Housing at a glance: Maple
- Typical eras
- Small historic core, 1990s and 2000s subdivisions
- Common pipe
- Copper and PEX supply, ABS and PVC drains
- Watch for
- Water heater replacements, sump pumps, basement suites, shower cartridges
Middle-aged plumbing
- A Maple house built around 1998 has had twenty-five years of use on its toilets, faucets and shower valves. Fill valves hiss, flappers leak, pressure-balance cartridges scale up and start dripping. Most of these are quick fixes when the right part is on the truck, so a photo of the faucet or shower trim when you call is helpful.
- Original rental water heaters from that era are being replaced, and homeowners are choosing between renting again, buying a tank or going tankless.
Basements and suites
- Basement suites are common in Maple. A legal suite needs proper drains and venting, a permit from the City of Vaughan, and sensible decisions about shared or separate hot water and laundry. We check builder rough-ins, confirm they are vented and sloped correctly, and run new lines where needed.
- Where a suite was added informally years ago, we often find drains without vents and supplies tied in with whatever fitting was handy.
What we check in these homes
- Shower cartridge drips
- Rental tank reaching end of term
- Suite drains and vents
- Sump pit access behind finished walls
- Roots in older village laterals
Sump pumps
- Many Maple subdivisions were built with sump pits. Pumps installed at construction have been swapped at least once already. If the pit sits behind a finished wall, make sure you can still reach it to test it each spring.
- A battery backup is cheap protection for a finished basement.
Village core homes
- The older houses near Keele and Major Mackenzie in the original village have older plumbing: possibly clay laterals and galvanized lines. Root intrusion in the main is a typical call there.
- From Richmond Hill, Maple is a short drive west along Major Mackenzie or Rutherford.
Richmond Hill note: most houses here sit on York Region municipal water with fairly hard supply, and many basements have a floor drain tied to the sanitary lateral. Mention both on the phone; it changes what goes on the truck.
Want a second opinion on your own pipes first? Dial (365) 363-1575; the person answering holds the wrench.