Gas Fitter in West End, Brisbane

West End is south of the river, so its natural gas comes through the Allgas network rather than AGN. The suburb mixes timber workers’ cottages and Queenslanders, older blocks of flats, large apartment buildings on the flat land west of Montague Road, and the restaurants and cafes along Boundary Street. Cockatoo Plumbing Electrical is based in Toowong, Brisbane, and provides licensed gas fitting in West End. Call 0450 963 633.

After a flood

Low-lying parts of West End went under in 2011 and again in 2022, and some buildings flooded from stormwater rising through drains as well as from the river. Gas meters, regulators, hot water units and appliances that have been under water should not simply be turned back on. Have a licensed gasfitter inspect them first; components that have been submerged often need replacing. When a flood-affected house or building is repaired, it is worth placing a new gas hot water unit higher on the wall where the layout allows.

Cottages and Queenslanders

The timber cottages on the higher streets toward Hill End and Highgate Hill were mostly built before gas hot water was common, so their gas supply has grown in stages: a stove first, a storage heater later, perhaps an outdoor point after that. Steel pipe from the early stages can be corroded where it passes through damp ground. During a kitchen or bathroom renovation we pressure test the lot and resize where a new cooktop and a continuous flow unit will be drawing gas at the same moment.

Boundary Street kitchens

Restaurant kitchens along Boundary Street and the surrounding blocks run wok burners, chargrills, combi ovens and banks of continuous flow hot water. A new tenant taking over a kitchen inherits someone else’s gas layout; we survey it, identify any appliance that has been removed but left connected, and plan the new line-up around the meter’s real capacity. Where demand will climb by 100 MJ/h or more, Allgas has to be told before the work starts.

Gas work in West End

• safety inspection of meters, regulators and heaters after water has been through
• raising or relocating a gas hot water unit above likely flood height
• survey and reconnection of restaurant kitchens on Boundary Street
• new cooktop lines in renovated workers’ cottages
• balcony bayonet fittings in apartment buildings that permit them
• LPG regulator swaps for houses off the mains

Paperwork on completion

The owner receives a gas system compliance certificate from the licensed gasfitter at the end of the job. For a rental, pass a copy to your property manager.

Licence held

All West End gas fitting covers Type A appliances using natural gas or LPG. The proposed gas scope and relevant licensing arrangements must be confirmed before work is accepted. QBCC licence 15409163, Queensland Electrical Contractor Licence 91748, ABN 62 672 328 853. Our team brings 20+ years’ experience.

Areas we cover near West End

Up the hill is Highgate Hill; across the river are St Lucia, Toowong and Milton. For everything we do with gas, see the gas fitting main page, or return to the homepage.

West End gas enquiries

Ring 0450 963 633 first, or 0416 230 789 as a second number. Email cockatooservices@gmail.com with the address and a photo of the appliance, or write to us via the contact page. Find us on Google Maps.