Gas Fitter Fendalton

Fendalton is one of Christchurch's older residential areas and has a reputation as one of the country's more well-to-do suburbs. It holds several significant historic homes in different homestead styles, including Daresbury and Los Angeles, one of the first California bungalows built in New Zealand. Gas work is restricted work in New Zealand, so it has to be done by a licensed gasfitter. Every job we do in Fendalton is pressure tested and certified, and we tell you the price before we start.

Gas in Fendalton's larger homes and historic houses

Fendalton has some of Christchurch's larger older homes, set on established sections, including historic houses in several homestead styles and early California bungalows. These properties tend to want more from gas than a single hob: a professional-style range, gas fires in more than one room, continuous flow hot water for several bathrooms, and an outdoor kitchen or fire on the terrace.

With that many appliances, sizing is everything. We add up the full demand and work out whether a pair of bottles can keep up or whether a bulk tank is the better choice. A larger home also means longer runs from the supply to the far appliances, and the main has to be big enough that the outdoor fire still lights properly when the range and water heater are going.

Where a house has heritage value, we work with the existing fabric. Pipe goes under the floor or through the roof space instead of across visible walls, and flue terminals are positioned discreetly. Many of these homes have had several generations of gas and solid fuel heating, so we identify any old pipe and cap it. The Waimairi Stream runs through the suburb, and on lower sections near it we keep the bottles or tank up off the ground. Fendalton is flat and frost-prone on still nights, which we factor into the bottle choice.

Local tip: If you are renovating a larger Fendalton home, plan every gas appliance you might want in future so the main pipe is sized once.

Gas Fitter in Fendalton: Local Factors

Villas and bungalows often have old gas or coal gas pipework still in the walls from appliances long gone. We trace it, cap or remove what is redundant and run new pipe for your LPG appliances.

For anything else, see our plumbers in Fendalton.

How We Handle Gas Fitter in Fendalton

We test every installation for leaks and issue a gas certificate at the end of each job in Fendalton, as the law requires.

Pricing: quotes are free, and every job gets a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises on the invoice.

Gas Fitter problem in Fendalton?Describe it in chat and we will tell you what it likely needs, what it costs and when we can get there.

Gas Fitter Jobs We Do in Fendalton

New gas pipe run
Gas leak test
Install LPG continuous flow hot water
LPG bottle changeover regulator
Cap redundant gas pipe