View looking through the inside of a large rusty pipe — Inside a large pipe: roughly what a sewer camera sees as it travels.

Etobicoke service area

Plumbing in Willowridge

Willowridge has a large share of townhouses alongside detached homes from the 1960s and 1970s. In townhouses, plumbing often runs along or through shared walls, which changes how leaks travel and how repairs are planned.

Housing: Townhouses, semis and detached homes
Construction era: Mainly 1960s–1970s
Drains: Cast iron and ABS
Landmarks: Willowridge Park, Eglinton and Martin Grove, Humber Valley trail access

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Etobicoke and the west end

Plumbing profile

Housing: Townhouses, semis and detached homes
Construction era: Mainly 1960s–1970s
Drains: Cast iron and ABS
Landmarks: Willowridge Park, Eglinton and Martin Grove, Humber Valley trail access

Shared walls and leaks

In townhouses, a leak inside a wall may appear in the neighbouring unit before it appears in your home. Stacked bathrooms in neighbouring units can share chase walls. We trace leaks carefully and keep openings small and in your unit wherever possible.

Condominium corporations often have rules about who handles which pipes; check yours.

Seventies plumbing

Homes from the 1970s often have early ABS drains and copper supply. The ABS is usually fine, but early joints can fail and some fittings from that era have known issues. Copper fittings can show pinholes.

Original toilets from that period use more water and often have parts that are hard to find.

Water heaters

Many townhouses still have rental water heaters. Leased tanks are the leasing firm’s to repair. If you own, we can repair or replace it.

Venting and space constraints in townhouses need careful planning.

Stacked bathrooms and noise

In townhouses where bathrooms are stacked, drain noise travels.

Owners sometimes ask us to quieten a plastic stack that rumbles every time the neighbour upstairs flushes.
Insulating the chase, adding proper pipe supports, or replacing a short section with cast iron where accessible can help.
It is not a leak, but it is a fair request in a shared-wall home, and it is often done during other bathroom work.

Calls we often get here

Neighbour reports water through the wall
Early ABS joint leaking
Old high-volume toilets
Rental water heater questions
Low flow in upstairs showers