Drains, pipes and water heaters in Markham
Greetings from Markham, where the pipes behave again.
We answer the phone, explain the repair before we cut a pipe, and leave the basement as clean as we found it.
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Services
Every job below has its own page that spells out the work: which trap we pull, which pipe we cut, which valve we replace and how we test it before we pack up. Drain and sewer work fills most of our week, followed by water heaters, leaks and sump pits.
Residential
We clear clogged drains, replace water heaters, fix leaking pipes and set toilets in Markham houses of every age, from cast iron and clay in the old villages to PEX and ABS in the new subdivisions.
Commercial
Restaurants, plaza units, offices and condo buildings run on bigger pipe and tighter schedules. We book around your hours and leave a written ticket for the file.
Areas
A 1880s house on Main Street Unionville and a 2015 townhouse in Cornell share a city and very little under the floor. The older house may still drain through cast iron into a root-filled clay lateral. The newer one has ABS drains, a PEX manifold, a sump pit, a backwater valve and a side-vented water heater. We ask the age of the house first, because it tells us what we will find.
In between sit the split levels of Thornhill and German Mills, the backsplits of Raymerville and the 1990s houses of Berczy Village, each with its own habits: galvanized pipe narrowing with rust, grey poly-b supply lines, main valves that seize after thirty years untouched, and floor drains buried under basement renovations.
| Neighbourhood | What we often see | Main era |
|---|---|---|
| Unionville | Main Street heritage homes, Toogood Pond and older cast iron stacks | 19th and early 20th century |
| Markham Village | Main Street North century homes and older clay sewer laterals | 19th and early 20th century |
| Thornhill (Markham side) | 1960s-70s split levels near John Street and Bayview Glen | 1950s to 1960s |
| Cornell | new-urbanist townhomes, laneways and the Cornell hospital area | 19th and early 20th century |
| Cathedraltown | newer homes around the Cathedral of the Transfiguration | 2000s and newer |
| Berczy Village | 1990s-2000s family homes near Kennedy and 16th Avenue | 1990s |
| Angus Glen | large custom homes around the Angus Glen golf course | 1970s to 1980s |
| Milliken Mills | 1970s-80s homes near Kennedy and Steeles | 1970s to 1980s |
| Greensborough | newer homes off Ninth Line and Bur Oak | 2000s and newer |
| German Mills | 1970s-80s homes beside the German Mills Creek ravine | 1970s to 1980s |
| Markville | homes near CF Markville and the Centennial GO | 1970s to 1980s |
| Downtown Markham | condos and towns near Enterprise Boulevard and Highway 7 | Condos and stacked towns |
| Grandview | 1960s-70s homes near Bayview and Steeles | 1950s to 1960s |
| Legacy | 2000s homes near Box Grove Bypass and Rouge Park | 1990s |
There are no forms on this site. A two-minute call tells us whether you need a visit, which valve to close while we drive over, or whether it is a fix you can make yourself with a screwdriver and a new flapper. We inspect first, give a price second and pick up tools third.
On every job
Plumbing is wet, dirty work done in basements, crawlspaces and behind vanities. These are the rules we hold to on every job, from a two-minute flapper swap to a dug-up sewer lateral.
You talk to someone who knows the difference between a seized gate valve and a failed pressure regulator, and who can tell you which one to close.
We show you the cracked fitting, the rooted joint or the rusted tank, then give the price. Nothing gets cut until you agree.
Drains get flushed, new pipe gets pressure-tested, heaters get fired and watched. Old parts and packaging leave in our van.
Locate the main shut-off ahead of time: in most Markham basements it is the valve next to the water meter, where the copper service enters through the front wall of the basement.
Guides
Markham winters split hose bibs and freeze kitchen lines on outside walls. Spring snowmelt runs sump pumps hard and finds stuck float switches. Hard water scales tank heaters, aerators and shower cartridges all year. These briefs cover the checks you can do yourself and the point where a plumber should take over.