Our Plumbers in Patterson

The houses

Patterson has big detached homes on curving streets, plus semis and townhouses near the main roads. Many have four bedrooms, three or four bathrooms and a finished basement. The plumbing is modern, but the scale of it is the point: long hot water runs, many fixtures, and drains that see heavy daily use.

Common work

• Hot water demand. Families who run out of hot water during morning showers. Upgrading a tank or switching to tankless are both options.
• Long waits for hot water at upstairs fixtures far from the mechanical room. A recirculation system can help.
• Drain clogs in bathrooms used by several people a day.
• Basement bathroom additions using the builder rough-in.
• Sump pump replacements as original pumps fail.

Recirculation

When an ensuite is twenty metres of pipe away from the water heater, it can take a minute for hot water to arrive. A recirculation pump keeps hot water near the fixture so it arrives faster and less water goes down the drain while you wait. Some systems use a dedicated return line; others use the cold line as the return with a valve under the farthest sink. We look at the layout and suggest what fits.

Water and drainage

Patterson was built with modern separated sewers and storm management ponds. Water is York Region supply. Hardness causes scale in shower heads, kettles and dishwashers, and it shortens the life of water heaters. Our page on hard water explains what helps.

Nearby

Patterson is between Maple to the west and Thornhill Woods to the south and east, with Carrville to the south.