Areas · West End
Plumbing Service in High Park
Around High Park, Roncesvalles and Bloor West Village, solid early twentieth-century brick houses sit under some of the city’s oldest trees. Their roots know where the sewer is.
- Plumbers who work on High Park houses every week
- Know-how with edwardian detached and semis on slopes
- High Park drains, supply lines, heaters and sumps
Diagnosis first, tested after
- Licensed & insured: ask us
- Camera before cutting
- Water-tested repairs
- Booked by phone
Plumbing in High Park homes
Edwardian and 1920s houses here typically have clay laterals, cast-iron stacks with copper and galvanized supply often sharing one basement. Tree roots are a major cause of backups. Some streets have steep grades toward the park, and homes on the lower side can see high groundwater. Lead services are still present in some original homes.
Common calls we take here
- Root cutting and lateral camera inspection
- Clay to PVC replacement
- Backwater valves
- Old main shut-off replacement
- Radiator-era basement plumbing cleanup
Grenadier Pond and the park’s ravines mean water tables vary block to block.
What to check in a High Park house
Count the large trees within a few metres of your sewer line, including the city trees on the boulevard. If the basement floor drain has ever been slow after a dry summer, roots are a likely suspect. A camera run in late fall, when roots have grown all season, shows the clearest picture.
Getting to you
Most homes have driveways or rear lanes. Call (365) 387-8531 and tell us if the main cleanout is accessible or buried under finished flooring.
High Park at a glance
- Municipality
- Old Toronto
- Region
- City of Toronto
- Housing we work in
- Edwardian detached and semis on slopes
Local note. Before anyone digs near the property line, Ontario One Call locates buried utilities. The city or region owns the sewer and water connection past your property line, so ask them first if the trouble is out at the street.
Common questions
How frequently do roots need cutting?
Once a line has roots, many homeowners cut annually. Relining or replacement removes the need.