Renovation plumbing in London, Ontario
Plumbing built into your renovation
Updating a bathroom, reworking a kitchen or adding on to your home? Donaldson Home Services provides plumbing for renovations and additions in London and surrounding communities, from rough-ins and relocated water and drain lines to installing your new fixtures.
Planning a renovation that involves plumbing?
Changing the layout of a kitchen or bathroom often means changing what’s behind the walls too. Moving a sink, adding a shower, replacing a tub or creating an entirely new bathroom can require changes to water supply, drainage and venting.
Donaldson can take care of the plumbing required to make your renovation work.
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Whether you’re making a few plumbing changes or reworking an entire room, we’ll help make sure the plumbing is properly planned for the finished space.
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Get the plumbing right before the walls go up
In a renovation, plumbing decisions made early can affect everything that comes after, from where fixtures can go to when walls, cabinetry and finishes can be completed. Donaldson looks beyond the individual fixture to make sure the plumbing behind your renovation works with your existing home and the finished space you’re creating.
We’ll help identify plumbing requirements early so the work is properly planned before everything gets closed in. Renovation plumbing is part of our plumbing services. If you’d like one team to handle the whole room, from plumbing to tile and fixtures, see bathroom renovations; for single fixture swaps, see plumbing repair and installation. We work in homes across London and surrounding communities.
What to expect
Good renovation plumbing starts before anything gets installed. We’ll work through what you’re changing, what the existing plumbing allows and what needs to happen to support the new space.
Step one
Reach out
Call us now or fill out the form and tell us what you’re renovating and what plumbing changes you’re considering. If you already have drawings, fixture selections or a proposed layout, having those details available can help us understand the scope of the project.
Step two
Assessment
We’ll review the existing plumbing and how it relates to your renovation plans. Depending on the project, that may include water supply, drainage, venting, fixture locations and the plumbing required for any new or relocated connections.
Step three
Pricing and plan
We’ll explain what needs to change, identify the plumbing work required and give you upfront pricing before any work begins. Where plumbing needs to happen at different stages of the renovation, we’ll also explain when our work needs to be completed.
Step four
Complete work
Once the project is ready, Donaldson’s licensed plumbers will complete the required plumbing work. That can include roughing in water and drain lines during construction and returning later to connect and install fixtures once the space is ready.
Bring in your plumber before construction begins
Plumbing decisions can affect the layout of your renovation, and moving plumbing after construction has started can create unnecessary complications.
Getting Donaldson involved early allows us to review your plans, identify plumbing requirements and determine what’s possible before walls, cabinetry and finishes are installed.
Planning to move a sink, toilet, shower or other plumbing fixture? Talk to us before construction starts.
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What plumbing does your renovation need?
The plumbing involved in a renovation depends on what you’re changing. Replacing a faucet can be relatively straightforward; moving an entire bathroom can require new supply lines, drainage, venting and multiple stages of plumbing work.
Understanding what’s involved early can make it easier to plan the rest of your project.
Bathroom renovation plumbing
Bathroom renovations can involve relocating or adding toilets, sinks, showers and tubs, along with the water supply, drainage and venting needed to support them. The more the layout changes, the more important it is to plan the plumbing before construction begins.
Kitchen renovation plumbing
A new kitchen layout may require plumbing changes for sinks, faucets, dishwashers, refrigerators and other water-connected fixtures or appliances. Donaldson can determine what needs to change to support the new layout.
Basement renovation plumbing
Adding a bathroom, wet bar or other plumbing to a finished basement can require new water and drainage connections. The existing plumbing and proposed location will influence what’s possible and the work involved.
Plumbing for home additions
Adding living space can mean extending existing plumbing or creating new connections for bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms and other fixtures. Plumbing should be considered early so it can be coordinated with the design of the addition.
Rough-in plumbing
Rough-in happens before the walls and finishes are completed. Water supply, drainage and venting are installed or relocated so the plumbing is ready for the fixtures that will be added later.
Plumbing fixture installation
Once the finished surfaces are ready, the final plumbing fixtures can be connected and installed. This can include sinks, faucets, toilets, tubs, showers and other plumbing fixtures included in the renovation.
The earlier plumbing is considered in your renovation, the easier it is to understand what’s possible and plan the work properly. Tell Donaldson what you’re changing and we’ll help you determine what plumbing is required.
Serving London, Ontario and surrounding areas
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Renovation plumbing FAQs
Have more questions? We’ve got the answers.
Ideally, during the planning stage, if your renovation moves, adds or changes plumbing. That gives your plumber the chance to assess the existing system and work out what’s required before walls, cabinetry and finishes go in, when changes are still simple. Bring any drawings or fixture selections you have. Talk to our plumbers.
Yes, depending on the existing plumbing and the new layout. Moving a toilet, sink, shower or tub usually means changing water supply, drainage and venting, and the farther a fixture moves, the more is involved. We assess your plans, explain the work at each stage and give you upfront pricing before any work begins. Book an assessment.
In many cases, yes. Donaldson can assess the existing plumbing and work out what’s needed to relocate a sink or add connections for dishwashers, refrigerators and other water-connected appliances as part of a kitchen renovation or addition. For a single fixture swap with no layout change, see plumbing repair and installation.
Rough-in plumbing is the water supply, drainage and venting work completed before walls and finished surfaces go in. Once the renovation reaches the right stage, your plumber returns to connect and install the finished fixtures and test them. Adding a testable backflow device as part of the work? See backflow prevention.
It depends on the existing plumbing, drainage and where the new bathroom or wet bar will go. Most need new water and drain connections, and the distance to the existing lines affects what’s possible and the work involved. Donaldson can assess the space and explain the plumbing required. If your basement has had water issues, see sump pumps.
Cost depends on the scope of the renovation, the existing plumbing, the number and location of fixtures, whether plumbing needs to be relocated and the work required at each stage. Donaldson reviews your project and gives you upfront pricing before any work begins. Want one team for the whole bathroom? See bathroom renovations.
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