Plumber Hornsby
Blocked drains, leaks, hot water and gas fitting for Hornsby flats and houses, fixed by licensed local plumbers who quote first.
Upfront Pricing, No Hidden Costs
24/7 Emergency Services
Lifetime Labour Guarantee
Upfront Pricing, No Hidden Costs
24/7 Emergency Services
Lifetime Labour Guarantee
Licensed plumbers for Hornsby flats and houses, day or night
A tap that won’t stop dripping, a toilet that keeps running or a hot water unit gone cold needs a licensed plumber in Hornsby. Our plumber Hornsby team takes calls at any hour and works in flats and houses alike.
Every job gets a price before we start, and the price holds once you approve it. Evening and weekend rates differ from daytime rates, so we quote your visit first.
Which plumbing faults hit Hornsby homes and flats?
In the 2021 Census, 5,120 of Hornsby’s 8,664 occupied homes were flats or apartments, and 3,056 were separate houses. The jobs below come up in both.
Slow and blocked drains
A slow sink or a shower that pools points to a partial blockage. A camera check shows whether unblocking a slow drain will hold or the pipe needs repair.
Leaks behind walls
A rising water bill or a stain on the ceiling can mean a pipe is leaking out of sight. We use hidden leak tracing before anything is opened up.
Hot water that runs out
A unit that goes cold halfway through a shower needs a repair or a replacement. We handle hot water system repairs and tell you when replacing makes more sense.
Taps and toilets that run on
A dripping tap or a cistern that keeps refilling wastes water and pushes up the bill. Check the washer and the float valve first.
Switch off every tap and appliance, then watch your water meter dial. If it still turns, water is escaping somewhere on the property.
Who owns which pipes in Hornsby?
Sydney Water says owners are generally responsible for their own pipes and equipment up to where they connect to its services. It owns and maintains the water main and the water meter at your property. Its guide to maintaining your service sets out the detail.
The same guide says duties can overlap, and you may share services with other properties. If you live in a strata building, the strata rules further down also apply.
Emergency plumber Hornsby: any hour, day or night
A burst pipe on a Saturday night can’t wait, and neither can a sewage overflow. Call 1300 164 206 and a licensed plumber answers. Evening and weekend rates differ, and you get the price before we start. See how our emergency plumbing callouts work.
Find your main tap before you need it. Sydney Water owns the meter at your property and says you must keep it free from damage.
- Turn the water off at the main tap.
- Switch off the power at the switchboard if water has reached power points or lights.
- Open the lowest tap in the home to drain the pipes.
- In a block of flats, tell your strata manager if water is coming through a ceiling or wall.
- Call us at any hour.
Gas fitting, hot water and bush fire pipes in Hornsby
Moving a gas heater, fitting a new cooktop or adding a bayonet point is licensed gasfitting work. We carry out new connections, appliance swaps and pressure tests through our licensed gas fitting service.
A storage hot water unit keeps a tank of hot water ready. An instantaneous unit heats water as it flows through. Both run on gas or power.
Is your block on bush fire prone land? If it is, and you’re building, the NSW Rural Fire Service says any above-ground water and gas pipes need to be metal. The home also needs a water supply for firefighting, such as a tank, pool or dam. The RFS has a bush fire prone land checker for looking up your land.
If you smell gas, get everyone outside and don’t touch switches or appliances. Call us from outside, at any hour.
A licensed family business behind every Hornsby job
Aussie Home Services is family owned and has worked across Sydney since 2009. Our plumber Hornsby team works under NSW contractor licence 273594C, which covers plumbing, gasfitting, draining and electrical work, and we’re fully insured.
The price is fixed before any work begins. If we find something that changes the job, we stop and talk it through first. No call-out fee applies when the booking is for the following day or later. Our Lifetime Labour Guarantee covers labour if our workmanship causes a failure and the work is defective, though parts aren’t covered.
Our standard on every Hornsby job
Six things stay the same on every Hornsby job.
Every job done under licence 273594C, fully insured
No call-out fee on bookings made a day ahead or more
Workmanship backed by the Lifetime Labour Guarantee
Emergency callouts across Hornsby, Asquith and Waitara
Nights, weekends and public holidays covered
Price agreed before any work starts
We’re electricians too, so a job that crosses trades can be handled in one visit with our Hornsby electrician team.
One payment of $99 for lifetime AHS Cover Care
One payment of $99 makes you an AHS Cover Care member for life: 15% off every job, a free safety check each year and priority booking.
What paperwork comes with plumbing work in Hornsby?
NSW describes a Notice of Work as a form that sets out the plumbing and drainage work and who will do it. Emergency work and minor jobs, like replacing tap ware or an existing hot water system, don’t need one.
A Certificate of Compliance confirms the finished work complies with the plumbing regulations and the Plumbing Code of Australia. It names the plumber who did the work. Ask for your copy and keep it with the house papers.
Plumbing in Hornsby’s apartment blocks and rentals
The NSW Electoral Commission lists Hornsby among the localities of Hornsby Shire Council.
Hornsby homes in the 2021 Census
Source: ABS Census QuickStats. The ABS makes small random changes to figures for privacy.
More than half of Hornsby’s occupied homes are flats, so strata rules decide who repairs what in many of them. NSW strata guidance says the owners corporation repairs common property, such as pipes.
Owners look after plumbing in internal walls and fixtures, such as baths, toilets, sinks and showers. Your strata plan and by-laws say what counts as common property. In a rented home, tenants should ask their landlord.
Plumber Hornsby: who looks after which pipe in a strata building?
| What it is | Who looks after it | What to do first |
|---|---|---|
| Baths, toilets, sinks, showers and plumbing in internal walls | The owner | Book a licensed plumber. |
| Plumbing in boundary walls and under the floor | The owners corporation | Report it to your strata manager. |
| Water damage coming from common property | The owners corporation | Tell your strata manager. |
| Water damage coming from inside your property | The owner | Stop the leak, then call us. |
The same council list names Waitara, Asquith, Normanhurst and Thornleigh.
We also take jobs in Waitara, Asquith, Normanhurst and Thornleigh. To check your suburb, see where our North Shore plumbers work.
Plumber Hornsby: call now or request your quote
Call 1300 164 206 at any hour, or send us the details online and we’ll quote the price first. A new AHS Cover Care membership takes $50 off your first service.
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Plumber Hornsby FAQs
We quote the price before work starts, and it stays fixed once you approve it. Quotes are free, and the amount depends on the job. No call-out fee applies when the booking is for the following day or later.
A licensed plumber looks at the problem and gives you a fixed price before starting work. If something changes the job, we stop and talk it through with you first.
The Lifetime Labour Guarantee covers our labour if our workmanship causes a failure and the work is defective. Parts aren’t covered. Ask us how it applies when we quote.
The owner looks after plumbing in internal walls and fixtures, and the owners corporation looks after common property such as pipes. Sydney Water says the blockage is probably in its pipes if the overflow shows beyond your property boundary or your neighbours have the same problem. Call it on 13 20 90.
A Certificate of Compliance confirms finished work complies with the plumbing regulations and the Plumbing Code of Australia. A Notice of Work is the form that outlines the work and who will do it. NSW lists emergency work and minor works as cases where a Notice of Work isn’t needed.
Call at once for a burst pipe, a sewage overflow or the smell of gas. We answer 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Evening and weekend rates differ, and we quote the price first.
Other North Shore areas we service
We service businesses across North Shore and beyond. These are just some of the local areas we cover.
- Artarmon
- Asquith
- Berowra
- Cammeray
- Castle Cove
- Castlecrag
- Chatswood
- Cremorne
- Crows Nest
- Gordon
- Greenwich
- Killara
- Kirribilli
- Kurraba Point
- Lane Cove
- Lindfield
- Longueville
- McMahons Point
- Middle Cove
- Milsons Point
- Mosman
- Mount Colah
- Mount Kuring-Gai
- Naremburn
- Neutral Bay
- Normanhurst
- North Sydney
- Northbridge
- Pymble
- Riverview
- Roseville
- St Ives
- St Leonards
- Thornleigh
- Turramurra
- Wahroonga
- Waitara
- Warrawee
- Waverton
- Westleigh
- Willoughby
- Wollstonecraft
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