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Detached homes in Parkwoods often have original copper supply lines.

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Plumbing in Parkwoods

Back-splits put the plumbing on four levels. Water has to get up there, and waste has to find its way down. It mostly does.

  • Plumbing calls across Parkwoods, house or condo
  • We ask about the age of the building first
  • Drains, leaks, heaters and basement backups
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Homes in Parkwoods

Parkwoods covers the area around Victoria Park Avenue and York Mills Road, east of the Don Valley Parkway. Most of it was built in the 1960s, a mix of back-splits, side-splits, semis and townhouse complexes, with apartment buildings along the main roads. Ravines and parks like Brookbanks thread through the neighbourhood.

The houses from that era share a lot of the same parts, so we see the same patterns repeat from street to street. Many still have original 1960s copper, fittings and valves, now around sixty years old. That is a fine run for copper, but it is also the age where small failures start to add up.

Problems we see most

  • Copper supply lines developing pinhole leaks after decades of service
  • Drains in split-level homes with long, low-slope runs that clog
  • Original shutoff valves that have seized or drip when turned
  • Sewer laterals with roots from the large neighbourhood trees
  • Townhouse plumbing shared between units, which complicates repairs

Split-level houses often have the kitchen on one level and a bathroom half a level up, with a family room below. Drains have to make several turns to reach the main stack, and every turn is a place for buildup. Repeat clogs in these homes often call for hydro jetting rather than just a cable.

Townhouse owners: before booking a repair, check with your condo corporation. In many Parkwoods complexes, some pipes belong to the corporation and they may have a preferred process.

Parkwoods covers the area around Victoria Park Avenue and York Mills Road, east of the Don Valley Parkway.

From the counter

Water and sewer notes

Copper from the 1960s holds up well, but hot water lines and spots near poorly supported runs can pit through over time. A small damp spot on a ceiling under a bathroom is worth a look early. See leak detection.

The main shut-off in many Parkwoods homes is an old gate valve. If it will not close fully, you will find out at the worst possible moment. Replacing it with a ball valve is a quick job. See main shut-off valve replacement.

Common calls

Drain clogs, water heater replacements and leaky valves fill most of our Parkwoods schedule. Bathroom renovations are common as owners update original 1960s pink and blue fixtures, which is also a good time to replace old shutoffs and drains. See bathroom renovation plumbing.

For everyday trouble, drain cleaning and water heater repair are where most visits begin.

Before you call

Tell us which level of the split the problem is on, and whether fixtures on other levels act up at the same time. In townhouses, let us know if you share a wall with plumbing on the other side. Clearing access to the main stack and cleanout, often in the lowest level near the laundry, speeds things up.

Nearby, we also cover Victoria Village, Don Mills and Henry Farm.

Questions

Why do split-level homes clog more?

Longer drain runs with more bends give grease and debris more places to settle. Regular cleaning or jetting helps.

Who fixes plumbing in a Parkwoods townhouse complex?

It depends on your condo declaration. Responsibility splits between your suite and the condo corporation. Check with management first.

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.