- Work with
- Boards, managers and superintendents
- Shut-offs
- Planned, posted and kept short
- Report
- Written summary for the board
Plumbing that many households share
In a condo or apartment building one failed part can affect dozens of suites. A riser valve that will not close, a kitchen stack clogged at the third floor or a garage trench drain filled with winter grit all need a plan before anyone touches a wrench. We work with superintendents and managers to keep shut-offs short and tenants informed.
Common building calls
- A ceiling dripping because of a fixture one floor up
- Kitchen stacks pushing waste up into sinks on the low floors
- Riser and branch valves seized open
- Domestic booster pumps short-cycling or noisy
- Parkade and trench drains blocked with sand and salt
- Mixing valves serving a common hot water loop
Tell us the business, the hours and what has failed. We plan around your customers.
What a building visit includes
- Walking the affected stack or riser with the superintendent
- Tracing a leak to the suite and fixture that caused it
- Cleaning stacks from the roof vent or a cleanout with sectional cable or jetter
- Camera checks on horizontal building drains
- Valve replacement during a planned shutdown
- A written summary for the board or manager
Planned shut-offs, step by step
- We confirm which suites lose water and for how long
- The manager posts notice to residents
- Valves are isolated and drained down at the agreed time
- Parts are replaced and the riser is refilled slowly to purge air
- We check pressure on upper floors before handing back
Burlington buildings
The city has older rental towers from the 1960s and 1970s with galvanized and copper risers, and newer condo buildings near Burlington and Appleby GO stations with PEX branches and pressure-reducing valves on each floor. Each type fails differently, and we plan the repair around the pipe that is actually in the wall.
Leak moving between suites? Call (365) 414-5748.
Questions we get on this
Which owner covers damage from an upstairs leak?
Your declaration and the insurance policies decide that. We document where the water came from so the board and insurers have the facts.
Can you clean a kitchen stack without entering every suite?
Often yes, from the roof vent or a cleanout at the base. Some stacks need access at one or two suites to reach the blockage.
One call to (365) 414-5748 puts you through to a Burlington plumber.