Plumber The Gap
Plumber The Gap handles hot water, blocked drains, burst pipes and gas work for houses right across this valley suburb. We work it on the same weekly run as Keperra, so a booking made today seldom waits long.
If we're late, $100 comes off your bill
- $0 Call-Out FeesNo extra charge for nights, weekends or public holidays
- Available 24/77 days a week, and same-day where we can
- Lifetime Labour WarrantyBacked by our Fix-It-or-It's-Free guarantee (T&Cs apply)
- Licensed and InsuredEvery job done by a licensed plumber. QBCC No: 15024607
What We Cover
Our plumbers take on the everyday jobs that keep a hillside house running:
- Emergency plumbing: burst pipes, loos overflowing, cold showers, gas smells
- General plumbing: tap and toilet repairs, bathrooms, kitchens, hidden leaks, gas fitting
- Drainage: blocked lines, sewers, stormwater and camera inspections
- Hot water: repairs and complete system replacements
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$0 call-out fees, available 24/7, and same-day where we can.
A Valley of Sixties and Seventies Homes
Sheep runs, timber country and soldier-settler poultry farms held this valley until the late 1950s, when detached family housing spread after trams reached Ashgrove and schools followed. At the last census the suburb counted 17,318 residents and 5,914 dwellings, with 92 per cent of homes separate houses.
Three plumbing realities come out of that history:
Buried tanks
Early houses started on septic while Brisbane worked through its sewerage backlog, so a forgotten tank can still sit under a lawn.
Steep ground
Homes rise up granite and phyllite slopes, so storm water picks up pace and scours retaining walls, batters and pipe bedding below.
Second and third tanks
The sixties-and-seventies belt has been through several hot water units, and the solar systems widespread on these roofs are now failing at collectors and valves.
Creek Flood Streets and Storm Cells
Enoggera Creek threads through the parks, and the valley floor takes runoff off both the Mount Coot-tha and Enoggera Hill flanks, which overwhelms the pits lowest in the catchment.
Flood mapping
Council's February 2022 extent touched only a scatter of streets, among them Glenella Street, Quirk Street, Jevons Street and School Road, with risk mapping also reaching Settlement Road.
Storm damage
The 16 November 2008 microburst brought trees down onto houses and stripped roofs valley-wide, and a heavy cell today can still hammer exposed roof plumbing and flood steep driveways.
Why Ring Us
Licensed plumbing and gasfitting
Water, drainage and gas work in The Gap is carried out under QBCC No: 15024607, which covers plumbing and drainage and gasfitting.
Fix It or It's Free
Every repair sits under our Fix-It-or-It's-Free guarantee (T&Cs apply). If we're late, $100 comes off your bill.
Lifetime Labour Warranty
Each job is done by a licensed plumber under QBCC No: 15024607, and a lifetime labour warranty covers the labour.
Licensed and Insured
Licensed and insured, locally owned and operated, with flat-rate pricing.
Nearby, we also look after Arana Hills, Everton Hills, Mitchelton and Enoggera.
Questions From The Gap
Call (07) 3067 4274Do old septic tanks still turn up in The Gap backyards?
Yes, because the late-1950s boom outpaced the sewer rollout, and buried tanks plus their trenches tend to appear when someone digs a pool or reshapes a garden on an older block.
Why do hillside drains in The Gap keep blocking?
Short lengths of glazed clay pipe from the sixties and seventies have joints everywhere, and roots plus granite grit work into them, while eroding hillside soil can pull a section out of line.
Who owns the sewer pipe at my The Gap boundary?
Urban Utilities maintains the public sewer and water mains, and everything on your side of that connection is yours to repair, which is where most blockage and replacement work happens.
Can a leaking solar hot water collector be repaired?
Often yes, because seeping headers and sticking tempering valves are known faults on the ageing roof-mounted solar units common in this postcode, and a targeted repair can avoid a full replacement.
Do creek flood streets in The Gap need different drain care?
Streets inside council's February 2022 flood extent, including School Road and Glenella Street, take the first hit when pits surcharge, so their gullies and boundary traps deserve a check after any creek rise.
How do I book a plumber in The Gap?
Ring (07) 3067 4274 with what you are seeing, and we arrange a visit, quote the full price in writing first, and take card or EFTPOS when the job is finished.
Book a Plumber in The GapLet's sort it today.
Give us a ring on (07) 3067 4274 and explain the problem. We're available 24/7, every The Gap job has zero call-out fees and flat-rate pricing, and we work under QBCC No: 15024607, with same-day when we can.
To claim your $0 call-out fee, call (07) 3067 4274 today.