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New sump pit installation in Kitchener-Waterloo

No sump pump? We add one: pit, pump, discharge and battery backup.

New sump pit, pump and discharge $2,400 + HST With a battery backup: $3,500 + HST. Written price before we start.

Written price before we start
Want your weeping tile tied into the new pit?
Battery backup that keeps pumping through a power outage

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New Dundee, Wilmot Township, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Milton, Halton Hills, Acton, Rockwood and Georgetown

New sump basin with sealed lid and pump set into a cut basement floor, new sump pit installation by Einwechter Plumbing & Heating, Kitchener-Waterloo

No sump pit?

We add onewhere there never was one.

Adding a sump pump to a basement that never had one means cutting the floor, digging a pit, tying in the weeping tile and running a discharge line outside. A new pit with a pump is $2,400 + HST. With a battery backup it's $3,500 + HST. You get the price in writing before we start.

New sump pit, pump and battery backup $3,500 + HST Without the backup: $2,400 + HST.

Prices

New sump pit pricesall plus HST.

You get the price in writing before we start.

Job	Price
New sump pit + pump + discharge	$2,400 + HST
New sump pit + pump + battery backup	$3,500 + HST
Add a battery backup to an existing pit	$1,100 + HST

When you need one

When a basement needsa new sump pit

Any of these is a good reason to add one.

✓Water comes in at the floor/wall joint after heavy rain or spring thaw
✓Your weeping tile drains to the sewer (common in homes built around 1958 to 1978) and the city or region wants it disconnected
✓You're finishing the basement and want protection first
✓Your home insurer asks for a sump pump and backup

What's included

What the jobincludes

Most installs take a day. Permit and inspection where the municipality requires them.

New sump basin set in a freshly dug pit before the floor is patched, Kitchener-Waterloo basement

1Locate the weeping tile and pick the pit location (usually the low corner)
2Cut and remove the concrete floor, dig the pit, set the liner
3Tie the weeping tile into the pit
4Install the pump, check valve and discharge line to the outside, per local by-law
5Battery backup (optional): a second pump that runs when the power is out
6Re-pour the concrete, test the system, clean up

New sealed sump pit with discharge pipe set in stone before the concrete, Kitchener-Waterloo

Halton homeowners

The Region pays mostor all of it.

In Milton, Halton Hills (Georgetown, Acton) and Burlington, Halton Region covers 100% of weeping tile disconnection and a new sump pump, up to $6,500, calculated on the invoice total including HST. Our standard Halton package (weeping tile disconnection, new pit, pump and battery backup, with a camera inspection before and after) is $5,750 + HST, so Halton can cover the full cost when the program's conditions are met.

Any licensed plumber can now do the work. Battery backups qualify; water-powered backups don't.

Standard Halton package $5,750 + HST Weeping tile disconnection, new pit, pump and battery backup, camera inspection before and after.

Finished sealed sump pit and pump discharge piping in a Kitchener-Waterloo basement

What Halton asks for, and what we hand you for your application:

✓A plumbing and drainage assessment with a sketch of your drains, downspouts and floor drains
✓Before proof that the weeping tile drains to the sewer (camera or dye test)
✓Photos or camera footage of the finished disconnection
✓The building permit and signed-off inspection (permit fees waived in Halton's local municipalities)
✓An itemized invoice and proof of payment in full

You submit the application; we give you everything in one package. See our Weeping Tile Disconnection – Halton page.

Download the Halton homeowner checklist (PDF)

Questions we get asked

New sump pit FAQ

Sump pump battery backup controller and battery box, Kitchener-Waterloo

Sump pump discharge outside onto a splash pad at a Kitchener-Waterloo home

Can you add a sump pump to an existing basement?

Yes. We cut a pit into the floor, connect the weeping tile and run the discharge outside. Most installs take a day.

How much does it cost to add a sump pump?

$2,400 + HST for the pit, pump and discharge; $3,500 + HST with a battery backup.

Do I need a battery backup?

Storms that flood basements often knock out power. A battery backup keeps pumping when the main pump can't.

Can it go in a finished basement?

Usually, in a utility area or under a removable panel. We'll look at it with you first.

Will I need a permit?

For subsidy work in Halton, yes (fees waived); elsewhere we'll tell you if your municipality requires one.

New Sump Pit Installation

No sump pump yet?

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