Local North Shore plumbing
Areas we cover
A local job for us is anywhere on the Lower North Shore and North Shore. We have been based in three of these suburbs since 2007.
Lower North Shore
Upper North Shore and around
Why a local plumber is not just a nicer idea
Twenty-six suburbs, and we are in most of them most weeks. That is not a marketing radius drawn on a map. It is the difference between a plumber who has to be told where the sewer runs and one who already knows.
Plumbing on the North Shore has its own character. A great deal of it is still on the original clay sewer laid when the houses were built, with a joint every metre or so and a street tree looking for water. There is sandstone under a lot of it, which changes what an excavation costs and whether digging is the right answer at all. Close to the harbour, salt air finishes gutters and flashings early. Up the hill, the blocks are bigger, the lines are longer and the trees are taller.
None of that is in a textbook. It is what you learn from nineteen years of working the same streets, and it is why we can usually tell you on the phone what a problem probably is before anyone gets in a ute.
What local actually gets you
- We get there sooner. Ten minutes rather than an hour across Sydney in traffic.
- Reduced rates for locals. Less travel time means a cheaper job, and we pass that on.
- We know the councils. Each one has its own view on what needs approval, and knowing that in advance saves a week.
- We know the housing stock. Which streets are on clay, where the sandstone starts, which unit blocks have the shared stacks that cause the trouble.
- We come back. Our workmanship is warranted, and being ten minutes away makes that a real promise rather than a line on a website.
Common questions about where we work
Which suburbs do you cover?
Twenty-five across the Lower and Upper North Shore, all listed above. The short version is from Mosman and Kirribilli on the harbour, through Crows Nest, St Leonards and Lane Cove, up to Chatswood, Killara and Pymble, and across the river to Hunters Hill, Gladesville and Macquarie Park.
My suburb is not on the list. Will you come?
Ring and ask. If you are near the edge of the patch the answer is often yes. If you are genuinely too far we will tell you straight rather than take the job and turn up late to it.
Do you really charge locals less?
Yes. It is not a promotion. A job ten minutes from the office costs us less than one across the harbour, and that shows up in the price.
How quickly can you get to me?
Our office is open Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm, and we call back within 24 hours, guaranteed. For anything urgent, ring rather than fill in the form and we will tell you what it usually means and when we can be there.
Out of the van
What the work actually looks like
Our photos, off our own jobs. Not a stock library.
Local since 2007
STS Plumbing started in Mosman in 2007, moved to Crows Nest in 2010 and has been on the Lower North Shore ever since. Local means we get to you quickly, and we already know the old sewer lines, sandstone and big trees that come with these suburbs.
