Plumbing for Condos and Rental Buildings
In a building, one bad drain is everybody's problem. We work with the board or manager, keep residents informed and fix the shared pipe as well as the suite.
- Shared drain stacks cabled and inspected
- Riser and suite valves turned, freed or swapped
- Leaks between suites traced to the source
- Notes written for boards, managers and insurers
- One contact for every address in your portfolio
- Licensed plumbing trade
- Booked around your day
- Price agreed before work
- Phone only, no forms
On the truck
- Moisture meter and thermal look
- PEX crimper, copper torch, push fittings
- Pressure gauge on a hose bib
Tested before we leave
- House held under pressure after the repair
- Every joint wiped dry and looked at again
- Main shut-off worked before we leave
How pricing works
Quoted on site, after we have opened it up and found the cause. Nothing starts without your yes.
| You notice | Usual cause | On the job |
|---|---|---|
| Stain spreading on the ceiling | Leak at a fitting in the floor above | Moisture meter, open a small hole, repair |
| Meter dial moving with taps off | Hidden leak on the supply side | Isolate zones, pressure-test each |
| Pinholes in copper, green crust | Corrosion from water chemistry | Replace the run in PEX or copper |
Typical building calls
- Kitchen stacks that back up into the lowest suite on the riser
- Main and riser shut-off valves seized after years untouched
- Ceiling leaks where nobody is sure which unit is above the stain
- Shared hot water systems losing temperature at the far end
- Garage and parking level drains silted up after winter salt and sand
Working with boards and managers
- We confirm who authorises the work and whether residents need notice of a shutdown.
- We isolate the smallest section possible so most suites keep water.
- We clear or repair the shared line, then camera it where it runs through common areas.
- We write up the cause, location and any follow-up we would schedule.
Stacks and risers
Townhouse condos east of Ontario Street and stacked units in newer blocks usually share a sanitary stack between two to four homes. Grease from one kitchen can block the line for every unit below it. Cabling from a roof vent or cleanout and then running a camera shows us if it was a single bad night or a low spot that will keep trapping waste.
Valve programs that pay off
A main valve that will not turn is a flood that cannot be stopped. Boards and landlords who exercise their shut-offs once a year find the seized ones while it is dry.
- Locate and label every building and riser valve
- Turn each one through its full travel and back
- Replace any that weep, stick or fail to close
- Leave the board a list with locations and condition
For property managers looking after several buildings, one call covers the lot. Give us the addresses and access details once, and every later call starts with the right information.
Questions we get asked
Do you talk to residents directly?
If the board or manager wants us to, yes. Otherwise we report to whoever authorised the work and let them handle notices.
Plumbing at home instead?
Houses, townhomes and rural properties are covered on our residential plumbing page.