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Basement Renovations & Rough-Ins in Calgary

Finishing the basement, adding a bathroom or moving the laundry? Tell us what you’re planning and what’s already roughed in, and we’ll arrange a licensed plumber to look at the space and quote the plumbing. We handle the plumbing, not the framing or drywall.

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New plumbing in a basement needs a City of Calgary plumbing permit, and a basement developed for the first time needs a building permit as well. The licensed plumber doing the plumbing takes out the plumbing permit.

An unfinished basement with wood-stud walls, capped white drain pipes and two copper water lines coming up through a concrete floor, and a window looking out on evergreen trees.

What we handle

Roughing in a basement bathroom: toilet, sink and shower or tub
Finishing the rough-in the builder left
A wet bar sink
Moving or adding laundry
Setting toilets, sinks, taps and showers after drywall
Plumbing for a legal basement suite

How basement plumbing usually goes

The visit and quote. The plumber looks at the space, where the main drain runs and what’s already roughed in, and prices the plumbing before anything starts.
The permit. The plumber takes out the plumbing permit.
The rough-in. Drains, vents and water lines go in before the walls and floors are closed, and they’re inspected.
The finish. Once the drywall and flooring are done, the plumber sets the fixtures and tests everything.

Wet Bars and Basement Suites

A wet bar sink is fine in a basement, but a wet bar can’t have a stove, oven, cooktop or microwave. If the basement will have a kitchen as well as a bathroom, the City treats it as a secondary suite, which needs its own application.

What happens when you call Copperline?

We keep the initial questions brief and focused on getting the right help to your property.

What problem are you dealing with?
When do you need someone to inspect the problem?
Where in Calgary are you located?

Once we understand those three points, we can explain the next step and confirm current availability.

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Who does the work

Licensed plumbers carry out the work.

How Copperline works

Questions

Usually less than starting from nothing. The plumber checks the capped pipes, extends them to where the fixtures will go, and sets the fixtures after drywall. Tell us what you can see: capped pipes in the floor, a box in the wall, or nothing.

Often, yes, but the drain usually has to run under the concrete floor, which means cutting and patching it. The plumber explains what’s involved, and the price, on the visit.

Yes. Tell us who’s doing the framing and drywall, so the rough-in and its inspection fit their schedule.

Yes for new plumbing. The City of Calgary requires a plumbing permit, and the plumber doing the work takes it out. Replacing an existing tap or toilet doesn’t need one.