Etobicoke service area
Plumbing in Richview
Richview mixes post-war houses with mid-century apartment buildings. For homeowners, the usual work centres on aging drains, tired water heaters and supply lines that have quietly corroded.
- Housing: Bungalows, split-levels, apartment and condo towers
- Drains: Cast iron, clay and early ABS
- Water heaters: Often in small furnace rooms
- Landmarks: Richview Park, Richview Library, Eglinton Avenue West
- Licensed, insured trade work (details confirmed when you call)
- Diagnosis before anything is cut
- Emergency calls taken
- Etobicoke and the west end
Plumbing profile
- Housing
- Bungalows, split-levels, apartment and condo towers
- Drains
- Cast iron, clay and early ABS
- Water heaters
- Often in small furnace rooms
- Landmarks
- Richview Park, Richview Library, Eglinton Avenue West
Water heaters in tight rooms
Many furnace rooms in these houses are small, and a replacement water heater has to fit the space, the venting and the gas supply. If the furnace was swapped for a sealed high-efficiency unit, a water heater that once shared the chimney may now need different venting.
- We check this before recommending a model.
Drain maintenance
Kitchen lines in older houses here often run through the basement ceiling to the stack. Grease builds up in those horizontal runs. Periodic cleaning and good habits keep them flowing.
- Hair and soap clogs in bathroom branches are the other common call.
Condo and apartment owners
Condo owners in the area’s towers deal with valve cartridges, toilet repairs and occasionally leaks into units below. We coordinate with management for shut-offs and keep work contained to your suite.
- For any unit leak, knowing where your in-suite shut-off is matters.
Getting ahead of the main
Many Richview bungalows have never had the main drain inspected. If yours has never backed up, that is good news, but a sixty-year-old lateral can fail with little warning. A camera inspection when you are already having drain work done is a cheap way to know whether you have years of service left or a repair to plan for.
- We give you the footage so you can compare in future.
Calls we often get here
- Water heater venting concerns
- Kitchen sink clogging every year
- Slow bathroom drains
- Condo shower valve dripping
- Leak reported by the unit below