Newmarket plumbing, rooted in good work

A town of many plantings

Walk from Fairy Lake to Davis Drive and you pass a century of building. The oldest homes near the Main Street heritage district often still carry cast iron stacks and pockets of galvanized steel supply line. Postwar bungalows in Gorham and College Manor were plumbed with copper that is now sixty-odd years old. Neighbourhoods like Summerhill, Stonehaven and Woodland Hill sit on heavier soil with sump pits in nearly every basement. Each era has its weak spots, and knowing them shortens the search when something goes wrong.

What the clay soil means for your basement

Much of Newmarket sits on clay-rich ground that holds water after a thaw or a long rain. That puts real work on sump pumps every spring, and it is why we pay attention to discharge lines, check valves and backup power whenever we are downstairs.

How a visit works

1. You call and describe what you see, hear or smell.
2. We ask a few questions and tell you what it probably is.
3. On site, we locate the cause and explain your options in plain language.
4. You choose. We do the work, test it, and tidy up.

Winter, the hardest season

January cold snaps in York Region regularly push well below minus twenty. Pipes along exterior walls, in unheated crawlspaces and behind kitchen sinks on outside walls are the usual casualties. A hose bib left connected in October is another classic. Most of these freezes are preventable with a little insulation, a dripping tap on the coldest nights, and shutting outdoor taps from inside each fall.

What we will not do

• Push a replacement when a repair will honestly do.
• Start work before you know what it involves.
• Leave without running water through what we touched.