Emergency Plumbing for Pennant Hills

The 1880s railway is what started development here, but it was the years after the First World War that really filled the suburb out, leaving a solid run of Federation and Californian-bungalow homes on generous blocks.

Post-war brick houses came next, and more recently a scattering of townhouses has gone in near the station, so the housing spans close to a century in one place.

That range shows up directly in the callouts. Plenty of these older homes have had a kitchen or bathroom refreshed at some point, and the small hose fitting that came with that upgrade is often the first thing to let go, suddenly and without warning.

That's exactly the kind of thing a burst or leaking pipe callout deals with.

On Pennant Hills Road and Yarrara Road, some of the original earthenware and metal pipework from the interwar period is still doing duty, and it's prone to failing suddenly rather than giving fair warning. When it does, we're usually isolating water at the meter before we've had a proper look at what's split.

The bushland setting that gives the suburb its character cuts both ways for plumbing. Established root systems from the mature tree cover are just as capable of finding a crack in an old clay drain as they are anywhere else on this ridge.

Two patterns round out the picture beyond bursts and hot water.

Winter brings its own version of the same problem. Cold snaps push heating and hot water systems harder than usual, and a unit that's been limping along tends to pick exactly that moment to give up completely.

1. Call, and a plumber gets moving toward you.
2. We look the job over and price it properly.
3. You approve the price before anything happens.
4. It gets finished properly and carries a lifetime labour warranty.