Drains, sewers and backups
Basement floor drain backup
Basement floor drains overflowing with sewage or storm water cleared through the trap and main line, with the cause found on camera so it can be fixed.
- Phone answered every hour, holidays included
- Fault found and explained before anything is cut
- Main cleanout opened under control
- Flow-tested in front of you when finished
Call now(365) 517-7215. A plumber picks up, day or night.
- Open 24/7. Phone answered every hour, holidays too.
- Licensed & insured. Trade licence details given on request.
- Shown before cut. You see the fault and the plan first.
- Gas by gas techs. Licensed gas technicians on gas heaters.
When the basement floor grate starts pushing water up instead of taking it down, the pipe beneath has stopped carrying flow away. In Toronto that is usually a clog in the main sewer, tree roots at an old clay joint, or a municipal sewer that is surcharged during a heavy storm.
Telling the causes apart
- If water rises only when you run a washer or flush upstairs, the blockage is in your own line.
- If it rises during a storm while nothing in the house is running, the city sewer or the weeping tile connection may be involved.
- That difference decides whether we clear a line or talk about a backwater valve.
Clues it is this job
- Water at the floor drain after laundry
- Sewage smell in the basement
- Toilet in the basement bubbling
- Water around the drain after rain
Clearing from the right spot
- Most older Toronto houses have a main cleanout near the front wall, sometimes hidden behind a finished wall or under the floor.
- We open it carefully because the line may be holding water under pressure, then run a sectional machine toward the street.
Cleanup and sanitation
- Sewage water is a health hazard.
- After the drain is flowing we remove standing water, clean the drain grate and trap seal, and tell you plainly which materials should be thrown out rather than dried.
Ask the City about its basement flood protection subsidy before booking; the terms have changed over the years.
How the job runs, step by step
- 1Water use stopped upstairs
- 2Main cleanout opened under control
- 3Line cleared toward the street
- 4Camera check for roots or breaks