Plumber Five Dock
Leaks, blocked drains, hot water and gas fitting in houses and flats, 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 Five Dock houses and flats, day or night
A dripping tap, a shower that won’t drain or a hot water unit gone cold needs a licensed plumber in Five Dock. Our plumber Five Dock team takes calls at any hour, for houses, townhouses and apartments alike.
Each job gets a price before we start, and that price holds once you approve it. Evening and weekend rates differ from daytime rates, so we quote your price first.
Which plumbing problems do Five Dock homes run into?
Five Dock has a real mix of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,737 separate houses and 1,412 flats or apartments. These four jobs come up in both.
Blocked drains
Roots in a sewer line, grease in a kitchen waste and wipes in a toilet all stop a drain. Our drain blockage clearing deals with blockages like these.
Taps and toilets that won’t stop
A dripping tap or a cistern that keeps refilling wastes water and pushes the bill up. A worn washer or a stuck float valve is the usual culprit.
Hot water that gives out
A unit that runs cold halfway through a shower needs a repair or a replacement. Our repairs to hot water systems cover gas and electric units.
Leaks you can’t see
A rising water bill or a damp patch on a wall points to a pipe leaking out of sight. Book tracing for a hidden leak before anything gets cut open.
- A water bill that climbs when your habits haven’t changed
- A water meter that keeps turning with every tap off
- Damp, flaking paint on a wall near a bathroom or laundry
Who looks after which pipes in Five Dock?
Sydney Water says the property owner is normally responsible for private drinking water and wastewater pipes up to where they connect to its services. If your home is connected to Sydney Water, a blockage or leak on your side of that point is yours to fix. Its pipe ownership guide shows where the line falls.
Sydney Water says a blockage is probably in your private pipes if your neighbours aren’t affected. The same goes if your drain isn’t shared with other properties, or if an overflow only happens when you use water at home. Its wastewater blockages page also says to avoid planting trees within 6 metres of wastewater pipes.
Emergency plumber Five Dock: any hour, day or night
A pipe that bursts at midnight or a toilet that overflows on a Sunday can’t wait for opening hours. Call 1300 164 206 and a licensed plumber answers. Evening and weekend rates differ, and you get the price before we start.
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. In a block of flats, ask your strata manager where the shut-off valves are.
- 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 to drain the pipes and ease the pressure.
- Move anything valuable off the floor, then call us.
Gas fitting and hot water for Five Dock households
Moving a gas heater, fitting a new cooktop or adding a bayonet point is licensed gasfitting work. Our gas fitting work covers new connections, appliance swaps and pressure testing.
A storage hot water unit heats a tank and holds it ready. An instantaneous unit heats water only as it flows through. Both are made in gas and electric models.
If you smell gas, get everyone outside and don’t touch switches or appliances. Call us from outside, at any hour.
Licensed plumbers, family owned since 2009
Aussie Home Services is family owned and has worked across Sydney since 2009. Our plumber Five Dock crew works under NSW contractor licence 273594C, which covers plumbing, gasfitting and draining. We’re fully insured.
You get a fixed price before any work begins. If we find something that changes the job, we stop and talk it through before going further. 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, but not parts.
Our standard on every Five Dock job
Six things stay the same on every Five Dock job.
NSW contractor licence 273594C, fully insured
Call-out fee waived when you book for the following day or later
Lifetime Labour Guarantee on our workmanship
Emergency help in Five Dock and across the Inner West, day or night
Open day and night, all year round
Fixed price, agreed first and unchanged once approved
A plumbing job that needs power work, like a new circuit for a hot water unit, can be handled in one visit with our Five Dock 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 Five Dock?
A plumber submits a Notice of Work before starting work that needs an inspection. NSW Government lists emergency work and minor works, like replacing tap ware and existing hot water systems, as cases where one isn’t required.
A Certificate of Compliance confirms the finished work complies with the plumbing regulations and the Plumbing Code of Australia. It also names the plumber responsible for that work, so keep your copy with your house papers.
Canada Bay Council says heritage items and conservation areas are listed in Schedule 5 of Canada Bay Local Environmental Plan 2013. If your home is listed or in a conservation area, check council’s heritage controls before planning external changes.
Plumbing in Five Dock’s houses, townhouses and flats
The NSW Electoral Commission lists Five Dock under City of Canada Bay Council. The ABS counted the homes below in the 2021 Census.
Five Dock homes in the 2021 Census
Source: ABS Census QuickStats. The ABS makes small random changes to figures for privacy.
Another 580 homes are semi-detached, row or terrace houses or townhouses (15.1%). In a house, one owner is normally responsible for the private pipes up to where they connect to Sydney Water’s services. In a flat, the strata plan and by-laws are where to check.
NSW Government’s strata repairs page says the owners corporation or strata committee must repair and maintain common property. Owners repair anything within their own property. In most cases that splits plumbing as shown below. Renters should contact their real estate agent or landlord.
Plumber Five Dock: whose repair is it in a strata building?
| Plumbing problem | Who looks after it, in most cases | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing in an internal wall, or a fixture such as a toilet, sink or shower in your flat | The owner of the flat | Book a licensed plumber. |
| A pipe in a boundary wall or under the floor | The owners corporation | Tell your strata manager or committee. |
| Water damage coming from inside your flat | The owner of the flat | Book a licensed plumber. |
| Water damage coming from common property | The owners corporation | Report it to your strata manager. |
We also look after Leichhardt, Burwood, Strathfield and Balmain. Our plumbers in the Inner West cover the rest of the region too.
Plumber Five Dock: book a visit or call
Call 1300 164 206 at any hour, or send us the details online and we’ll quote the price first. Join AHS Cover Care and take $50 off your first service.
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Plumber Five Dock FAQs
It depends on the job, and we quote the price before work starts. Once you approve it, the price is fixed. Quotes are free, and 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. If something changes the job, we stop and talk it through with you first.
It covers our labour if our workmanship causes a failure and the work is defective. Parts aren’t covered. Ask us about the details when we quote.
In most cases the owner looks after plumbing in internal walls and fixtures, and the owners corporation looks after plumbing in boundary walls and under the floor. That’s from NSW Government’s strata repairs page. Check your strata plan and by-laws if you’re unsure.
Yes, a plumber completes a Certificate of Compliance at the end of the job. It confirms the work complies with the plumbing regulations and the Plumbing Code of Australia. A Notice of Work is submitted before work that needs an inspection. Ask for your copy.
Call straight away 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 Inner West areas we service
We service businesses across Inner West and beyond. These are just some of the local areas we cover.
- Abbotsford
- Annandale
- Ashfield
- Balmain
- Burwood
- Chiswick
- Concord
- Drummoyne
- Enfield
- Enmore
- Homebush
- Leichhardt
- Marrickville
- Newtown
- Russell Lea
- Strathfield
- Summer Hill
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