Guildwood homes
Guildwood lies south of Kingston Road and east of Livingston Road, reaching the Bluffs at Guild Park. Most houses date from the 1950s and 1960s: ranch-style bungalows, back-splits and two-storey houses spread across wide lots. The Guildwood GO station connects it to downtown.
Frequent issues
- Original copper supply lines reaching pinhole age
- Root-filled clay laterals beneath big old trees
- Water heaters in finished basements
- Exposed pipes freezing near the lake in deep cold
Water and sewer notes
On City of Toronto services. Wide lots can mean long laterals to the street sewer.
Older trees, older pipes: If a front-lawn tree is near the sewer line, a camera check every few years is wise.
Popular services here
Guildwood's many back-splits place the laundry and utility room half a level below grade, often with a floor drain that is the lowest point in the house. Keeping that drain clear and its trap full matters more here than in a simple bungalow layout.
Nearby areas
West Hill is north-east, Scarborough Village is west.