Bathroom Plumbing in Pickering

Bathrooms pack the most plumbing into the smallest room in the house: a tub or shower, a vanity, a toilet and their drains, all within a few metres of each other.

On the truck: basin wrench, cartridge puller, PEX crimp tool and PTFE tape

First look: the shut-offs under the fixture and the supply lines

No permit usually needed for a like-for-like repair

Scheduled around your plans, quoted in writing

A price range on the phone, a firm quote before work

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No forms, no waiting list.

How we handle the job

For repairs, we work fixture by fixture: tub spout, shower valve, vanity drain, toilet. For renovations we meet the contractor or homeowner before demolition to agree where each fixture goes, check the existing drain sizes and venting, and make sure a pressure-balanced or thermostatic shower valve is in the plan. Ontario's building code has requirements for shower valves that limit scalding temperatures, and new work must meet them.

Walk-through and drawing of fixture positions
Permit where drains or vents change
Rough-in of supply, drain and vent
Inspection before walls close
Finish set of fixtures once tile and vanity are in

Bench note: moving a toilet is the most expensive change in a bathroom because its drain is the largest. If budget is tight, keep it where it is.

Signs you need bathroom plumbing

You are replacing a tub with a walk-in shower
The vanity is moving or a second sink is being added
The shower runs hot and cold as other taps are used
Stains on the ceiling below the bathroom
A slow tub that does not respond to plunging
Old valves with no anti-scald protection

Decide on fixtures early and have their spec sheets ready; the valve body, drain position and rough-in dimensions depend on them.

Pickering homes and this problem

Many 1970s bathrooms in Glendale, Dunbarton and Bay Ridges still have galvanized supply lines inside the walls; a renovation is the right moment to replace them, as covered in repiping. Newer homes often need only a valve cartridge or vanity swap. For tub and shower valve problems see shower valve repair, and for a new bathroom below grade see a basement bathroom rough-in.

What affects the price

Repair versus full renovation
Whether fixtures move
Condition of old supply lines and drains
Tub-to-shower conversions and custom shower bases
Who supplies the fixtures

What you can do first

Decide on fixtures early and have their spec sheets ready; the valve body, drain position and rough-in dimensions depend on them. Take photos of the room before demolition. If water is leaking into a ceiling below, stop using that bathroom and call before the drywall softens.

Questions callers ask

Do I require a permit to renovate a bathroom?

Replacing fixtures in place usually does not. Adding fixtures or changing drains and vents generally does. The City of Pickering building department can confirm.

Can you work alongside my contractor?

Yes. We often handle the plumbing while a general contractor or tiler does the rest.