Weeping tile disconnection in Halton Region takes the drain around your foundation off the sewer and sends that water to a sump pump instead. Halton Region pays 100% of the eligible work, up to $6,500, and it starts with a $600 assessment that we credit back against the job.
Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Georgetown, Acton and the rest of Halton Hills. Also New Dundee, Wilmot Township, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and Rockwood
Weeping tile disconnection cost
Every job starts with the assessment. From there, the price depends on one thing: whether your house already has a sump pit.
Step 1
$600 + HST
A site assessment, camera inspection and drain locating, a written report for Halton, a written estimate for the work, and help with your application. Not added to your price: credited in full against the disconnection work when it’s done within 90 days.
Step 2
About $2,300 + HST
We usually have to dig down to where the weeping tile joins the sewer, cut it off the sewer, seal the sewer, and route the weeping tile into your existing sump pit.
No sump yet?
$3,500 + HST
We dig a new sump pit, install the pump, and add a battery backup that keeps pumping in a power cut. This is on top of the disconnection work. We handle the permit and the final inspection.
You get the exact number in writing after the assessment. Halton pays 100% of eligible materials and labour up to $6,500, once the work is done and the paperwork is in. Already have a sump that needs work? See our sump pump replacement prices.
Why Halton wants it off the sewer
Weeping tile is the perforated pipe around the bottom of your foundation. It collects groundwater and rain so it doesn’t push through your basement walls. In a lot of older homes, that pipe was tied straight into the sanitary sewer.
That’s why Halton Region pays for the whole job, up to $6,500. Taking rainwater out of the sewer protects your basement and your neighbours’ basements.
How it works
Think of it as moving a downspout, just underground. The water still leaves the house. It just goes out to the yard instead of down the sewer.
The technical version: separating foundation drainage (weeping tile) from the sanitary lateral removes inflow and infiltration (I&I) from the wastewater system. The tile is redirected to a sump pit, and a submersible sump pump discharges it to grade.
Halton Region
100%, up to $6,500
Halton subsidy
Halton Region pays 100% of eligible materials and labour, up to $6,500, for work done after July 15, 2024. Your home has to be on Halton’s sewer (septic homes don’t qualify), and the subsidy is paid once per property. Checked October 2026.
Doing a backwater valve at the same time? Halton’s backwater valve subsidy also needs the weeping tile off the sewer, so one assessment covers both. Every program in our area is on our plumbing and water rebates page.
Weeping tile disconnection across Halton
Burlington and Oakville don’t run separate programs. Halton Region runs the sewers for Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills, so the same subsidy and the same rules apply in all four.
Weeping tile disconnection in Burlington. Halton’s higher $6,500 maximum applies to work done after July 15, 2024, the week heavy storms flooded basements across the city.
Weeping tile disconnection in Oakville, under the same Halton Region subsidy. Homes on Halton’s sewer qualify; homes on septic don’t.
Weeping tile disconnection in Milton, from the older streets near downtown to newer subdivisions. Not sure if yours is connected? The assessment answers it.
Weeping tile disconnection in Georgetown, part of the Town of Halton Hills. Same Halton Region subsidy, up to $6,500.
Weeping tile disconnection in Acton, also in Halton Hills. Homes on Halton’s sewer qualify; homes on septic don’t.
Homes built from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s are the most likely to have weeping tile tied into the sewer. Some may also qualify for a free drainage survey from the Region.
Locally owned since 2018
Questions we get asked
Disconnecting the weeping tile and routing it to an existing sump is about $2,300 plus HST. If there’s no sump, a new pit, pump and battery backup is $3,500 more, so about $5,800 in total. Every job starts with a $600 assessment, which is credited in full against the work when it’s done within 90 days. It isn’t added on top of these prices. Halton Region pays 100% of eligible work up to $6,500.
Halton Region pays 100% of eligible materials and labour, up to $6,500, for work done after July 15, 2024. You pay us when the work is done, then apply to Halton within one year. A cheque comes about 4 to 6 weeks after Halton gets a complete application. Check the official program page before you book, since programs can change.
Halton only pays if your weeping tile is connected to the sewer, and it needs proof before the work starts. Our $600 assessment includes the site visit, camera inspection and drain locating, a written report, an estimate for the work, and help with your application. The $600 isn’t added on top: it’s credited in full against the disconnection work when it’s done within 90 days.
You usually can’t tell by looking. We find out with a camera in the drains and by locating where the pipes run under the floor. Homes built from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s are the most likely to be connected.
Yes. Once the weeping tile is off the sewer, the water has to go somewhere. It goes to a sump pit, and the pump sends it outside. If you already have a sump, we route the weeping tile into it. If you don’t, we dig a new pit and install a pump with a battery backup for $3,500.
Yes. When a new sump pump goes in, your town needs a building permit and a final inspection, and Halton needs both before it pays the subsidy. We take care of the permit and book the inspection for you.
Storms knock the power out, and that’s exactly when the sump has to run. A battery backup keeps pumping when the power is off. Halton’s subsidy covers a backup system, but not water-powered backup pumps.
Usually, yes. Removing weeping tile from the sewer often means cutting the basement floor and digging down to where the pipes meet. We contain the mess, re-pour the concrete, and clean up when we’re done.
Yes, and it often makes sense. Halton’s backwater valve subsidy also requires the weeping tile to be off the sewer, and the floor is already open. One assessment covers both.
No. The subsidy is only for homes connected to Halton Region’s sewer system.
Weeping Tile Disconnection
Book your $600 assessment. You get the written report Halton needs, the price in writing, and help with the application. The $600 comes off the job.
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