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Every photo here is from our own jobs in Ottawa homes and buildings: sewer lines dug up and replaced, basement floors opened and put back, and old cast iron pulled out. Pick a type of job to filter.

Two green and blue plumbing vans parked outside a house on a sunny residential street.
Residential street with two branded service vans
Wall-mounted expansion tank marked 12 PSI above copper pipework and a yellow-handled valve.
Expansion tank and copper supply pipework
Black drain pipe and angled elbow exposed beneath timber framing beside a hanging cable.
Black drain elbow below open ceiling
Black vertical drain stack with angled upper connection inside exposed wall framing.
Vertical black drain stack in open wall
Double utility sink against a basement wall with exposed supply and drain pipework.
Basement utility sink and exposed plumbing
White horizontal drain pipe turns down to a capped cleanout on a basement wall.
White drain pipe and wall cleanout
Insulated wall pipework with red handwheel valves and a meter assembly.
Insulated pipework and meter assembly
Metal inline assembly with small test fittings connected to copper piping; exact device type unverified.
Inline valve assembly on copper piping
Dark drain piping runs beneath open joists above a basement window; backlit view.
Overhead basement drain piping by window
Black vertical drain stack connects to overhead fittings within exposed timber framing.
Drain stack and ceiling connections
Horizontal drain branch and vertical piping visible within open wall studs.
Open wall drain branch and vertical pipe
Dark drain branch runs across exposed studs to a vertical stack beside wiring.
Horizontal drain branch across open studs
The Irish Plumber van parked beside an orange mini excavator at a residential driveway.
Branded van and mini excavator at driveway
Orange mini excavator at a driveway with lifted pavers and an open work area.
Mini excavator beside lifted driveway pavers
Long green pipe lies on gravel bedding at the bottom of an outdoor trench.
Green drain pipe laid in gravel trench
Worker using a hand tool at the base of a deep trench beside a paved walkway.
Worker in deep residential trench
Worker stands alongside green pipe and gravel bedding in an open trench.
Worker spreading gravel beside green pipe
Orange excavator positioned at the edge of an excavation with green pipe visible below.
Excavator above trench with green pipe
Worker bends over a green pipe connection on gravel bedding in a trench.
Worker adjusting green pipe connection
Side view of The Irish Plumber van parked on a residential driveway beside an excavated garden.
Branded service van side profile
Open cabinet beneath a counter reveals copper pipework, fittings and a metal sink drain.
Under-counter copper pipework overview
Copper pipework and inline valve assembly beneath a sink beside a chrome drain trap.
Under-counter valve assembly closeup
A plumber kneels beside a wall-mounted valve assembly while holding tools and looking toward the camera.
Plumber working on wall-mounted assembly
Copper loop with a tagged backflow-style assembly and shutoff valves in a storage area.
Copper loop and tagged backflow assembly
Closer view of tagged inline backflow-style assembly and copper loop in a storage area.
Tagged backflow assembly alternate angle
Basement floor opened into trenches with removed pipe sections beside a glass door and stairs.
Opened basement floor and removed pipes
Wide view of branching floor trenches and gravel in a finished basement undergoing work.
Basement floor excavation overview
Several removed pipe sections laid on paving beside a brick house.
Removed old pipe sections outside house
Rear of The Irish Plumber service van with branding and service text visible.
Branded service van rear doors
Open floor trench and gravel beside a doorway covered with protective plastic.
Floor trench beside protected doorway
Black drain pipe branches laid within open basement floor trenches on gravel.
Black drain branches in basement trench
Black drain branches in a gravel-lined trench beside stairs and an orange bucket.
Branching floor drains near basement stairs
Long straight black drain run lies within a narrow opened floor trench.
Straight black drain run in floor trench
Round black access fitting and connected pipes set within an opened floor; exact device function unverified.
Round drain access fitting in floor trench
Chrome flushometer and lever above a white toilet bowl.
Chrome toilet flush valve closeup
Dark vertical and horizontal pipes with valves and wiring against a mechanical room wall.
Existing mechanical room valve pipework
White toilet with chrome flushometer in a tiled room with wall-mounted grab bars.
Toilet with flushometer and grab bars
Bright red bolted repair clamp fitted around an exposed metal pipe outdoors.
Red repair clamp on outdoor metal pipe
Black drain and vent piping routed through open timber walls and ceiling framing.
Drain rough-in through timber framing
Green pipe sections with visible joints laid in a gravel-bottomed trench.
Green pipe joints on gravel bedding
Green pipe runs through an outdoor trench with a branch connection near the far end.
Green pipe with branch connection in trench
Open trench beside a fence and snowbanks with an old pipe end above gravel bedding.
Winter trench with exposed old pipe
Long gravel bed in an outdoor trench bordered by snow, with exposed pipe ends near a fence.
Gravel bed in snow-lined trench
Deep outdoor trench extends toward a wooden fence with a pipe opening at the far end.
Long excavated trench toward fence
Tracked excavator stands beside a narrow snowy trench with exposed pipework.
Excavator beside snowy pipe trench
Damaged pipe section with an open upper surface and muddy water in a narrow trench.
Split pipe channel exposed in trench
Broken green pipe segment contains muddy water and loose debris in an excavation.
Broken green pipe with debris and water
Gloved worker holds a removed green pipe section with discoloured material visible inside.
Worker holding removed green pipe section
Large red handwheel valves, vertical metal assembly and a white expansion tank in a mechanical room.
Large valve assembly with expansion tank
Copper loop and tagged backflow-style assembly installed against a painted wall.
Wall-mounted tagged backflow assembly
Wider view of large red valves, vertical piping, copper loop and a white expansion tank.
Mechanical room valves and tank overview
Small-diameter pipe curves across the bottom of an earthen excavation beneath exposed roots.
Exposed small pipe in deep earth trench
Deep excavation beside a brick house entrance with standing muddy water at the bottom.
Water-filled excavation beside brick entry
Small copper-coloured pipe emerges into muddy standing water in an excavation.
Small pipe crossing muddy excavation
Deep narrow trench leads toward a house foundation and basement window.
Long trench leading to house foundation
Orange excavator at the far end of a deep outdoor trench with spoil along both sides.
Excavator at street end of trench
Green pipe installed along the bottom of an earthen trench beside a ladder.
Green pipe beside ladder in deep trench
Brick house and snow-dusted front lawn viewed from the sidewalk; work stage is unclear.
Snow-covered front yard site context
Open end of an old drain pipe shows dark internal buildup above a gravel floor trench.
Old drain pipe end with internal buildup
Removed metal pipe section has heavy rust and a large lengthwise opening.
Severely corroded pipe with lengthwise opening
Rust-covered broken pipe sections rest on gravel beside protective sheeting.
Removed corroded pipe sections on gravel
Long old pipe section split along its length lies next to a floor excavation.
Split old pipe beside opened floor
Gloved hand holds a dark pipe cross-section with visible buildup around the bore.
Old pipe cross-section held in gloved hand
Black drain pipe lies in gravel with a spirit level placed along the pipe.
Black pipe and level in floor trench
Black drain branch with vertical riser set in an opened floor surrounded by gravel.
Drain branch and vertical riser in trench
Black drain run and upright access pipe extend along a narrow interior floor trench.
Long drain run with upright access pipe
Looking down at a black upright access riser and drain fittings in gravel bedding.
Overhead view of drain access riser
Fresh-looking concrete strip with a rectangular access cover between existing floor finishes.
Patched floor with rectangular access cover
Wide room view showing a long concrete floor patch and a rectangular access cover.
Room overview with concrete floor patch
Concrete floor patch around a round drain grate beside a tiled doorway and open wall.
Concrete patch around floor drain
Branching concrete patch through a tiled floor with a round drain grate and exposed wall edge.
Branching concrete floor patch with grate
Excavated floor reveals piping leading toward an existing vertical stack at an open wall.
Opened floor trench at existing drain stack
Dark pipework and a coupling exposed within an opened interior floor surrounded by rubble.
Exposed drain connection in floor rubble
Rectangular black access box and drain piping in an opened floor; backwater-valve function is unverified.
Rectangular access box in floor excavation
Long trench across a room with broken concrete in the foreground and covered furniture behind.
Room excavation with rubble foreground
Alternate view of the room trench, broken concrete and protected furniture.
Room floor excavation alternate view
Excavated floor trench passes through a tiled doorway beside exposed wall studs.
Open trench through tiled doorway
Room overview with a strip of floor finish removed near covered furniture; work stage is unverified.
Room with floor finish removed
Tank base with connected hose, copper fittings and a small cup beneath a drain connection.
Hose and cup beneath tank drain assembly
Copper loop, meter-style component and valves mounted on a rough masonry basement wall.
Copper meter assembly on masonry wall
Wider view of copper meter-style assembly on a masonry wall beside a large tank.
Basement meter pipework wider view
Dark metal drain junction, vertical pipes and rubber coupling against a tiled wall.
Existing metal drain junction on tiled floor
Alternate close view of the metal drain junction and connected pipes at floor level.
Existing drain junction alternate closeup
Two metal pipe bends pass through ceiling openings above ductwork.
Existing overhead metal pipe bends
Heavy corrosion and visible deterioration around the base of a metal drain fitting.
Corroded floor-level drain fitting closeup
White plastic drain assembly with capped access points and transition couplings on a tiled floor.
White replacement drain assembly close view
Overhead drain connection with rubber transition couplings beside metal ductwork.
Overhead drain connection and couplings
Wider view of white floor-level drain assembly and connected vertical pipes against a tiled wall.
White drain assembly wider view
Two light-coloured pipe runs with angled bends route into ceiling penetrations above ductwork.
Two light-coloured overhead pipe runs
Under-sink work area contains a basin, pipework, gloves and a handheld torch; no active flame is visible.
Under-sink work area with torch and basin
Copper water lines and a small white expansion tank mounted on framing against masonry.
Copper supply lines and small expansion tank
Old brown pipe with visible joints lies exposed in a narrow basement floor trench.
Exposed old underground drain closeup
Long old pipe run exposed through a basement floor toward the far masonry wall.
Old basement drain run toward wall
Old brown drain run in an open trench beside a vertical stack and covered equipment.
Old underground drain beside vertical stack
Old vertical stack base connects to an exposed underground drain in the basement floor.
Existing stack base and underground junction
Old metal drain stack with branch connection stands against a masonry basement wall.
Old vertical drain stack against masonry
Long concrete patch through a basement floor beside laundry equipment and masonry walls.
Basement concrete patch and laundry area
Basement floor patch beside laundry equipment and a black vertical drain stack.
Concrete floor patch beside black stack
Black pipe run with an upright branch in a basement trench; far opening is covered by a yellow bag.
Black floor drain run and upright riser
Black drain pipe in an open basement trench beside a vertical stack and covered equipment.
New-looking black drain run in basement
Black stack base and multiple drain branches visible in an opened floor near a utility sink.
Black stack base with two floor branches
Black vertical stack and connected floor drain run in a basement with masonry walls.
Black replacement stack and floor drain run
Broken old pipe section exposes dark material within the bore and muddy water nearby.
Broken old drain pipe with obstructed interior
Copper loop with tagged backflow-style assembly beside an opened wall and metal grab bar.
Tagged copper backflow loop near open wall

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