The houses here
Stouffville's older homes along Main Street and nearby streets date from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Large subdivisions built since the 2000s surround the core. New homes use PEX and modern fixtures; older ones have mixed materials.
Common plumbing problems
- Older homes with galvanized and cast iron.
- New homes with sump pumps and rental water heaters.
- Hard water scaling fixtures.
- Basement finishing projects.
- Main valves that are hard to find.
Local notes
Whitchurch-Stouffville is part of York Region and gets water through regional supply. Rural parts of the town rely on wells. The town has its own building department.
New homeowners should check whether their water heater is rented or owned.
How we help
- Replace older lines.
- Upgrade sumps.
- Install softeners.
- Help finish basements.
The pipes behind the walls in Whitchurch-Stouffville: pipes, drains and houses
| Typical houses | historic main street and new builds |
|---|---|
| Supply pipes | galvanized to PEX |
| Drains | clay to ABS |
Older Main Street houses in Stouffville can have clay laterals with open joints where roots enter. We cut them back with a root head, then camera to judge whether lining or digging makes sense.
We clear roots from older laterals.
Questions people ask us
Do you serve Stouffville?
Yes, the town and surrounding rural areas.