Plumbers for Coronation Park area

Plumbing in Coronation Park area

The streets around Coronation Park on Lakeshore Road West mix older houses, mid-century homes and new rebuilds close to the water.

The houses and the pipes in them

Older homes may drain through cast iron and clay; rebuilds have modern plumbing tied to older services.

Lake winds bite in winter.

Older homes may drain through cast iron and clay; rebuilds have modern plumbing tied to older services.

From the route notebook

Around the park, the houses range from small post-war bungalows to substantial rebuilds, sometimes side by side on the same block. That variety means two neighbours can have completely different plumbing problems: one dealing with a scaled cast-iron stack and roots in a clay lateral, the other with a new home whose builder left a backwater valve without an access cover.

The lake is close enough that the winter wind off the water noticeably chills north- and west-facing walls. Pipes and hose bibs along those walls ice up ahead of everything else, and we often suggest relocating or insulating them when we are already working nearby.

Families picnicking in the park on summer weekends rarely think about the old clay pipes beneath the surrounding lawns, but those pipes are why roots dominate our calls on these blocks. A scope before planting a new tree near the sewer route is cheap insurance.

Work often booked here

1. Sewer camera inspectionvideo of the line, start to finish
2. Outdoor faucet and hose bib repairfrost-free bibs, split lines
3. Gas tank water heater replacementold tank out, new tank in
4. Hydro jetting of drain linesscouring grease, scale and roots
5. Main shut-off valve replacementseized or leaking main valves

Nearby: Burlington, Port Credit, Bronte Village. Businesses here: see commercial plumbing. One number covers them all: (365) 517-8536.