Plumbing Service in Roncesvalles

Roncesvalles: the housing stock and its plumbing

Roncesvalles Avenue runs north from the lake toward Dundas West, with High Park along its western edge. Most houses were built in the early 1900s: tall brick semis and detached homes with front porches, deep lots and laneways behind. The neighbourhood has strong Polish roots and a busy, walkable main street. Many homes have been carefully kept, but original plumbing still turns up in basements.

Trouble we run into most often

• Clay sewer laterals with roots from the large street trees.
• Galvanized supply lines in houses not yet repiped.
• Older lead water services.
• Shared drains in semis where one side's repair affects the other.
• Low basement ceilings that make rerouting pipe tricky.

Below the floor: drains, sewers and wet basements

The area slopes toward the lake, and many streets have older sewers. Big storms have flooded basements here in the past. A backwater valve on the main drain, downspouts discharging onto the lawn and sealed foundation cracks are the standard defences. Ask about City subsidies before you book work.

What happens when you ring us

A Roncesvalles visit usually includes a look at the front cleanout and a quick talk about the street trees overhead. If the drain trouble is in the main, we bring the camera so we can tell you whether the root mass sits under your lawn, the neighbour's, or the boulevard. Laneway access often makes digging easier here.