Utility Force Inc

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• Referral from September 12, 2013
  

  Sam R. asked:

  Hi folks, in the process of having the city come by to upgrade our water meters, I have been notified that I still have old lead pipes coming into my house as well as the current plumbing set up internally is lead. After doing some research I've discovered that this is potentially dangerous both from a health perspective due to the water quality as well as with the possibility of these old pipes being in extremely poor condition and unstable as a result. I suggest that if you haven't already looked into it that you check in your homes especially if your homes were built before 1955 and the pipes were not changed in the recent years. You can call the city's contractors to get quotes for changing them collectively as well as call public health services to get a water test kit for checking lead contamination. Also if anyone has dealt with this recently or can offer any advice or knows of any good reliable plumbing companies who do this kind of work that I can get some quotes from, please let me know. Cheers

  

  Sam R. replied:

  I had the citys contractors come in this morning and look at the job. The cost they gave me was $1,600+tax. They clearly knew what they were doing and their numbers were lower than the two other quotes I recieved by a $1,000 atleast. They would be replacing both the citys part as well as the home owners part collectively. The process requires the homeowner to file a notice with the city and it takes about 10-12 weeks from that point to get done. The timeline may be shorter if there is other homes in the area that are having it done. The other good part to getting it done from these guys is they use torpedo drilling which prevents them from having to break up the floor in your basements which some of the other contractors mentioned they may have to do. The Contractors details are - Utility Force Inc. - Tel: 416-766-8610 For more information on the citys program you can check http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=510807 ceb6 f8 e310VgnVCM10000071 d60 f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=35 bcfe4 eda8 ae310VgnVCM10000071 d60 f89RCRD&vgnextfmt=default

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