Our Plumbers in Vellore Woods

What the housing looks like

Two-storey detached homes and semis on modest lots, laid out around parks and schools. Basements are poured concrete, often with sump pits. Supply lines are mostly copper, drains are ABS, and most mechanical rooms hold a gas water heater, often a rental, and many hold a water softener.

Typical work in Vellore Woods

• Replacing original water heaters and adding flushing to the routine of new ones.
• Fixing toilets and faucets worn by twenty-plus years of hard water.
• Clearing bathroom and kitchen drains in busy family homes.
• Pinhole leak repairs in copper lines, and occasional partial repiping.
• Outdoor hose bib replacement with frost-free models.

Copper pinholes

We occasionally find copper in homes of this age with small leaks at elbows and near the water heater. Hard water, high velocity and thin pipe walls all play a part. A single pinhole is easy to repair. A cluster of them suggests the rest of that run is thinning too. We show you the cut-out section so you can see the wall thickness yourself, then talk about options including partial repiping.

Seasonal notes

Spring snowmelt fills sump pits, and the pumps installed by builders are now old. In winter, hose bibs on the north and west walls are the first to freeze if the inside valve was not closed. In summer, heavy storms test both sumps and sewers. A backwater valve is a reasonable addition if your basement is finished.

Nearby

Vellore Woods is close to Vaughan Mills to the south, Vellore Village to the north and East Woodbridge to the southeast.