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Toronto Boiler Installation

Boiler Installation Toronto: High-Efficiency, Combi, Replacement and Hydronic Heating Service Across Riverdale, Leslieville, The Annex and Cabbagetown

Boiler installation in Toronto means working on pre-1950 housing stock with original cast iron radiators, M-series postal codes, and boilers that are commonly 25 years or older. We install 95%+ AFUE condensing units that keep the existing radiator distribution, and we publish the CAD price before you book.

Toronto Cost Anchor: Older Toronto cast iron systems run $8,500-$14,500 CAD for a full high-efficiency retrofit. Combi boiler installation runs $4,500 to $8,500 CAD and a 95%+ AFUE condensing unit $6,500 to $12,000 CAD, with combined Enbridge and federal rebates offsetting up to $11,500 CAD.
  • M-series
  • Same-day GTA dispatch, 4-hour cold-snap response
  • TSSA G1/G2 Licensed Crew
  • Riverdale
  • Leslieville
  • The Annex
  • Cabbagetown
  • High Park
  • Bloor West Village
  • 5-Star Customer Satisfaction
  • Same-Day GTA Emergency Dispatch
  • 22 Years of Boiler Installation Experience
  • Written Workmanship Warranty
Common Objections

What Actually Stops GTA Homeowners From Replacing an Aging Boiler

Four objections come up on almost every call. Here is the straight answer to each, with the CAD numbers attached.

1. “The quote is huge, I am being oversold”

A high-efficiency condensing swap runs $6,500 to $12,000 CAD because it includes a new condensate line, PVC flue rework, near-boiler piping, expansion tank, zone controls, and the TSSA permit. Every line item appears on the quote in CAD. Combined Enbridge and federal rebates offset up to $11,500 CAD.

2. “You cannot tell if the technician is really licensed”

Ontario requires TSSA G1 or G2 certification for gas boiler work, plus CSA B51 for large-BTU pressure vessels. Certificate numbers appear on every invoice and TSSA permit numbers appear on completed work.

3. “Nobody publishes the price”

Our four CAD scope bands are published on this page: diagnostic $99 to $249, standard repair $200 to $1,200, major repair $1,200 to $3,500, and full combi installation $4,500 to $8,500. High-efficiency condensing runs $6,500 to $12,000 CAD.

4. “The boiler is 25 years old, repair or replace?”

Cast iron lasts 30 to 50 years but drops to 60 to 70 percent efficiency by year 25. A modern 95% AFUE unit cuts natural gas bills 25 to 35 percent, qualifies for up to $11,500 CAD in rebates, and pays back in 6 to 10 years. You get a written repair-versus-replace on every diagnostic.

Local Housing Stock

What Boilers in Toronto Actually Look Like

Pre-1950 homes with original cast iron radiators; boilers commonly 25+ years old dropping below 70% efficiency.

Typical failure pattern: 25-year-old cast iron sectional cracking or losing efficiency, prompting a high-efficiency retrofit that keeps the radiator distribution.

Postal codes served: M-series. Covering Riverdale, Leslieville, The Annex, Cabbagetown, High Park, Bloor West Village and the surrounding neighbourhoods, under City of Toronto.

Older Toronto cast iron systems run $8,500-$14,500 CAD for a full high-efficiency retrofit.

  • Same-day GTA dispatch, 4-hour cold-snap response
  • 22 years serving Toronto and the GTA
  • TSSA G1/G2 technicians dispatched across Old Toronto
  • 4-hour cold-snap response
Basement mechanical room with a condensing boiler in a Toronto home

Our Boiler Services in Toronto

Boiler installation in Toronto means working on pre-1950 housing stock with original cast iron radiators, M-series postal codes, and boilers that are commonly 25 years or older. We install 95%+ AFUE condensing units that keep the existing radiator distribution, and we publish the CAD price before you book.

Wall-mounted 95%+ AFUE condensing boiler installed in a Toronto basement with copper near-boiler piping and PVC flue Most Requested

High-Efficiency Condensing Boiler Installation Toronto

95%+ AFUE condensing boiler installation with 316L stainless heat exchangers, PVC side-wall venting, and full Enbridge plus Canada Greener Homes rebate coordination across Toronto and the GTA.

$6,500 - $12,000 CAD
Wall-mounted combi boiler installed in a compact Toronto utility room with isolation valves and domestic hot water piping Space Saver

Combi Boiler Installation Toronto

Compact wall-mounted combi boilers delivering uninterrupted heating and on-demand domestic hot water, sized by GPM for Toronto homes and fitted with descaling valves for GTA hard water.

$4,500 - $8,500 CAD
Old cast iron sectional boiler being removed beside a newly installed condensing unit in a Toronto basement

Boiler Replacement Toronto

End-of-life gas boiler replacement for 15 to 40 year old systems, including cast iron conversions, chimney liner de-commissioning, gas line sizing, and disposal across Toronto and the GTA.

$8,500 - $14,500 CAD
Cascading commercial condensing boilers in a Toronto mid-rise mechanical room with common venting header

Commercial Boiler Installation Toronto

Rooftop and basement commercial boiler installation for retail plazas, restaurants, offices, and mid-rise condos, built to CSA B51 pressure vessel code and ASHRAE 90.1 efficiency standards.

$8,500 - $18,000 CAD
Restored cast iron column radiator with a thermostatic radiator valve in a pre-war Toronto living room

Hydronic Heating and Radiator Installation Toronto

Hydronic distribution design and radiator installation: cast iron column radiators, baseboard convectors, thermostatic radiator valves, and oxygen-barrier PEX manifolds, balanced and air-eliminated.

$3,500 - $12,000 CAD
Oxygen-barrier PEX radiant loops laid across a Toronto basement slab before pour, with the manifold on the wall behind

In-Floor Radiant Heating Toronto

Hydronic in-floor radiant heating retrofits and new-build installs with PEX loop layout, mixing valves, and return-water protection across four zones in Toronto and GTA homes.

$8,000 - $20,000 CAD
Technician using a digital flue gas analyser during an annual 12-point boiler tune-up in Toronto Best Value

Boiler Maintenance and Annual Service Toronto

Annual 12-point boiler tune-up with digital combustion analysis, expansion tank pre-charge, water pH and glycol testing, and pressure relief valve testing to keep warranties valid.

$199 - $349 CAD
Technician testing an ignition control board inside an opened Toronto boiler casing

Boiler Repair Toronto

Standard and major boiler repair across ignition, pressure, and heat exchanger faults, with published CAD bands and a written repair-versus-replace analysis on every diagnostic.

$200 - $3,500 CAD
Technician diagnosing a failed boiler during an emergency no-heat call in a Toronto basement 24/7 Dispatch

Emergency Boiler Repair Toronto

24/7 emergency boiler repair with same-day GTA dispatch and 4-hour cold-snap response for no-heat, red-tag, ignition-lockout, and frozen condensate failures.

$199 - $349 CAD
Why Choose Us

Why Toronto Homeowners Call Us First

  • 22 Years of Boiler Installation Experience across Toronto and the GTA
  • Cast iron radiator retrofits that keep your existing distribution, $8,500 to $14,500 CAD
  • TSSA G1 and G2 licensed on every install, certificate numbers on the invoice
  • Enbridge Home Efficiency Rebate Plus and Canada Greener Homes paperwork filed for you
  • Same-day dispatch with 4-hour response during a cold snap
  • Four CAD scope bands published on the page, never gated behind a form
The Framework

How Our Toronto Boiler Installation Works, 6 Steps

From the first call to the rebate cheque, here is exactly what happens and in what order.

  1. 1

    Site assessment

    Postal code, home age, distribution type, existing AFUE, and heating load in BTU per square foot. Same-day or next-morning visit.

  2. 2

    Manual J heat load and sizing

    Written heat load with boiler capacity sized to the actual home load. No oversizing, which is what causes short cycling.

  3. 3

    Written quote, three options

    Combi, split system, and high-efficiency retrofit priced in CAD with parts, labour, permits, disposal, and rebate offset per option.

  4. 4

    TSSA permit and scheduling

    Ontario Building Code Part 6 compliance verified. Installation within 3 to 7 business days standard, 24 to 48 hours on emergencies.

  5. 5

    Installation and commissioning

    Boiler installed to CSA B51, near-boiler piping to ASHRAE 90.1, condensate neutralised, combustion analysis with a CO monitor, system purged and rebalanced.

  6. 6

    Verification and rebate filing

    TSSA inspection where required, warranty registration filed, Enbridge and Canada Greener Homes paperwork submitted, written workmanship warranty issued.

Need a boiler quote in Toronto?

Published CAD pricing, TSSA-licensed technicians, and same-day dispatch across the whole coverage area.

How We Reach Riverdale, Leslieville and The Annex Fast

Old Toronto is the densest part of our coverage area and the hardest to drive, so dispatch is planned around it rather than around a single depot. Crews stage from the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardiner Expressway and cut across on Danforth Avenue, Queen Street East, Bloor Street West, and Dupont Street depending on the postal code. A call from Riverdale or Leslieville is normally reached inside the same working day, and a no-heat call during a cold snap gets a technician within four hours.

Laneway access and street parking shape the job more than the distance does. Row houses in Cabbagetown and The Annex often have no driveway, so the crew brings a hand truck and a spare-parts case rather than staging from the van. Boiler removal on a narrow lot is planned before the day of installation: the old cast iron sectional is broken down in the basement and carried out in sections instead of being winched whole up a stairwell.

Permit handling also runs on a Toronto timetable. The TSSA permit is pulled before the install date and the City of Toronto inspection is booked at the same time, so a heating system is never left in a partly commissioned state waiting on paperwork.

The Toronto Housing Stock We Work On Every Week

Most Toronto boiler work happens in houses built between 1900 and 1950. Riverdale, Leslieville, Cabbagetown, and The Annex are full of two and three storey homes with original cast iron column radiators fed by what began as a gravity hot water system. Those radiators are worth keeping. They hold heat, they are quiet, and replacing them with forced air would mean tearing out plaster to run ductwork.

The catch is temperature. A cast iron system was designed to run at 180F supply, and a condensing boiler only reaches its rated 95%+ AFUE when the return water comes back below roughly 130F. We solve that with an outdoor reset curve, a mixing valve, and return-water temperature protection so the boiler condenses for most of the heating season instead of only on mild days.

High Park and Bloor West Village add a second pattern: semi-detached homes converted to two units where the original single-zone loop now serves two households with different schedules. Those get zone valves and a modulating control so one tenant is not heating the other tenant's floor.

  • Cast iron column radiator distribution retained and rebalanced
  • Gravity hot water conversion to a pumped, zoned system
  • Chimney liner de-commissioning when moving to PVC side-wall venting
  • Narrow-lot direct venting where setback distances are tight
  • Duplex and triplex zoning for converted semis
Customer Feedback

What Toronto Customers Say

Our 90-year-old Riverdale home kept the original radiators. The crew added a condensing boiler with mixing valves and return-water protection for $11,200 CAD and filed the rebate paperwork.

Priya S.

Riverdale

5-Star Customer Satisfaction

The Annex row house had a cracked heat exchanger. They routed a PVC side-wall vent on the narrow lot and installed a 95% AFUE unit for $9,800 CAD.

Marcus T.

The Annex

Top-Rated Contractor

Cabbagetown cold snap, no heat overnight. A technician arrived by morning and had a new combi running the same day for $7,100 CAD.

Elena V.

Cabbagetown

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Get a Quote

Tell Us What Your Boiler Is Doing

Short form, no gatekeeping. A TSSA-licensed technician follows up with a written CAD quote for Toronto, and the diagnostic fee comes off the invoice when you authorise the work on the same visit.

  • Four published CAD scope bands, never gated
  • Same-day GTA dispatch, 4-hour cold-snap response
  • Enbridge and Canada Greener Homes paperwork filed for you
  • Written workmanship warranty on labour

Request a Written Installation Quote

Send the details and a TSSA-licensed technician follows up with an itemised CAD quote. No email address required from us, no quote gating from you.

Prefer to talk now? Call (647) 254-9788 for same-day GTA dispatch.

Local Questions

Boiler Installation Toronto: Frequently Asked Questions

How fast can you get to a no-heat call in Riverdale or Leslieville?

Same-day GTA dispatch is standard and cold-snap no-heat calls in the M-series postal codes get a technician within four hours. Crews stage off the Don Valley Parkway and cross on Danforth Avenue or Queen Street East, so east-end calls are among the quickest we run.

What does a boiler installation cost in Toronto?

Older Toronto cast iron systems run $8,500 to $14,500 CAD for a full high-efficiency retrofit. A straight combi boiler installation is $4,500 to $8,500 CAD and a standard 95%+ AFUE condensing unit is $6,500 to $12,000 CAD. Enbridge and federal rebates offset up to $11,500 CAD combined.

Can I keep my cast iron radiators?

Yes, and in most Toronto homes you should. Cast iron column radiators pair with a condensing boiler when you add a mixing valve, an outdoor reset curve, and return-water temperature protection. Keeping the distribution avoids opening plaster walls for ductwork and keeps the retrofit inside the $8,500 to $14,500 CAD band.

Which Toronto neighbourhoods do you cover?

Riverdale, Leslieville, The Annex, Cabbagetown, High Park, Bloor West Village, and the rest of the M-series postal codes across Old Toronto. North York, Scarborough, and Etobicoke are covered from the same dispatch.

My house has no driveway. Can you still remove the old boiler?

Yes. On row houses and narrow lots we break the old cast iron sectional down in the basement and carry it out in sections rather than winching it whole up a stairwell. The removal method is confirmed at the site assessment so the install day has no surprises.

Do you pull the permit and meet the City of Toronto inspector?

Yes. The TSSA permit is pulled before the installation date and the inspection is booked at the same time. We meet the inspector, close the permit, and hand over the written workmanship warranty.

My boiler is 28 years old but still running. Should I replace it now?

A cast iron sectional lasts 30 to 50 years but drops to 60 to 70 percent efficiency by year 25. Replacing it with a 95%+ AFUE condensing unit cuts natural gas bills 25 to 35 percent and qualifies for up to $11,500 CAD in combined rebates, which normally pays back in 6 to 10 years. You get that comparison in writing before you decide.

Can you vent a new condensing boiler if my chimney is shared?

Yes. On shared or oversized masonry chimneys we de-commission the flue for the boiler and run PVC concentric or side-wall direct venting instead, keeping clearances to windows, meters, and property lines within B149 requirements. That is common on Toronto semis and row houses.

Still have a question about your boiler?

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Same-day dispatch with a four hour cold-snap response, and an itemised CAD quote before any work starts.

  • Written workmanship warranty
  • Published CAD pricing, no quote gating
  • TSSA G1/G2 licensed technicians