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Plumbing in Elizabeth Gardens
Elizabeth Gardens is an east Burlington neighbourhood south of New Street and near the lake, built up mainly in the 1950s.
- A plumber routed to your street in Elizabeth Gardens
- Drains, leaks, water heaters and basements
- Familiar with the pipes in these houses
- The plan explained before any work
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The houses of Elizabeth Gardens
The neighbourhood is dominated by small bungalows and one-and-a-half-storey homes on wide lots, with mature trees. Many have had additions or second-storey builds. Original basements often have a single floor drain, a laundry tub and the main valve on the street-side wall.
Area at a glance
- Area
- Elizabeth Gardens
- Municipality
- City of Burlington
- Water
- Halton Region, lake-supplied
- Call
- (365) 464-5184
Common plumbing problems here
- Clay laterals and roots: common in homes of this age. See drain camera inspection.
- Galvanized pipe: some homes still have it.
- Basement backups: floor drains on the sanitary line.
- Old laundry tubs: concrete tubs and old drains.
Worth checking here
- Floor drain flows and has a cover
- Sump pump starts when the float lifts
- Water heater age on the rating plate
- Hose bib shut-off closed before frost
Water, drains and basements
Municipal water and sewer serve Elizabeth Gardens. Being near the lake, groundwater levels and soil conditions vary. Protecting basements with backwater valves and good grading is wise.
Find your main shut-off
In most houses here the water enters at the street-side foundation wall, with the meter and main valve together. Tag that valve before you need it.
Inside a typical Elizabeth Gardens bungalow
The plumbing is compact: one bath and kitchen on one level, over a basement with the laundry, a floor drain and the water heater. Drain lines are usually cast iron indoors, then clay tile outside. Supply lines are often the first copper, or occasionally, galvanized steel that has been partly replaced. Because these houses sit on wide lots with big old trees, roots in the lateral are the single most common call.
When owners add a second bathroom, usually in the basement, the challenge is depth. The existing drain may not be low enough to serve a basement toilet by gravity, and a sewage ejector pump becomes part of the plan. See basement bathroom rough-in.
Second-storey additions bring new bathrooms upstairs, which need proper venting and a tie into the existing stack. Before a big renovation, a camera inspection of the old lateral tells you whether to replace it while the yard is already torn up.
Getting us there
We reach Elizabeth Gardens via New Street, Lakeshore Road and Appleby Line.
Questions we hear
Do I need a backwater valve?
Where a floor drain ties into the sanitary sewer, a valve is a sound investment.
How old are the pipes in these homes?
Many are original from the 1950s, unless replaced during renovation.