The underside of this kitchen sink revealed a leak at the faucets. The leak doesn't only damage materials in the cabinet below, but here you can see that the counter top material aspenite, has absorbed what water  it can and has swollen. With constant water feeding this area mold is surely not far behind.

This older home had lead piping supplying the water into the home. It is important to understand all of the ramifications if the lead is not removed. the pipe on the right going into the ground is the feed coming from the water main on the street. many parts in older Ottawa still have lead supply lines.

On this exterior hose bib the cap for the aerator is missing. The aerator allows air into the hose during shut off which helps to drain the water in the valve and reduces the chance of freeze up.

In most homes you don't get to see the bottom of the bath tub because of location and/ or the finishes. Here we were fortunate because of the sloppy plumbing rough in at construction and a T bar suspended ceiling in the basement, the leaking drain connection was easy to identify.

Rural inspections with wells are common in the business. Although the pumps in deep wells are not accessible, I often come across a shallow well pump or often called jet pump. These are pumps that usually service a well up to 25' deep and are located inside the home. This one has had several leaks over the years that have not been attended to causing rust on the pump body and the piping.

This home owner must be a hockey fan, unfortunately hockey tape should be left on the stick. It rarely makes a good plumbers putty. Rubber and plastic gaskets and seals are made specifically for this kind of repair.