Published Rates · Updated for 2026
Every number on this page is the number we charge. The service call is $170 plus tax and covers travel and the first hour of labour; after that it is $120 an hour per technician. Bigger jobs are quoted as a fixed price before anyone touches a wrench, and the assessment that produces that quote is free.
Plumbing Prices, Explained
Search for what a plumber costs in Toronto and you get ranges so wide they are useless — “$150 to $800” — or a form asking for your phone number. There is a reason for that, and it is worth understanding before you call anyone.
A $49 or $89 trip charge is an advertising number, not a price. It buys a van in your driveway and a technician whose job is to sell you the repair once he is standing in your basement. The quote arrives after you have already given up your afternoon, which is exactly when people stop shopping around.
Travel across the GTA, the van stocked so a common repair does not need a parts run, and the first hour on site. Most straightforward calls — a seized shut-off, a running toilet, a leaking trap, a single blocked fixture — are finished inside that hour. The bill is $170 plus tax and there is no second line item.
Access is the honest variable. A main line with a proper cleanout is $560; the same line reached through a pulled toilet or a roof vent is more work and is quoted separately. Old cast iron, a sagged section, a line under a finished floor — those change the job, and we say so on site before starting, not on the invoice afterwards.
Repairs are hourly because nobody can honestly price an unknown before opening it. Installations and renovations are the opposite: a water heater swap, a backwater valve, a bathroom rough-in all get one fixed number agreed in writing beforehand. If a job could reasonably be billed either way, we tell you which one we are using and why.
City of Toronto Rebate
The City of Toronto's Basement Flooding Protection Subsidy Program reimburses homeowners for eligible flood-prevention work — including the exact backwater valve and sump pump installations we do every week. We handle the licensed installation, take out the building permit and meet the inspector ourselves — the permit is a condition of the subsidy, and it is the part most homeowners get stuck on. The rest of the paperwork is straightforward and we're happy to walk you through it.
Rates set by the City of Toronto and subject to annual Council approval — verify current details at toronto.ca before applying. Homeowners outside Toronto should check their local municipality for similar programs.
Transparent Pricing
All prices exclude HST. They apply to single-family homes across Toronto, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, Vaughan and Richmond Hill.
Travel to your door and the first hour of labour. Most small repairs finish inside it.
Per technician, beyond the first hour. If a job needs two people, you hear that before we start — not on the invoice.
Main sewer line of a single-family home with an accessible cleanout, house to property line.
Half price when added to the same visit — there is no second trip to pay for.
Full sewer main, recorded video and a written condition report you keep. A branch line or single fixture is $220. Add a sonde locate marking position and depth and it is $560.
One blocked fixture is a standard service call — travel and the first hour — then $120/hr if it turns out to be more than a trap or a short run.
Buildings and portfolios on an agreement pay $120/hr from arrival with no service-call fee at all, plus 24/7 callout, COI and WSIB on file. See how agreements work.
Quoted as a fixed price after a free on-site assessment, not billed hourly: backwater valves, sump pumps, water heater replacement, bathroom and kitchen rough-ins, line replacement and any excavation. Priced separately on drain work: access through a pulled toilet or roof vent where there is no cleanout, and sonde locating.
Inspections are the exception to fixed pricing — camera work, leak detection and pre-purchase reports are billed at the hourly rates above, because what you are buying is the findings and the footage rather than a quote. If you go ahead with the repair, that inspection fee comes off your invoice.
One page, PDF — print it or keep it on your phone.
Before You Sign Anything
A price is only useful if you know what it includes. This is the part most quotes leave to the imagination, so we write it down.
Travel anywhere in our service area — there is no distance surcharge for one neighbourhood over another. The same rate on a Tuesday or a holiday Monday — no weekend or holiday surcharge either. The van stocked so a common repair does not turn into a parts run on your clock. Cleaning up after ourselves. And telling you what we found, in plain words, whether or not it leads to more work.
Parts on larger jobs. Access where there is no cleanout — through a pulled toilet or a roof vent is more work than a straight run. Sonde locating. Permits and the inspection visit. Excavation of any kind. None of these ever appear on an invoice as a surprise: if the job turns into one of them, we stop, say so, and give you the number before carrying on.
We are licensed and insured, and certificates of insurance and WSIB clearance go on file for any building or property manager who needs them before we set foot on site. That is not a selling point so much as the baseline — it is worth asking whoever else is quoting you for the same two documents, and noticing how long it takes them to produce them.
Ask three questions of anyone quoting you, us included. Is this hourly or a fixed price, and if it changes, when do I hear about it? What is the call-out really — the advertised number or what appears once someone is in the basement? And who takes out the permit? A cheap quote that leaves the permit to you is not the same job as an expensive one that does not.
If any of the above is not true of the invoice you get from us, say so and we will fix it. The one-page price list has the same numbers as this page — print it and hold us to it.
Questions
Our service call is $170 plus tax and covers travel plus the first hour of labour on site. After that first hour it is $120 per hour, per technician. Most small repairs — a running toilet, a seized shut-off, a leaking trap, one blocked fixture — are finished inside the first hour, so $170 plus tax is the whole bill. Larger work such as a backwater valve, a water heater or a bathroom rough-in is quoted as one fixed price beforehand instead of hourly.
Because it is a marketing number rather than a price. It gets a technician to your door, and the actual cost of the work is presented once he is already in your basement and your afternoon is spent. We would rather publish the real rate and have you decide before anyone drives over.
Ask the people who chose cheap. We're not the cheapest and don't try to be: the price covers a licensed plumber, insurance and WSIB, materials you won't be replacing next year, and a guarantee on the work. An hour is the same for everyone. The difference is what's left after it.
Clearing the main sewer line of a single-family home with an accessible cleanout is $560. With a camera run in the same visit it is $780, because the camera drops from $440 to $220 when there is no second trip to pay for. A single blocked fixture — sink, tub or toilet — is the standard $170 service call, then $120/hr if it turns out to be more than a trap.
A full sewer main inspection is $440 on its own, or $220 for a branch line or single fixture. Booked together with a drain clearing it is $220 instead of $440. Add a sonde locate, which marks the exact position and depth of the line, and it is $560. You keep the recorded video and a written condition report either way.
Yes. The on-site assessment that produces a fixed quote — for a backwater valve, a water heater, a renovation rough-in, a line replacement — costs nothing and carries no obligation. Inspections are different: camera work, leak detection and pre-purchase reports are billed at the hourly rates, because you are buying the findings and the footage. If you then go ahead with the repair, that fee comes off your invoice.
Repairs are hourly, because no one can honestly price a fault before opening it up. Installations and renovations are fixed — one number agreed in writing before the work starts. When a job could reasonably go either way, we tell you which basis we are using and why, before we begin.
The installation itself is a fixed price quoted after a free assessment, because it depends on where the line runs and how the floor has to be opened. The rebate is the bigger number: Toronto pays up to $1,600 per valve and up to $6,650 per property once a sump pump, battery backup and plumbing assessment are counted. Vaughan covers 50% of the invoiced cost up to $750, and Richmond Hill up to $1,500. A permit is required for all of them — we take it out and meet the inspector.
Buildings and portfolios on a service agreement pay $120 per hour from arrival with no service-call fee at all, plus 24/7 callout, a written report after every visit, and COI and WSIB on file. For occasional one-off work the standard $170 service call applies the same as it does for homeowners.
What We Do
Century homes in the east and west end, post-war semis, and downtown condos — three different kinds of plumbing behind three different front doors. Here is what we do across all of them.
Burst pipes, active leaks, no water, failed shut-off valves. Same-day response for homeowners — and round-the-clock callout, any hour, for buildings on a service agreement with us.
$170 service call — travel and the first hour. $120/hr after. Emergency Plumbing — What To Do First →Clogged drains and toilets, tree root removal, hydro-jetting, camera locating, and sewer line repair or replacement including excavation.
Main sewer line clearing $560. Camera inspection or hydro-jetting added to the same visit — $220 each instead of $440, half price. Excavation and line replacement are priced separately: a fixed quote after an on-site assessment, and that assessment is free. Request This Service →Flood protection for your basement: backwater valve installation and replacement, sump pump install, testing and service. Eligible for the City of Toronto rebate of up to $6,650.
Fixed price, quoted upfront. Estimate is free. Backwater Valve & The $6,650 Rebate →Tank and tankless water heater replacement and repair, plus water service line repair and replacement from the street to the house.
Fixed price, quoted upfront. Estimate is free. Water Heaters — Owned, Not Rented →Whole-home and point-of-use filtration, softeners and treatment systems — sized and specified for your household, not sold off a shelf.
Fixed price, quoted upfront. Estimate is free. Request This Service →Bathroom and kitchen plumbing for renovations and new builds — from rough-in and valve work through to the final fixtures.
Fixed price, quoted upfront. Estimate is free. Renovation Plumbing — How It Is Priced →Camera inspection of drains and sewer lines, hidden leak detection, and pre-purchase reports. You keep the recorded video and a written condition report — roots, cracks, bellies and what to do next.
Branch line $220 · full sewer main $440 · with sonde locate $560 · pre-purchase report $560. Credited toward the repair if we do the work, and a quick camera look is free when we are already on site. Camera Inspection — What’s Included →Client Reviews
"I recently had my shower renovated, and I couldn't be happier with the results! The team was professional, punctual and attentive to my needs throughout the process. They transformed my outdated shower into a modern oasis."
"I recently had a plumbing issue with my clogged toilet and called in the professionals. They arrived promptly, assessed the situation quickly, and had the problem resolved in no time. Impressed with their expertise and friendly service."
"After struggling with a clogged kitchen drain for days, I finally called in the professionals. The plumber arrived promptly and quickly diagnosed the issue. Efficient, friendly, and unclogged my drain in no time."
Recent Work
Real jobs, completed by our team, across the Greater Toronto Area.
For Property Managers & Building Owners
We currently maintain 10+ residential buildings across the Greater Toronto Area — emergency callouts, scheduled maintenance, unit turnovers and drain work. Buildings on a service agreement are billed $120/hr from arrival, with no service-call fee, and get round-the-clock response any hour of the night.
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See Us In Action
Three rental units, one team — from demolition to done: plumbing rough-in and finish, new tub and faucet, tile on walls and floors, toilet, sink and countertop. Filmed on real turnover jobs in the GTA.
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About Us
Ankor Ltd. has been working across Toronto since 2013. The company started when our founder left the firm he worked for and the residential buildings he had been maintaining asked him to keep looking after them — which is why a family-sized crew ended up servicing apartment buildings alongside houses. In Toronto that mix is exactly right: the same week can take us from a century home on the Danforth to a mechanical room downtown.
It is still a family business. Calls are answered by our office rather than a call centre, the plumber who quotes the job is the one who does it, and the price is agreed before anything is opened up. Every plumber is licensed and insured, we carry WSIB coverage, and we take out the permits and meet the inspectors on the work that needs them.
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Riverdale · Leslieville · The Beaches · Danforth · Junction · Roncesvalles · Parkdale · High Park · Annex · Little Italy · Corso Italia · Davenport · St. Clair West · Yonge & Eglinton · Downtown & the waterfront
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