Water heater
If it's more than twelve years old, replacing it now costs less than doing it once the room is finished.
The plumbing in a bathroom is what you'll never see again.
Fixtures, materials and installation, planned together. We come in after demolition and before the tile, and our part decides whether everything else will hold.
- Fixtures suppliedseen before they're installed
- Timelines announcedrealistic, and said up front
- Installed to codevalves, drains and venting
Is this where you're at?
The project has existed for two years, and it's still sitting on the corner of the counter.
- You have the samples, the photos, and no idea of the order of the steps.
- The tub is still good, but the faucets date from the last century.
- You want to move the shower, and nobody will tell you whether it's possible.
- One contractor gave you a price, another one double, without explaining why.
- You're fixing the same thing for the third time.
A bathroom gets decided in the reverse order of what people imagine. The tile and the vanity are chosen last; what costs money and what stalls a project is what runs inside the wall and under the floor. That's where we start.
Behind the wall
What you'll never see again once the tile is laid.
A finished bathroom looks like any other finished bathroom. What sets them apart is underneath: the supply lines, the valves, the drains and the venting. Here are the four steps that decide whether the room will age well.
The hot and cold water lines and the drain, run through the open wall. This is when moving a shower costs a few hours. Later, it costs a wall.
Built in once and for all. A cheap valve gets replaced by demolishing the tile: it's exactly the kind of saving we refuse to let you make.
Set in its mortar bed, with the waterproofing membrane folded around it. It's this invisible detail that keeps the ceiling below from staining in five years.
An ordinary room that works, and that we'll never have to talk about again. That's all a bathroom needs to be.
How it goes
We plan first, we open the walls after.
- 01
We look at what's there
The age of the plumbing, the position of the main drain, the venting. That's what says whether your plan is doable as is.
- 02
We choose the fixtures together
At 1401 rue Saint-Paul, during office hours. Seeing a faucet and handling it beats three pages of catalogue.
- 03
We announce the timelines
For the materials as well as the work. A bathroom out of service two weeks longer than announced is what spoils a nice project.
- 04
We do the rough plumbing
Supply, drains, valves and venting, in the open wall. Then we make room for the other trades.
- 05
We come back to install the fixtures
Once the drywall and tile are done. Testing, adjustments, drainage checks, and the room is yours.
The price
A bathroom is three budgets. Only one of them is ours.
- What's countedThe fixtures and faucets, the plumbing materials, and the working time, from rough plumbing to finish. That's our part, and we itemize it.
- What gets addedWhat the open wall reveals: an old supply line, an unvented drain, a floor that has already taken on water. Nobody can see it before opening up, but as soon as we find it, we talk to you before going on.
- What isn't plumbingDemolition, drywall, tile, paint and electrical. We don't bill them, we don't coordinate them, and we say so from the first call.
Our quote itemizes every line: you know exactly what it covers, and what you still have to budget for.
Discuss my project →What we don't do
We're plumbers. Nothing but that, but all of that.
- We don't demolish and we don't dispose of debris.
- We don't hang drywall, lay tile or paint.
- We don't do electrical work, or the wiring for the fan.
- We don't act as the general contractor on the job.
We put our energy where we excel: plumbing. You know from the first call what we take on and when to bring in the other trades. Most of the time, we can even recommend someone from the region.
What comes next?
While the walls are open, it's the time to take care of the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Bathroom renovation, in five questions.
No. We do the plumbing: the fixtures, the faucets, the supply lines, the drains, the valves and the venting. Demolition, drywall, tile, paint and electrical belong to other trades. We tell you from the first call, and we tell you when to call them in.
Often, yes, but it depends on the position of the main drain and the slope available under the floor. Moving a toilet two feet is sometimes simple, sometimes impossible without opening the ceiling of the floor below. It's the first thing we'll check, before you get attached to a plan.
Our part happens in two visits: the rough plumbing while the walls are open, then the fixture installation once the finishing is done. In between, the other trades hold the schedule. We announce our timelines up front, materials included, so the plan holds up in real life.
We supply the fixtures and faucets we install: it's what lets us guarantee they work and find the parts ten years from now. You can come see them and handle them at 1401 rue Saint-Paul, during office hours: it's more useful than a catalogue.
As long as it's a wear part, we repair: it's almost always more economical. When the same thing is being repaired for the third time, when the supply lines are original or when a floor has already taken on water, you're into a project, and it's time to plan it in full rather than suffer through it piece by piece.
Let's start by finding out what's really going on.
Tell us the situation. You'll get a clear answer, realistic expectations and a solution suited to your home.