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Plumbing Service in Oshawa
Oshawa’s housing reflects its history as an industrial city: early twentieth-century workers’ homes near downtown, postwar bungalows, and newer subdivisions in the north.
- Plumbers who work on Oshawa houses every week
- Know-how with pre-war worker housing and suburbs
- Oshawa 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 Oshawa homes
Neighbourhoods around downtown and the old industrial areas have modest brick and frame homes from the 1910s to 1940s, with galvanized supply, lead services in some cases, cast-iron stacks and clay laterals. Postwar bungalows across central Oshawa often have original plumbing. North Oshawa’s newer homes have PEX and sump pits.
Common calls we take here
- Galvanized and lead pipe replacement
- Main sewer clearing
- Basement bathroom additions
- Water heater replacement
- Toilet and faucet repairs
A small house built in 1925 is often hiding the oldest pipe on the street.
What to check in an Oshawa house
Test the foot or so of pipe ahead of the meter for lead. Look for rust on galvanized lines. In bungalows, check whether there is a backwater valve, especially if the basement is finished or used as a unit.
Getting to you
Call (365) 387-8531 with your street and nearest major road.
Oshawa at a glance
- Municipality
- Oshawa
- Region
- Durham Region
- Housing we work in
- Pre-war worker housing and suburbs
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
Should I replace galvanized pipes before selling?
Buyers and insurers increasingly ask about them. Replacing them can remove a negotiation point.