Plumber Melbourne South East & Southern Suburbs

O'Shea Plumbing has been repairing, replacing and maintaining Melbourne's plumbing since 1978 – close to five decades and more than 42,000 homes. If you need a plumber in Melbourne's south east, you're calling a family-owned business with licensed plumbers, gasfitters, electricians, roofers and carpenters available through one number, seven days a week. We work across the inner south and the south east, from South Melbourne, Albert Park and South Yarra through Caulfield, Bentleigh and Oakleigh out to Clayton, Springvale and Dandenong. Every job is assessed properly before it's quoted, and everything we complete is covered by a 10-year workmanship guarantee.

How It Works

The process is the same whether it's a dripping mixer in a Prahran flat or a full drain replacement in Bentleigh.

1A booking that suits youOur office team asks enough questions to send the right plumber with the right equipment, then gives you a window that works around your day. Urgent jobs are triaged first.
2A proper diagnosisThe plumber inspects the problem rather than guessing at it, using camera, leak detection or pressure testing gear where the cause isn't visible.
3Options and a fixed priceYou'll hear what's wrong, what your choices are, and exactly what each one costs before anyone picks up a tool. No call-out fee on jobs that proceed.
4Certified, guaranteed workCarried out to AS/NZS 3500 for plumbing and AS/NZS 5601 for gas, with compliance certificates issued where required and a 10-year workmanship guarantee on completion.

Plumbing Services in Melbourne's South East

Our south east Melbourne plumbers handle:

Blocked drains, sinks, toilets and sewer lines, with camera inspection and fault location
Pipe relining and trenchless repair, or excavation and replacement where a drain has failed
Hot water repairs, servicing and replacement across gas, electric, heat pump and continuous flow units
Water leak detection, including underground mains and slab leaks
Leaking taps, mixers, showers and failed flexi hoses
Water pressure problems, water hammer, pressure reduction and tempering valves
Gas fitting, appliance connections, heater servicing, carbon monoxide testing and leak detection
Roof leaks, gutters, downpipes and stormwater drainage
Kitchen, bathroom, laundry and ensuite renovations, from rough-in to fit-off
Dishwasher, washing machine and fridge water connections

Plumbing in the Inner South: Access, Heritage and Low Ground

The inner south is one of the more demanding parts of Melbourne to work in, and not because of the plumbing itself.

Tight sites and no side access

Terraces and workers' cottages in South Melbourne, Albert Park, Port Melbourne and Windsor sit on narrow blocks with shared walls, no driveway and rear access down a laneway if there's any at all. That affects which equipment can physically reach the job. Our vans carry both large and small drain machines and jetters for exactly this reason – a main drain in Prahran often has to be cleared with gear that fits through a side gate rather than off a trailer.

Low-lying ground and a high water table

Much of Albert Park, Port Melbourne and South Melbourne was low, swampy ground before it was built on, and the water table is still close to the surface. It shows up as damp sub-floors, stormwater that surcharges in heavy rain, and slab and underground leaks that are harder to pinpoint because everything down there is already wet. Proper leak detection matters more here than almost anywhere in Melbourne.

Heritage overlays and external work

Plenty of the inner south sits under a heritage overlay. That mainly affects the visible, external side of plumbing – roof plumbing, gutter and downpipe profiles, and where a new hot water unit or external pipework can be positioned. If your job touches any of that, it's worth checking with your council before the work is scheduled, and we'll flag it if we think it applies.

Apartments and mixed-use buildings

Between St Kilda Road, Chapel Street and Bay Street there's a lot of apartment and shop-top housing. On those jobs the first thing we establish is whether the fault sits inside your lot or in shared services, because that determines who pays for it. We document what we find so you can pass it straight to your building manager or agent.

Plumbing Services Across the South East

Further out, the mix changes. Carnegie, Bentleigh, Ormond, Oakleigh, Clayton and Springvale are largely post-war brick veneer and weatherboard, with heavy unit and townhouse development layered on top of it. The common jobs are storage hot water units past their warranty, ducted heating installed in the nineties that's overdue for a service, and concealed pipework in wall cavities and under slabs.

The south east also sits in South East Water's area rather than Yarra Valley Water's. Either way, the authority's responsibility stops close to your property boundary, and everything on your side of the connection point is yours to maintain. We camera and locate the fault before quoting so that question is settled first – and if it turns out to be in the authority's main, we'll tell you rather than charging you to fix something that isn't yours.

Need a Plumber in Melbourne's South East Today?

Seven days a week. Our licensed plumbers in Melbourne's south east come out to assess the job, explain what's involved, and give you a fixed price to approve before any work starts.

03 9888 2887

Suburbs We Cover

Inner south

South Melbourne Albert Park Middle Park Port Melbourne South Yarra Prahran Windsor Armadale Toorak St Kilda St Kilda East Balaclava

South and south east

Caulfield South Carnegie Glen Huntly Murrumbeena Hughesdale Bentleigh Ormond McKinnon Oakleigh Chadstone Clayton Clarinda Springvale Noble Park Keysborough Dandenong Dandenong North

If your street isn't on the list, give us a call and we'll confirm coverage.

Book a Plumber in Melbourne's South East

Tell us what's happening at your place and we'll get a licensed plumber out to assess it, explain your options and quote a fixed price before any work begins. Seven days a week, no call-out fee on jobs that proceed, backed by our 10-year workmanship guarantee.

03 9888 2887

or request a quote online.

South East Melbourne Plumbing FAQs

How quickly can you get a plumber to Melbourne's south east?

We work seven days a week with plumbers on call, so you're not waiting for Monday. Burst pipes, gas leaks, no hot water and sewage overflows are triaged ahead of routine work and we'll aim for the same day where we can.

For non-urgent jobs, we'll book a time that suits your household and give you a window rather than making you wait around all day.

Can you get equipment into a terrace with no side access?

Usually, yes. We run two sizes of drain clearing machine and both trailer and portable water jetters, so most inner south jobs can be done with gear that fits through a gate or a hallway.

If a repair genuinely needs machine access we'll tell you that up front, along with what's involved, rather than turning up and finding out on the day.

Do you work on apartments and rental properties in the south east?

Yes – houses, units, townhouses and apartments, and we deal regularly with property managers and owners corporations on behalf of landlords and tenants.

For apartments and shop-top dwellings we establish early whether the fault is inside your lot or in common property, since that decides who wears the cost, and we document it so you can pass it on.