Our Plumbers in Maple

Two kinds of Maple house

Close to the old village core you still find older homes and a few century buildings, often with additions and mixed plumbing. Spreading out from there are the subdivisions: two-storey detached homes and semis built over roughly fifteen years, with poured basements, plastic drains, and copper supply lines. The GO station and the newer townhome blocks near it add another layer.

What we see on Maple calls

• Original water heaters and fixtures at the end of their useful life, leading to tank replacements and faucet swaps.
• Sump pumps that came with the home and have never been changed.
• Pinhole leaks in copper in a few homes where hard water has worn the pipe from inside.
• Basement finishing using the roughed-in drains many builders left in the floor; see basement rough-ins.
• Polybutylene supply in a minority of homes from the period, which deserves inspection.

Water and drainage

Maple sits on higher ground than Woodbridge, and many lots drain toward ravines and storm ponds. The water table is generally lower, but clay soils hold water after storms and sump pits still see heavy use in spring. York Region water is moderately hard here, so softeners are common in mechanical rooms.

Renovations in Maple homes

Ensuite renovations are frequent: the 1990s corner jet tub, the shower with a single-handle valve without pressure balancing, the builder vanity. When those come out we move drains, set new valves, and pressure test before the tile goes on. Bathroom plumbing explains what that work involves.

Around Maple

Maple borders Rutherford and Dufferin to the east, Patterson to the northeast, and the newer Teston area to the north. Canada's Wonderland and the Vaughan Mills area are a short drive west and south.