Hunters Hill and the river
Plumber in Gladesville
Sewer repairs, blocked drains and bathrooms in Gladesville, from older houses near the river to units along Victoria Road.
- Since 2007 on the North Shore
- Upfront pricing, agreed before we start
- Our own licenced team, not subbies
What we get called out to in Gladesville
- Sewer repairs. The biggest group in our Gladesville records, mostly old lines under old houses.
- Blocked drains. Kitchen, bathroom and yard drains, cleared and checked.
- Bathrooms. Bathrooms in houses and units brought up to date.
- Everyday repairs. Taps, toilets and fittings.
Most of what we do in Gladesville happens underground.
Emergency plumber in Gladesville
A burst pipe, a blocked toilet, no hot water or water coming through the ceiling? Ring 9904 3074 rather than using the form. Most urgent jobs in Gladesville get a plumber the same day, and we tell you on the phone what to turn off in the meantime.
Office hours are Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm. After-hours work can be arranged for a fee.
In more detail
The three we get called about most
Sewer repairs
Sewer work is the largest share of our Gladesville jobs. Lines under the older houses are earthenware, and age, roots and ground movement open the joints.
We camera the line first so the fix matches the fault: a clear, a reline of one section, or a dig and replace where the pipe has collapsed.
Sewer repairsBlocked drains
A slow shower or a gurgling toilet is often the first sign of a problem further down the line.
We clear the blockage and find out why it happened, so you are not ringing us again next month.
Blocked drainsBathrooms
Gladesville has houses from every decade of the last century and unit blocks along the main road, and plenty of their bathrooms are original.
We replace old pipework while the walls are open, waterproof to the standard, and work within strata rules in a unit.
Bathroom renovationsIt’s an emergency! I’d better ring STS.
Old fashioned service. Modern day plumbing.
Since 2007
How we work with you
What happens from the first phone call
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You get in touch
Ring, email or send the form. For anything urgent, ring.
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We come and look
We look at the job properly and talk you through it.
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You get the price in writing
The job priced, not an hourly rate, before we start.
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We do the work
Our own licenced plumbers, on the day we said, and tidy.
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You see what we found
Photos or camera footage, and a plain explanation.
A typical job here
A collapsed sewer under a Gladesville yard
The problem
The yard gully overflowed every time the washing machine emptied, and clearing it only lasted a few weeks.
What we did
The camera showed a length of earthenware pipe that had collapsed, so relining was not an option. We dug down to it, replaced that length with PVC and joined it to the sound pipe either side.
The result
The line runs freely, and the trench was backfilled and left tidy.
Another Gladesville job
Water bubbling up in a Gladesville garden
The problem
Water was bubbling up through a garden bed.
What we did
We dug down about 600mm and found a copper water pipe split where a tree root had wrapped around it. We cut out the damaged section, fitted new copper, tested for leaks and filled the garden back in.
The result
The leak stopped, and the owners were told plainly that the old line may need re-running in future as the tree keeps growing.
From our job photos
Recent work around Gladesville
Out of the van
What the work actually looks like
Our photos, off our own jobs. Not a stock library.
Not a claim, a count
The work we have actually done in Gladesville
Our job records run from 2016. Since then we have completed more than 25 jobs in Gladesville.
That is the figure out of our job management system, not a number we made up for the website. It is also why we can usually tell you on the phone what a problem probably is before anyone gets in a ute.
The most common of them
- 9 sewer and stormwater repairs
- 8 blocked drains cleared
- 5 taps, toilets and everyday repairs
- 3 roofing and guttering
- 2 hot water repairs and replacements
Plenty of jobs cover more than one of these, so the numbers overlap rather than add up.
About the suburb
Plumbing in Gladesville
Gladesville sits on the northern side of the Parramatta River, with Victoria Road running through it and Hunters Hill on its eastern side. Its streets mix Federation and interwar houses, postwar brick homes and unit blocks, many of them along or near the main road.
Our Gladesville job numbers are small next to our busiest suburbs, but the pattern is clear: sewer repairs and blocked drains lead, followed by bathrooms and everyday repairs.
The river side of the suburb slopes steeply in places, and stormwater coming down a slope needs somewhere to go. Silted pits, grates and stormwater lines are part of the job here.
Read how sewer pipe relining works and the hidden cost of blocked drains.
The STS Guarantee
Five things we promise on every job
- Licenced and insured. Plumbing, gas fitting and drainage, to the Australian Standards. NSW licence 227192C.
- You get the price before we start. Agreed upfront and in writing. No hourly rate ticking over while you wonder what it is going to come to.
- We turn up when we said we would. And if we are running behind, you get a phone call rather than silence.
- We clean up after ourselves. Drop sheets down, mess taken away, and the ground or brickwork put back the way we found it.
- Our workmanship is warranted. If something is not right after we have left, ring us and we will come back and put it right at our cost.
Who we work for in Gladesville
- Homeowners. From a leaking tap to a full bathroom.
- Strata and building managers. With photos and a written finding.
- Builders and renovators. Booked to your programme.
- Agents and landlords. Organised with the tenant, reported to you.
What our customers say
The tradies at STS Plumbing were prompt, efficient, engaged and polite. We were fully appraised of work as it was being carried out and consulted if any aspect of the job needed to be amended. Highly recommended.
Ian Renn, Google reviewQuestions we get asked in Gladesville
How do I know if my Gladesville sewer needs relining or replacing?
The camera decides. If the pipe is still mostly in shape, relining puts a new pipe inside the old one without digging. If it has collapsed or sunk, the damaged length has to be dug up and replaced. We show you the footage either way.
What does a plumber in Gladesville cost?
We price the job, not an hourly rate. You get the price in writing before we start.
Are your plumbers licenced and insured?
Yes. STS Plumbing Co Pty Ltd holds NSW licence 227192C and is insured, and the plumbers who turn up are our own team.
How quickly can you get here?
The office is open Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm, and we call back within 24 hours, guaranteed. For anything urgent, ring rather than use the form.
Do you warrant your work?
Yes. If something is not right after we leave, we come back and put it right at our cost. That is part of the STS Guarantee above.
Where we work around Gladesville
Gladesville neighbours Hunters Hill, and we work it together with Woolwich and North Ryde. We also cover Huntleys Point and Tennyson Point.
Need a plumber in Gladesville?
Ring us for anything urgent. For a bathroom, a roof or a sewer repair, ask us to come and look first.
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm.