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Plumbing in Mountainside
Mountainside occupies the land above the QEW and south of Upper Middle Road, on the slope rising toward the Escarpment. The streets are mostly 1960s and early 1970s detached homes.
- A plumber routed to your street in Mountainside
- Drains, leaks, water heaters and basements
- Familiar with the pipes in these houses
- The plan explained before any work
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The houses of Mountainside
The neighbourhood was largely built in the 1960s, with backsplits, side-splits and bungalows on generous suburban lots. Many have had kitchens and bathrooms redone over the decades, but behind the walls you still find original copper and cast iron drain stacks. Split-level homes stack rooms on multiple floor levels, with bathrooms sometimes over garages or in half-storeys.
Area at a glance
- Area
- Mountainside
- Municipality
- City of Burlington
- Water
- Halton Region, lake-supplied
- Call
- (365) 464-5184
Common plumbing problems here
- Frozen lines over garages: supply lines in the floor of rooms above unheated garages. See frozen pipe thawing.
- Original copper: pinhole leaks in sixty-year-old pipe.
- Cast iron stacks: corroded or cracked stacks in walls.
- Roots: maples and willows near laterals.
Worth checking here
- Floor drain flows and has a cover
- Sump pump starts when the float lifts
- Water heater age on the rating plate
- Hose bib shut-off closed before frost
Water, drains and basements
Mountainside uses Halton Region municipal water and sewer. Lower levels of split-levels are often partly below grade, so sump pumps and floor drains matter. Check that downspouts discharge away from foundations.
Find your main shut-off
In most houses here the water enters at the street-side foundation wall, with the meter and main valve together. Tag that valve before you need it.
Inside a typical Mountainside backsplit
The kitchen sits on the main level, the bedrooms and main bath half a flight up, the family room half a flight down and a basement below that. The main stack drops through all four levels, and the bathroom drain often runs sideways over the family room ceiling to reach it. When that horizontal run clogs, it backs up into the tub rather than the toilet, which confuses a lot of homeowners. A cleanout added at the base of the stack makes future clearing far simpler.
Laundry is often on the lowest level beside the furnace, with a floor drain that also takes the water softener discharge and the condensate line from a newer furnace. That drain gets a lot of traffic and deserves an occasional clean.
Garden taps on these houses tend to be the original compression type. Swapping them for frost-free models is a small job that prevents a split pipe in the rec room ceiling some February morning. See outdoor faucet repair.
Getting us there
We reach Mountainside easily from Guelph Line and Brant Street. Let us know your nearest cross street when you call.
Questions we hear
Are split-levels harder to plumb?
They have more changes in level, so pipe runs are longer and more complicated, but they are very workable.
How do I prevent frozen pipes over the garage?
Insulate the garage ceiling and keep the garage door closed in winter.