Co-op Corner: Wrightway Plumbing

Written By Christ Wight

This week Tucker Cunnington from Centre Dufferin District High School shares a little bit about his experience and how Wrightway Plumbing is contributing to our community's future.

Wrightway Plumbing has been in business for 32 years. They provide companies with plumbing services, such as Devonleigh Homes. 

Some examples of services they provide are sewer and storm drain installation, shower installation, faucet and tap installation, and everything else that the house needs to be ready for the homeowner to be able to enjoy their new home. 

To make sure things run smoothly the owner Dave Wright makes sure to have one to two people running a sight at a time. 

There are multiple different sights that Wrightway does plumbing at and I've gotten to meet some of the other employees from different sights and they are great hard-working people that have given me some tips and tricks to help me with the trade. 

I am a plumbing assistant and some of my duties include cutting, gluing and measuring ABS and PVC pipe. 

My duties also include using hand and power tools such as sawzall, skill saw, drill, hammer, screw drivers, and channel locks. I use these tools to install/build sinks, toilets, shower trims, sump pumps, hook up water lines, drill holes, and tack waterlines. 

Some tasks I have yet to complete on my own have been underground or rough in for a house. 

Some special equipment we use at my work is Pex cutters and crimpers, we also use whole saws, ramset concrete wall set guns and ABS cutters. 

Some training I've received is how to cut PVC pipe with a sawzall so that it doesn't shatter, as well as how to properly install water pipe and on undergrounds, letters always must be facing up. 

One of the four jobs that I have become aware of while working with Wrightway Plumbing is trimming. Trimmers go around to the houses and install trim, doors and more. Another job I've become aware of is insulation sprayers, this is when a crew of guys come in and spray insulation in the house.  Drywallers plaster and tape all the houses. 

The final trade I've learned about is framers. They are the people who frame and backframe the houses. 

Wrightway works for Devonleigh Homes who builds communities, therefore when Wrightway provides their top end services it helps make those new homeowners be able to appreciate and call their new house home. 

Wrightway supports our CDDHS Co-op program by providing incredible placement and learning opportunities to our high school students.