Plumber Flinders

Flinders sits up on the hill behind Shellharbour, looking back over the coast, and most of it was built through the late 1990s and 2000s. That puts a lot of the suburb at the age where the original everything is due.

Twenty-odd years is about the outer limit for a storage hot water system, and well past it for the mixer cartridges, flexible hoses and cheaper tapware that came with the house. Houses in Flinders tend to hit that point in batches, street by street, because the street was built in one go. The other Flinders feature is the slope. Long driveways and stepped blocks mean drainage lines with plenty of fall, which is good, and retaining walls with stormwater running behind them, which is worth keeping an eye on.

Common plumbing jobs in Flinders

• Original hot water systems reaching the end and needing replacement
• Worn mixer cartridges, dripping taps and failing flexible hoses
• Blocked drains and stormwater lines on the stepped and sloping blocks
• Bathroom and kitchen renovations in homes due for their first update
• Water leaks found and repaired before they undermine a driveway or wall

Blocked drains and emergencies

Blocked drains are the most common emergency we get called to. On a sloping block a blockage usually announces itself at the lowest fixture in the house, so a gurgling downstairs toilet or a shower backing up is the sign to ring rather than wait.

After-hours call-outs are available. Extra charges apply and depend on the job, and Brad tells you what it costs on the phone before he comes.

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

Shellharbour, Shell Cove, Oak Flats, Barrack Heights and Albion Park are all minutes away and we cover the lot. Ring 0426 963 260.