Plumber Mount Colah
Blocked drains, leaks, hot water and gas fitting, fixed by licensed local plumbers for Mount Colah houses and apartments.
Upfront Pricing, No Hidden Costs
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Upfront Pricing, No Hidden Costs
24/7 Emergency Services
Lifetime Labour Guarantee
A licensed plumber for Mount Colah houses and apartments
A drain that gurgles, a stain on the ceiling or a hot water unit gone cold needs a licensed plumber in Mount Colah. Our plumber Mount Colah team takes calls at any hour, for houses and apartments alike.
We agree the price before work starts, and it stays fixed once you approve it. Evening and weekend rates differ from daytime rates, so we quote your visit first.
Which plumbing jobs turn up in Mount Colah homes?
The 2021 Census counted 2,236 separate houses and 328 flats or apartments among Mount Colah’s 2,664 occupied homes. The two kinds of home share some jobs. Here are four of them.
Slow and gurgling drains
Sydney Water lists slow-emptying sinks and baths, and a toilet or floor drain that gurgles, as signs of a blockage. We handle clearing a blocked drain in a private pipe.
Wipes in the pipes
Sydney Water says non-flushable wet wipes contribute to 75% of wastewater blockages. It asks you to flush only pee, poo and toilet paper.
Leaks behind walls
A water bill that keeps climbing points to a leak you can’t see. We use non-invasive leak tracing before anything is opened up.
Hot water that runs out
A tank that empties early or an instant unit that won’t fire needs a look. See our hot water repair work for gas and electric units.
You can test for a hidden leak yourself. Turn off every tap and appliance, then watch the water meter dial. If it keeps turning, water is going somewhere.
Which pipes at a Mount Colah property are yours?
Sydney Water says the owner is normally responsible for private water and wastewater pipes up to where they connect to its services. It owns and maintains the water main and the meter at your property. Its guide to maintaining your service sets out the rest.
Roots are the owner’s job at one spot. Sydney Water owns the junction, but the owner clears any tree roots that enter it at the point of connection. Sydney Water also asks owners to avoid planting trees within 6 metres of wastewater pipes.
Emergency plumber Mount Colah: any hour, day or night
A burst pipe or an overflowing toilet won’t wait for morning. Call 1300 164 206 at any hour and a licensed plumber answers. Evening and weekend rates differ, and you hear the price before we start.
- Turn the water off at your main tap.
- Switch the power off at the switchboard if water has reached outlets or lights.
- Open the cold taps to ease the pressure in the pipes.
- Lift valuables off wet floors, then phone us.
For a sewage overflow, Sydney Water takes reports on 13 20 90, 24 hours a day, and asks you to stay clear of the overflow. A blockage in your own pipes needs a licensed plumber to clear it.
Gas fitting and hot water systems in Mount Colah
Gas work has to be done by a licensed gasfitter. That covers a new cooktop, a heater moved to another wall and a bayonet point added in the lounge. Our gas fitting service also includes pressure testing.
A storage hot water unit keeps a tank of heated water ready. An instantaneous unit heats water as it flows through. Each comes in gas and electric versions.
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 RFS has a bush fire prone land checker for looking up your land.
If you smell gas, get everyone outside and leave switches and appliances alone. Phone us from outside, at any hour.
Licensed Mount Colah plumbers, family owned since 2009
We’re a family owned business and we’ve worked across Sydney since 2009. Every plumber Mount Colah job goes out under NSW contractor licence 273594C, which covers plumbing, gasfitting and draining. We’re fully insured too.
The price is agreed before any work begins and stays fixed once you approve it. Quotes are free. 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. Parts aren’t covered.
The same standard every time
These do not change from one job to the next.
NSW contractor licence 273594C, fully insured
Emergency help in Mount Colah and across the North Shore, day or night
Open day and night, all year round
Fixed price, agreed first and unchanged once approved
Call-out fee waived when you book for the following day or later
Lifetime Labour Guarantee on our workmanship
A plumbing job that needs power work, like a new circuit for a hot water unit, can be handled in one visit with our Mount Colah electricians.
AHS Cover Care members pay less every time they call
Membership costs $99, once. After that you pay 15% less on every job and go to the front of the queue.
Do I need approval for plumbing work in Mount Colah?
Plumbing has its own paperwork. A plumber submits a Notice of Work before starting any job that needs an inspection. NSW says emergency work and minor works, such as replacing tap ware or an existing hot water system, don’t need one.
A Certificate of Compliance confirms the work complies with the plumbing regulations and the Plumbing Code of Australia. Ask for your copy and file it with the home’s papers.
A Sewer Service Diagram is a different record. It shows the location of the private sewer pipes on a property.
Plumber Mount Colah: houses, apartments and who owns what
The NSW Electoral Commission lists Mount Colah among the localities of Hornsby Shire Council. The NSW National Parks visitor page for Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park gives Mount Colah as the address of the Bobbin Head Visitor Centre, at 688 Ku-ring-gai Chase Road. It gives the same suburb for the Kalkari Discovery Centre, at 402 Ku-ring-gai Chase Road.
Mount Colah homes in the 2021 Census
Source: ABS Census QuickStats. The ABS makes small random changes to figures for privacy.
Most Mount Colah homes are separate houses. Sydney Water says the owner is normally responsible for private pipes up to where they connect to its services. A rented home still has an owner, and the same rule applies to the owner of each of the 473 rented homes.
Apartments: who fixes what?
In a strata building, the owners corporation or strata committee must repair and maintain common property, the NSW Government says. That includes the roof, gutters and balconies. Owners must repair and maintain anything within their own property. Tenants should contact their landlord or agent.
Plumber Mount Colah: whose job is the fix?
| Where the problem is | Who looks after it | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| The water main under the street, or the meter | Sydney Water | Leave both to Sydney Water. |
| Pipes and fixtures up to where they connect to Sydney Water’s services | The property owner | Book a licensed plumber. |
| Tree roots in the sewer junction at the point of connection | The owner clears the roots, Sydney Water owns the junction | Book a licensed plumber to clear them. |
| Gutters or balconies in an apartment building | The owners corporation or strata committee | Report it to the committee. |
We also look after Asquith, Mount Kuring-Gai, Hornsby and Berowra. Our plumbers in the North Shore cover the rest of the region too.
Plumber Mount Colah: get a price before we start
Phone 1300 164 206 any time, or send us the job online and you’ll get the price before we begin. New members of AHS Cover Care take $50 off their first service.
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Plumber Mount Colah FAQs
The price depends on the job, and we agree it before work starts. It stays fixed once you approve it. Quotes are free, and evening and weekend rates differ from daytime rates.
A licensed plumber looks at the problem and agrees a fixed price with you before starting. If we find something that changes the job, we stop and talk it through first.
It covers our labour when our workmanship causes a failure and the work is defective. Parts aren’t covered. Ask us for the details when we quote.
The owner is normally responsible for private wastewater pipes up to where they connect to Sydney Water’s services. A licensed plumber clears the blockage. In a strata building, the owners corporation or strata committee repairs common property.
A Certificate of Compliance confirms finished work complies with the plumbing regulations and the Plumbing Code of Australia. Before any job that needs an inspection, the plumber submits a Notice of Work. Ask for your copy of the certificate.
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 from daytime rates, 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
- Hornsby
- Killara
- Kirribilli
- Kurraba Point
- Lane Cove
- Lindfield
- Longueville
- McMahons Point
- Middle Cove
- Milsons Point
- Mosman
- 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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