The housing record
Between Ninth Line, Winston Churchill Boulevard and the streets around Erin Centre Boulevard, detached houses, semis and townhouse rows share the streets. Plumbing is mostly PEX or copper supplies and PVC or ABS drains. Builder-grade fixtures and rented water heaters are common.
Problems we see most
- Builder-grade fixtures wearing out sooner than expected
- Basement apartments needing rough-ins, permits and separate shut-offs
- Sump pumps cycling often in clay ground after downpours
- Main line backups caused by wipes and fat, seldom by roots
Work commonly requested here
Blockages in newer laterals often come from wipes; main sewer line clearing fixes them. Basement bathrooms are frequently roughed in during construction and finished later. To the south, Clarkson offers a contrast with its older housing.
A local note
Construction-era debris occasionally turns up in drains of newer homes, from grout to drywall mud. If a new home has had drain problems since move-in, a camera inspection often shows the cause.
Before you phone from this street
Find the main shut-off (usually the basement wall facing the road), note whether the floor drain is gurgling, and tell us if any fixture on the lowest floor has already overflowed. That decides whether we load the drum machine or the camera first.
A call-out, start to finish
- 1Call and describe the fixture, floor and symptom
- 2We arrive, lay drop cloths and shut the water where needed
- 3Trap pulled, line cabled or camera run to find the cause
- 4Fix explained, then cut, joined or replaced
- 5Water run through, joints checked, written note left
Answers our Mississauga crew gives most
My house is new; why are drains slow?
Construction debris or settling can cause issues even in new homes.
Can you finish a roughed-in basement bathroom?
Yes, including permit work where required.
Is my sump pump running too often?
In clay soils after rain, frequent cycling is normal. Constant running is worth checking.