St Ives Chase is the quiet northern end of St Ives: curving residential streets, generous blocks and family homes, with Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park along its northern and eastern edges. Many houses back straight onto the bush, and that shapes most of the plumbing work we do here.
What we see most in St Ives Chase
Tree roots. Established gardens and bushland at the back fence mean roots go looking for water, and older clay sewer and stormwater lines give them easy joints to work into. A slow toilet, a gurgling floor waste or a damp patch on the lawn is usually the first sign. We find the blockage with a CCTV camera, clear it, and tell you whether the pipe can be relined rather than dug up.
Stormwater is the other one. Blocks that slope toward the bush move a lot of water in heavy rain, and leaf litter fills gutters, downpipes and pits faster here than in most suburbs. When a stormwater line chokes, the water finds its own way — often under the house or against a retaining wall.
Hot water systems in larger family homes work hard, and when one fails the whole household feels it. We repair or replace electric, gas and heat pump units, and can usually restore hot water the same day.
Gas fitting is steady too: cooktops, heaters, outdoor kitchens and pool heating, with the compliance paperwork that goes with them.
Before fire season, it is worth checking that outdoor taps, hoses and any pump actually work, and that gutters are clear. We can look at all of it in one visit.
Getting us out
We cover St Ives Chase, St Ives and the surrounding Ku-ring-gai streets, with emergency plumbing available 24 hours. Call and describe the problem — we will tell you what we think it is.