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Ashburton is a hilly suburb shaped by two building booms. In the 1920s, bungalows and Mediterranean-style villas ran down the slopes from the red-brick High Street shopping strip. After the Second World War, the Alamein estate rose to the south, with concrete and brick Housing Commission homes on streets such as Victory Boulevard and Tobruk Road. Many have since made way for units and two-storey houses, and every era plumbs differently. Call (03) 9937 0414 or book online for a local Ashburton plumber.
From 1945, the Holmesglen munitions factory beside Gardiners Creek turned out concrete houses for the Alamein estate. Where one still stands, a plumbing change takes more planning than it would in a timber-framed home, because a new pipe run may need to go through concrete or around it. Our plumbers can use diamond hole saws to make clean openings rather than breaking out larger sections. A leak inside a concrete wall can be hard to pin down, so water leak detection with thermal and acoustic equipment is a sensible first step before anything is cut.
Some of Ashburton's interwar homes have been fully replumbed over the decades. Others may still have runs of galvanised supply pipe or earthenware drains, and some have a mix of both. There is no way to tell from the street. Before a renovation is designed, it is worth finding out what is there. Depending on the condition of the drains, the blocked drains fix might be jetting and root cutting, or relining or replacing a section. Moving supply lines comes under general plumbing, and a tired shower can be tested and repaired through our leaking showers service.
With so many older homes changing hands, buyers have good reason to look below ground. A camera inspection of the sewer, with tracking equipment marking the position and depth of any fault, can show cracks, displaced joints or roots before you commit. At the same visit, a licensed gasfitter can check the existing gas installation as part of our gas fitting work, with gas leak detection if anything seems amiss, and an older hot water system can be assessed for hot water repairs or replacement. The roof plumbing on older roofs is worth checking too.
Concrete Commission home or renovated bungalow, you get a fixed price before the work starts, and if there is a choice between repairing and replacing, it is laid out plainly. For eligible work, finance and payment options are also available, subject to approval. Anything urgent is covered by emergency plumbing, seven days a week.
Bring a plumber in before the design is final. In a concrete home, the route for new supply and waste pipes, and the fall the drainage needs, can shape where the bathroom works best. Sorting that early can save redesigning the room once the builder is on site.
Check anywhere pipes are exposed, such as under the house, near the water meter or beside the hot water unit. Galvanised pipe is grey steel with threaded joints, while copper is reddish-brown. A visible section does not tell you what is inside the walls, so a plumber may need to confirm the rest.
It shows the condition of the sewer line where the camera can reach, including cracks, roots and displaced joints. It cannot predict how long a pipe will last, and some branches may be out of reach. Treat it as one part of your checks, alongside the building inspection.
Yes. We provide emergency plumbing in Ashburton for burst pipes, sewer overflows and blocked toilets, seven days a week. If water is pouring out, turn it off at the mains, then call us. For a gas smell, turn the gas off at the meter if safe, put out flames, ventilate and ring the emergency number on your gas bill.
We also work across the surrounding inner-east suburbs, including Glen Iris, Malvern East and Ashwood, along with Burwood and Chadstone. Call (03) 9937 0414 to book a local plumber in Ashburton, or book a quote online.
