Canterbury Plumber

Canterbury sits right in our backyard, just up the road from our Earlwood base, so we are often only minutes away. It is a real mix here, older brick homes, newer builds, unit blocks, and the streets that back onto the Cooks River, where stormwater and drainage come up more than most places. When heavy rain hits, blocked stormwater drains and overflowing gullies are some of the first calls we get in 2193.

We are a local team of four plumbers with 40+ years of combined experience, every job done or supervised by a licensed plumber, and someone real answers the phone, open 7 days. No call-out fee in business hours. After-hours, weekend and emergency call-outs carry a call-out fee, always quoted upfront before we dispatch a plumber. Upfront fixed price before any work starts.

Because a chunk of the housing here is older, hidden leaks and tired hot water systems are common. Catching them early saves the mess and the bigger bill, so if something is not quite right, give us a call and we will take a look.

A village that is older than the suburb around it. The Canterbury village grew from an 1841 subdivision, and the district's first land grant dates to 1793. The Bankstown railway line arrived in 1895, and the streets filled in over the decades that followed. Older homes can still carry earthenware or cast iron drains and galvanised water pipe, depending on the street and on repairs since. We camera the line first and show you the footage before anything is dug.

A suburb split by the river. Canterbury sits on both banks of the Cooks River, and Canterbury Road is the only vehicle crossing within the suburb. Low ground beside the river and the racecourse takes stormwater from a long way upstream, so after heavy rain the first calls are blocked stormwater pits, overflowing gullies and water finding its way into low garages. Council manages the public stormwater system; we sort out the private drains and pits on your side of the boundary.

Industry in the ground. The Sugarworks near Sugar House Road was among Australia's earliest sugar operations, and racing at Canterbury Park has run since the 1870s. Ground that has been worked for a long time can be uneven and fill-heavy, which moves pipes and cracks old joints.

Houses beside units. Detached homes sit near small unit blocks, which often share drains and stack lines. A choke in one place can show up in another, so we camera the whole run before we quote.

With so many rentals and unit blocks around, we also do a lot of work for real estate agents and strata managers, quick, reliable, and easy to deal with. They get a plumber who turns up when booked, deals with the tenant directly, fixes the problem in one visit where possible, and sends an invoice with photos and a plain-English description of the work. We can also schedule drain maintenance for blocks with a history of blockages.