Emergency

Emergency plumbing call-outs

Burst pipes, no water, a blocked toilet in the only bathroom, or a hot water unit emptying itself into the yard, after hours and on weekends.

$189 to $620 1 to 3 hours Southern Gold Coast

What it covers

Emergency plumbing call-outs

Price
$189 to $620
Length
1 to 3 hours
Category
Emergency
Included
5 items

We keep an after-hours phone on for the southern Gold Coast and it is answered by one of us. The first thing we do is talk you through isolating the water yourself, because that stops the damage before anyone arrives. Then we tell you the after-hours rate before you agree to it, and we tell you honestly when the job can wait until morning at the standard rate instead.

Included in the price

  • Talk-through on isolating the water before we arrive
  • Attendance and the first hour on site
  • Make-safe on burst pipes, gas leaks and overflowing drains
  • Rate quoted on the phone before we leave the depot
  • Any follow-up repair quoted at standard rates

After hours, answered, not diverted

The after-hours phone is 0491 570 110 and it is answered, not diverted to a message bank. First thing we do is talk you through turning the water off at the meter, then we quote the after-hours rate before we leave the depot. If it can safely wait until morning at the standard rate, we will tell you that instead.

  1. 1 Ring (07) 5550 0060, day or night.
  2. 2 We talk you through turning the water off at the meter.
  3. 3 The after-hours rate is quoted before we leave the depot.
  4. 4 If it can honestly wait until morning at the standard rate, we say so.

On the day

How this one runs.

  1. 01 Answer the phone and get the water off
  2. 02 Quote the after-hours attendance before we set out
  3. 03 Make the job safe on arrival
  4. 04 Complete the repair on the spot where the parts allow
  5. 05 Quote anything larger for the next business day
A puddle of water catching low light in the base of a stainless steel sink
A frame from the ad: emergency plumbing call-outs, on a real job.

What it costs

$189 to $620

The lower figure covers after-hours attendance and the first hour on site. Public holidays and calls after midnight are higher, and you hear the number on the phone before we set out.

Call the after-hours line

Asked every week

Asked about this job.

What should I do while I am waiting?
Turn the water off at the meter, which is usually at the front boundary, and switch the hot water unit off at its isolation valve if the leak is on the hot side. We will walk you through it on the phone.
Is it cheaper to wait until morning?
Often, and we will say so. A dripping tap can wait. A burst line, a gas smell or a blocked toilet in a one-bathroom house cannot.
Do you charge more on weekends?
Saturday mornings run at the standard rate. After that the after-hours rate applies, and you will hear the number before anybody gets in a van.

On this job

Reviews left for emergency plumbing call-outs.

  • Kitchen drain blocked on a Sunday night. He talked me through where the overflow gully was so it did not come up inside, then came out first thing Monday at the normal rate rather than charging me weekend money for something that could wait.

    Josh W., Burleigh Waters

Next step

Call the after-hours line

Ring (07) 5550 0060 or send the form and we will confirm a time. Most standard jobs get a slot inside one to two business days.

Book a plumber

Also worth knowing

  • Every job quoted before we start, and the quote is what you pay unless you ask for more work
  • Twelve-month warranty on our workmanship, on top of the manufacturer warranty on parts
  • The same blockage inside ninety days is re-cleared at no charge
  • The call-out fee comes off the invoice when the work goes ahead
  • The area is left dry and wiped down, or the call-out is on us

Ask about emergency plumbing call-outs

Tell us what is going on and we will reply with a time and a rough price.

or call (07) 5550 0060

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