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Wilson Heights

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Plumbing in Wilson Heights

Wilson Heights grew up next to the old Downsview airfield. Its smaller houses pack a lot of plumbing into compact basements.

  • Plumbing calls across Wilson Heights, house or condo
  • We ask about the age of the building first
  • Drains, leaks, heaters and basement backups
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The neighbourhood

Around Wilson Avenue and Wilson Heights Boulevard, the homes are a mix of compact postwar bungalows, semis and newer infill. Some streets date to the 1940s, built for workers at the nearby aircraft plants. Basements are often low, with the water heater, furnace, laundry and main drain within a few feet of each other.

Jobs on the list

  • Moving water heaters or laundry to free basement space
  • Replacing old cast iron floor drains and traps
  • Kitchen drain clogs in long galvanized runs
  • Second-unit plumbing in basements
  • Backwater valves on streets that have flooded

Around Wilson Avenue and Wilson Heights Boulevard, the homes are a mix of compact postwar bungalows, semis and newer infill.

From the counter

Tight basements

Low ceilings mean drain lines hang where heads hit them. Owners finishing a basement often want them moved. Drains need a steady slope to the main, so we cannot just push them up into the joists. We can sometimes reroute a run or relocate a fixture so the line takes a better path.

Adding a basement unit? Plumbing for a second suite needs a permit and planning around shut-offs and fire separations. Talk to us before drawings are final.

Close to the corridor

With growth around Wilson station and Downsview, older homes nearby are being renovated fast. We see a lot of galvanized-to-PEX repipes here, done while walls are already open.

Watermain work on the street

When the City replaces watermains on these streets, crews sometimes also change the public part of the water service. Afterward, grit can block aerators and toilet fill valves. If pressure drops after street work, clean the aerators first, then call us if it does not recover.

Questions

Can you move my laundry upstairs?

Often yes. It needs a drain, vent and supply routed up from the basement. We look at the route first.

Is a basement unit possible in a small house?

Many are. The plumbing side depends on drain depth and room for a bathroom near the stack.

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.