What we handle
- Relocating toilets, vanities, tubs and showers
- Converting tubs to walk-in showers
- Installing pressure-balanced or thermostatic shower valves
- Updating drains and venting to current code
- Setting fixtures once the tile is finished
How we do the work
- Review the layout with you and your contractor before demolition.
- Apply for permits if drains or vents change.
- Rough in supply, drain and vent lines, and install the valve body.
- Pressure test and arrange inspection before walls close.
- Finish by setting the toilet, vanity, faucets and trim.
Mississauga homes and this job
Many 1970s and 1980s bathrooms in Mississauga have the original tub surround, valve and galvanized or copper supplies. Replacing the valve with a modern pressure-balanced one improves safety against scalding. Bathrooms over garages or on exterior walls should also be protected from freezing; see preventing frozen pipes.
What affects the cost
- Moving fixtures to new locations
- Changes to the main stack or venting
- Curbless showers that need floor drains recessed
- Quality of valves and fixtures selected
The shower valve is covered on its own page: shower valve replacement. Outdoor taps are often upgraded at the same time; see outdoor hose bib repair.
On site, in order
Sink, faucet and shower work
- 1Close the stops or the main and open the fixture
- 2Pull the trap or cartridge and inspect the parts
- 3Fit the new valve, trap or supply lines
- 4Run hot and cold, then dry-paper every joint
On every job
- Drop cloths down before any tool comes out
- Water or fuel shut and tagged while we work
- Every joint we made checked dry before we pack up
- Old parts shown to you, then hauled away
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
Do I need a permit?
Changes to drains, venting or fixture locations generally require a building permit. We confirm before starting.
Will you coordinate with my renovator?
Yes. Our schedule bends around the framer, drywaller and tile setter.
Can I keep my tub?
Often yes. A new valve and drain can be fitted to an existing tub.
