Plumber Calderwood

Calderwood is the newest part of our patch. The valley sits under the escarpment behind Albion Park, and the estate has gone from paddocks to streets in not many years. New houses are meant to be the easy ones, and mostly they are, but they come with their own list.

Volume-built homes get volume-built fittings. Flexible hoses, mixer cartridges, tempering valves and the cheaper end of the tapware all work fine on handover and all have a service life measured in years rather than decades. Once a street is five to ten years old they start going at roughly the same time, which is why a new estate quietly turns into steady plumbing work. A burst flexi hose under a vanity is the sort of job we see, and it does more damage in a new house with a slab and floating floors than it would in an old fibro place.

Common plumbing jobs in Calderwood

• Gas points for cooktops, outdoor kitchens and gas heating
• Hot water systems, including instantaneous units and replacements out of warranty
• Failed flexible hoses, mixer cartridges and leaking tapware
• Adding a second bathroom, a laundry tub or a butler's pantry to a newer home
• Dishwasher and fridge water points done properly

Blocked drains and emergencies

Blocked drains are the most common emergency we get called to, even in new estates. New drainage does not block from age, it blocks from what goes down it, and building debris left in a line during construction turns up years later.

After-hours call-outs are available. Extra charges apply and depend on the job, and Brad tells you the cost on the phone first.

Why locals call Powell Plumbing

• Licensed plumber, drainer and gas fitter, licence 182283C
• Fully insured
• 23 years working the Illawarra
• Brad answers the phone himself
• Free quotes
• Pension discounts
• Installs all brands and picks the one that suits the job

Calderwood is a short run from Albion Park, Albion Park Rail, Oak Flats, Shellharbour and Dapto, so we are through here often. Call 0426 963 260.