Plumbing in Glenway

Area

Glenway

Local focus

Homes Around the Old Golf Course

Common calls

Drains, supply pipe, heaters, sumps

Booking

By telephone

Homes and plumbing in Glenway

Glenway was laid out with the golf course at its centre, and many homes back onto open space or ravine. The houses are mostly detached two-storeys, built from the late 1980s through the 1990s, with three or four bathrooms, finished lower levels and larger lots than in many other parts of town.

Plumbing from this period is generally copper supply with ABS or PVC drains and a sump pit in the basement. Now that most of these homes are well past thirty years old, the second round of upkeep is arriving: water heaters, sump pumps, toilets and some of the original copper.

Trouble spots in these houses

• Sump pumps on lots that slope toward ravines.
• Pinhole leaks in copper above finished basement ceilings.
• Original shower valves now hard to find parts for.
• Second-floor laundry rooms leaking through to the kitchen below.
• Large soaker tubs that the water heater cannot fill.

Services most asked for

Bigger homes mean bigger hot water demand. Owners often ask about a larger tank or a tankless heater when their original unit fails. We size it to the bathrooms and the soaker tub, not just the old label.

Sump work is another constant: replacing worn pumps and adding battery backups to protect finished lower levels. And because many ceilings hide copper, leak detection is a common call when a stain appears.

On larger lots

Some Glenway homes have longer sewer laterals and water service lines because they sit farther from the street. A camera inspection is a sensible check if the main drain ever slows.

Ringing us from Glenway

Ring us and tell us the problem and the floor it is on. We will bring what the job needs.