Battery Backup Sump Pump: Protect Your Home

Battery Backup Sump Pump: Protect Your Home

Battery Backup Sump Pump As the rainy season approaches or adverse weather happens, it’s essential to take steps and protect your home from potential water damage. A flooded basement can lead to costly repairs, ruined belongings, and even health hazards. Here’s how...
Do You Have a Smelly Basement?

Do You Have a Smelly Basement?

Do you have a smelly basement? A bad smell in the basement can be a warning that the main drain is clogged. The odours might be there all the time, or they can go away and come back. If the drain is clogged, you may see water or toilet paper gathering around your...
Is Your Drinking Water Safe From Lead?

Is Your Drinking Water Safe From Lead?

We were working on the drains at this semi-detached home in the Parkdale area of Toronto, and we noticed that they still had lead water pipes. This image shows the copper to lead piping. The hole in the ground has a grey support pipe across it to one inch plywood...
Discover How Weeping Tiles Protect Your Home

Discover How Weeping Tiles Protect Your Home

Weeping tiles protect your home. This picture shows how blocked a weeping tile can get if it’s not maintained. Weeping tile is used under the basement floor for carrying surface water, like rainwater and melting snow, away from the basement and the basement...
Blocked Drain Trouble Flushing?

Blocked Drain Trouble Flushing?

Does your toilet flush properly? Do you have blocked drains? We got a call from someone who was having trouble flushing the basement toilet. A camera inspection revealed massive roots clogging the drain. Blocked Drain Trouble Flushing? Call Rooter Group Inc....
Drains Tree Roots and Toronto Area

Drains Tree Roots and Toronto Area

Blocked Drains and Tree Roots This tree and the bike live at the backyard property line, sixty feet from a house in Toronto. This tree swallowed up the bike and is growing faster than the bike is going. Can you imagine the strength of the tree roots? Blocked Drain?...