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Condo and stacked-suite plumbing

One leak in a stacked building is never one suite's problem. We trace it to the source and keep the shut-off as small as the valves allow.

  • Leaks traced through ceilings and stacks to the suite above
  • Riser and branch valves exercised or replaced
  • Shared drain stacks cleared and camera-inspected
  • Advance word on which suites go dry, and when
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  • Oshawa & Durham Region
  • Upfront diagnosis before work
Black and white photo of a tall tank and piping in an older utility room
An older utility room where shared building water starts its trip upstairs.

Trouble that turns up in shared buildings

  • A ceiling stain with nothing visibly leaking on the floor above
  • A shared kitchen stack pushing water into the bottom suite
  • Riser valves that will not close fully
  • Low pressure on upper floors
  • Hot water that takes minutes to arrive at the far end of a corridor

How we approach a suite leak

  1. Start in the wet suite and note where the water appears.
  2. Move up, checking the fixtures, supply connections and drains directly above.
  3. Use moisture readings and pressure tests to confirm the source.
  4. Close the fewest valves that will stop it, then repair.
  5. Report to the property manager with suite numbers and findings.

Valves are the weak spot

Many buildings in Durham have riser valves nobody has touched since the building was handed over. When an emergency comes, they either will not close or they start weeping as soon as they are touched. Exercising those valves on a schedule, and replacing the worst of them, turns a building-wide shut-off into a single-stack shut-off.

Planning a shut-down

  • The manager gets the suite numbers going dry and the expected time
  • Notices can be posted a day or more ahead
  • Work is staged so water comes back as soon as each section passes its test

From our call log

Which owner covers damage from the unit overhead?

Your declaration and insurance policies decide that. We note where the water began so the board has a written record.

How a visit runs

  1. 1

    Call

    Describe the fixture, the floor and how old the building is.

  2. 2

    Look

    We pull the trap, the cleanout plug or the access panel before any price is given.

  3. 3

    Explain

    You hear what failed and what we would replace, in plain words.

  4. 4

    Fix

    Water off, old part out, new part in, joints supported.

  5. 5

    Test

    Full flow or full pressure, every joint checked dry.

Water on the floor right now?

Turn the main shut-off clockwise and ring (365) 517-7959.

Call (365) 517-7959
Call (365) 517-7959