Plumber Helensburgh

Helensburgh is the top end of Brad's patch, where the Illawarra stops and the Royal National Park takes over. It is an old mining town that has quietly filled up with families, so on the same street you get a hundred-year-old cottage near the Metropolitan Colliery and a rendered new build with three bathrooms. They fail in completely different ways, which keeps the day interesting.

Common plumbing jobs in Helensburgh

• Original earthenware sewer lines under the older cottages off Walker Street, cracked and full of roots from the bush that surrounds the town
• Rainwater tanks and pressure pumps on the larger blocks towards the national park, and the taps that never quite run right afterwards
• Hot water systems that work harder up here than they do down on the coast, and give up somewhere around the ten year mark
• Gas fitting for cooktops, heaters and continuous flow units on the newer homes
• Stormwater that has nowhere sensible to go once the sandstone underneath says no

Blocked drains and emergencies

Blocked drains are the most common emergency we get called to, and Helensburgh gives them plenty of help: bushland tree roots, old pipe and heavy rain coming off the escarpment. We locate the blockage, clear it and tell you honestly whether it needs relining or just a clean. After-hours call-outs are available. Extra charges apply depending on the job and Brad tells you what it will cost on the phone before he leaves.

Why locals call Powell Plumbing

Brad Powell is a licensed plumber, drainer and gas fitter, licence 182283C, fully insured, and has been doing this in the Illawarra for 23 years. He answers his own phone, so you are not leaving a message with a call centre. Quotes are free, pensioners get a discount, and we install all brands rather than pushing whatever a supplier wants moved this month.

We are up and down Lawrence Hargrave Drive most weeks, so Helensburgh, Stanwell Park, Coledale, Thirroul and Austinmer are all easy runs for us. Ring 0426 963 260 and we will sort out a time.