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Plumbing in Headon Forest
Headon Forest fills the area from Upper Middle Road north to Dundas Street, east of Guelph Line. Construction mostly ran from the late 1970s through 1980s.
- A plumber routed to your street in Headon Forest
- 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 Headon Forest
Streets wind past two-storey detached homes, townhouse complexes and some semi-detached houses. Many still have original layouts with two bathrooms upstairs, a two-piece on the ground floor, and an unfinished or later-finished basement. Wooded walkways and ravines run behind many lots.
Area at a glance
- Area
- Headon Forest
- Municipality
- City of Burlington
- Water
- Halton Region, lake-supplied
- Call
- (365) 464-5184
Common plumbing problems here
- Polybutylene: some homes built in this era had grey poly supply pipe. See polybutylene replacement.
- Ageing water heaters: many tanks are second or third replacements and due again.
- Toilet and faucet wear: original fixtures reaching the end of their life.
- Sump pumps: pumps installed decades ago that need replacement.
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 Headon Forest. Ravine lots can have higher groundwater, keeping sump pumps busy in spring. A battery backup helps during outages.
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 Headon Forest two-storey
The plumbing core is usually stacked: kitchen and powder room on the main floor, main bath and ensuite directly above, laundry in the basement or on the main floor near the garage entry. Supply lines come in at the front of the basement and run up through a chase beside the stack. That layout makes repiping more manageable than in many older homes, since most runs are short and accessible from the basement.
Ensuite shower valves from this era are often single-handle models whose cartridges are now hard to find. Many owners replace them during a bathroom refresh; see shower valve replacement. Toilets installed around 1988 to 1993 can be early low-flow designs that clog often, and modern replacements flush far better.
Townhouse complexes in the area sometimes share a water main or sewer connection between units, so ask the condo corporation which parts of the plumbing belong to you before booking major work.
Getting us there
We reach Headon Forest via Upper Middle Road, Guelph Line and Dundas. Tell us your street when you call.
Questions we hear
Is there a quick way to spot polybutylene?
Look at the supply pipe near the water heater. Grey plastic stamped PB is the sign.
Do ravine lots have more water problems?
They can, which is why a working sump pump is important.