0450 963 633Plumber in New Farm, Brisbane
New Farm packs a lot of plumbing into a small peninsula: Queenslanders and workers’ cottages on narrow lots, interwar blocks of flats, newer apartment buildings along the river and the restaurants of Brunswick Street and Merthyr Road. Much of the building stock is old enough that the pipework under it has been repaired several times by several different hands. Cockatoo Plumbing Electrical is based in Toowong, Brisbane, and handles residential and light commercial plumbing in New Farm. Call 0450 963 633.
Blocks of flats and shared pipework
Many New Farm flats built between the wars and in the 1960s share a single water meter, common sewer stacks and sometimes a central hot water plant. A leak in one flat can show up in the ceiling of the one below, and a blockage in a shared stack affects every unit above it. We trace the fault to the right flat or the common pipework, explain to the owner and the body corporate which side it falls on, and repair it.
Character houses on narrow lots
Houses here often have their bathroom and laundry at the back, with long sewer runs under the house to the boundary. Old earthenware lines with mortar joints let in roots from established gardens and street trees, and the same blockage tends to come back until the cracked section is replaced. Where a renovation moves the bathroom or adds an ensuite, new drainage has to be planned around the stumps and the fall of the block.
Riverside and low-lying streets
Parts of New Farm close to the river are low-lying. During heavy rain, stormwater can back up through yard gullies and floor wastes rather than draining away. Raising overflow relief gullies and clearing silted stormwater lines reduces the risk of sewage or stormwater entering the house. Brisbane City Council’s Flood Awareness Map shows the flood risk for a particular address.
Plumbing services in New Farm
- leaking taps, cisterns and burst flexi hoses
- blocked toilets, drains and sewer lines
- replacing old galvanised water pipe
- hot water repairs and replacement
- stormwater, gully and downpipe repairs
- bathroom and laundry renovation plumbing
- plumbing for cafe and restaurant tenancies
Water supply and responsibilities
Urban Utilities supplies water and sewerage in New Farm. The property owner looks after private pipes on their side of the water meter and the sewer pipes up to the connection point. In a strata building, the by-laws and plans decide which pipes belong to the lot and which are common property.
Licensed plumbing
New Farm plumbing is carried out under QBCC licence 15409163. The business also holds Queensland Electrical Contractor Licence 91748, so a pump or hot water circuit can be checked on the same visit. ABN 62 672 328 853. Our team brings 20+ years’ experience.
Areas we cover near New Farm
Plumbers also in Teneriffe, Fortitude Valley, Windsor and Kelvin Grove. Also in New Farm: electrician, air conditioning and gas fitting. Main page: plumbing in Brisbane. Home.
Book a New Farm plumber
Ring 0450 963 633 or 0416 230 789, email cockatooservices@gmail.com, or describe the job on the contact page. Find Cockatoo Plumbing Electrical on Google Maps.
