Plumber Warilla

Warilla runs from Little Lake across to the beach, and most of it was built in the 1960s and 70s. Brick veneer and fibro on regular blocks, close enough to the water that the wind carries salt over the whole suburb, and old enough that the original drainage is now sixty years into a job it was never guaranteed for.

Two things keep us busy here. The first is roots in earthenware sewer lines, helped along by the mature street trees and back gardens. The second is corrosion, both in old galvanised water pipe inside the walls and on anything metal sitting outside in the salt air. A Warilla house with its original plumbing usually has low pressure, a slow drain and a hot water system quietly counting down, all at once.

Common plumbing jobs in Warilla

• Blocked sewer and stormwater lines in original clay drainage
• Pipe relining where clearing the line has become an annual event
• Hot water systems well past their warranty, replaced same day where we can
• Leaking taps, toilets and cisterns, and seized outdoor taps
• Low pressure and discoloured water from old galvanised pipe

Blocked drains and emergencies

Blocked drains are the most common emergency we get called to, and in a suburb of this age they are almost always the drainage line rather than the fixture. Ring when the toilet starts gurgling, not when it stops working altogether.

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

Barrack Heights, Windang, Oak Flats, Shellharbour and Shell Cove are all next door, so we are through Warilla constantly. Ring 0426 963 260.