleanly for years. That depends on what happens under it as much as the toilet itself.
• Faucet Repair and InstallationA drip is a worn cartridge, washer or O-ring. A loose spout, low flow or sputtering usually is too. Sometimes repair beats replacement; sometimes it does not.
• Kitchen PlumbingKitchens pack a lot of plumbing into one cabinet: a sink, a drain with a trap and vent, supply lines, a dishwasher, often a disposer and a fridge water line.
• Bathroom Renovation PlumbingIn a bathroom renovation, the plumbing goes in before anything you will see. Plain notes from GTA Plumbing Company, or call (365) 387-8531 to talk it over.
• Basement Bathroom Rough-InA basement bathroom means breaking concrete, tying into the main drain and getting slope and venting right below the level of the sewer.
• Shower Valve ReplacementA shower that spikes hot every time someone flushes has a valve that cannot compensate. A current pressure-balancing or thermostatic valve fixes it.
• Water Softener InstallationLake Ontario water is moderately hard. Well water in parts of Caledon, York and Durham can be very hard. Softening protects heaters, fixtures and skin.
• Water Filtration SystemsMunicipal water in the GTA is treated and tested. Many households still filter for taste, chlorine smell or peace of mind, and well owners often need more.
• Low Water Pressure RepairToo little pressure is frustrating. Too much is quietly damaging. Both have fixable causes. Plain notes from GTA Plumbing Company, or call (365) 387-8531 to…
• Gas Line InstallationGas lines feed ranges, dryers, barbecues, fireplaces, heaters and water heaters. Plain notes from GTA Plumbing Company, or call (365) 387-8531 to talk it over.
• Outdoor Faucet RepairA hose bib that freezes cracks within the wall cavity, hidden from view until the first spring watering floods the basement.