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Plumbing in Lansing

Walk any Lansing street and you will see a 1950s bungalow beside a new house three times its size. They share a sewer main and very little else.

  • Plumbing calls across Lansing, house or condo
  • We ask about the age of the building first
  • Drains, leaks, heaters and basement backups
  • Residential and commercial, one phone number
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Homes in Lansing

Lansing sits west of Yonge Street around Sheppard Avenue, reaching toward the West Don valley. It filled in with modest brick bungalows after the Second World War. Over the past couple of decades many lots have been rebuilt with large new homes, and the condo growth along Yonge and Sheppard is a short walk away.

So our work here splits two ways. Original bungalows need upkeep on 70-year-old pipes. New builds need service on modern systems that are sometimes more complicated than they look.

Problems we see most

  • Clay or cast iron sewer laterals with roots or sags in older homes
  • Undersized water services that cannot keep up with a big new house
  • Tankless water heaters needing descaling and service
  • Sump pumps in new builds that run often in wet springs
  • Basement floor drain backups in heavy rain

Infill homes often carry several bathrooms on a supply line sized for a small bungalow decades ago. If showers drop off when someone runs a tap, look at water pressure problems before blaming the fixtures.

Building new on an old lot? Ask early whether the existing sewer lateral and water service will be reused. Tying a new house into a tired clay line is a common source of trouble later.

Lansing sits west of Yonge Street around Sheppard Avenue, reaching toward the West Don valley.

From the counter

Water and sewer notes

Many new homes in Lansing have deep basements with sump pits and pumps. Those pumps work hard in April and after summer storms, and a failed one means a wet basement fast. Read sump pump maintenance and keep the pit clear.

Older bungalows usually have the main cleanout near the front wall, and roots from boulevard trees are a frequent cause of slow drains there. Toronto water is fairly hard, which is the main reason tankless heaters here need regular flushing. See tankless service.

Common calls

For original houses, main line clearing, water heater swaps and outdoor tap repairs top the list. For newer homes, it is sump pumps, tankless service, and leaks from fittings hidden in finished basements.

When a renovation adds a basement apartment or bathroom, we handle the rough-in and coordinate permits. See basement bathroom rough-in. For everyday problems, start with drain cleaning or water heater repair.

Before you call

Let us know if the house is an original bungalow or a newer build, since it changes what we bring. For new homes, have the builder's plumbing drawings or warranty papers handy if you still have them. They often show where the cleanout, sump pit and main shutoff were placed, which is not always where you would guess. If the problem is a backup, stop running water and move anything valuable away from the floor drain. If it is a sump pump, check whether the outlet is plugged in and the breaker is on. A surprising number of those calls end right there, and we would rather you save the visit.

Next door, we also serve Willowdale, North York Centre and Armour Heights.

Questions

My new house has a sump pump that runs constantly. Is that normal?

In wet weather, frequent cycling is common. If it runs in dry weather or never shuts off, have the float, check valve and discharge line looked at.

Can my old water service handle a renovation that adds bathrooms?

Sometimes not. A plumber can check the line size and pressure and say whether an upgraded service is worth it.

How the job runs

  1. You callDescribe what is dripping, backing up or cold, and the cross streets.
  2. We ask questionsAge of the building, pipe type if you know it, where the shut-off is.
  3. We open it upTrap off, clean-out open or wall cut: find the actual fault before quoting the fix.
  4. We test itOpen each tap on that run, watch the joints dry and show you what came out.