Plumbing in Holland Landing

Area

Holland Landing

Local focus

On the East Holland River

Common calls

Drains, supply pipe, heaters, sumps

Booking

By telephone

Homes and plumbing in Holland Landing

Most homes here date from the 1970s through the 1990s, with a scattering of older houses near the historic village core and newer builds on its edges. Supply lines are usually copper; drains are ABS or cast iron depending on age. Much of the community sits low near the East Holland River and its wetlands, and that shapes how basements behave.

Water tables can be high in spring, and many houses lean heavily on their sump pumps to keep basements dry.

Trouble spots in these houses

• Sump pits without a working pump, or with a pump that cannot keep up during thaw.
• Basement floor drains that back up after heavy rain.
• Rental water heaters that owners would rather buy out or replace.
• Older copper showing green corrosion at fittings near the water heater.

Services most asked for

Homes that were built without a sump pump, or whose original pit was never fitted with one, often call about sump pump installation. We set the pump in a proper liner, fit a check valve and run the discharge to a spot that slopes away from the house rather than back toward it.

Backups through the floor drain are a different problem with a different fix. A backwater valve lets sewage leave the house but closes if the municipal line surcharges. It goes into the main drain under the basement floor, so the work involves cutting the slab, and a permit is usually needed.

Rental heaters

Many Holland Landing homes still pay monthly for a heater installed decades ago under a rental contract. Owners are often unsure whether to keep renting, buy out the unit or replace it outright. Our circular on renting or buying a water heater goes through the questions to ask your rental company before you decide.

Spring is the season to pay attention here. Walk the basement after the first warm rain, look at the walls around the pit and listen to how often the pump starts. A pump that cycles every minute or two is working at its limit, and that is the time to talk about a second pump or a battery backup, not after the basement is wet.

Ringing us from Holland Landing

Call (365) 990-3021 and let us know if water is already on the floor. Holland Landing is a straight run up Yonge Street from Newmarket, close to Old Town, so we can usually be there the same day for urgent problems.