Plumber West Christchurch

West Christchurch runs from Riccarton and Fendalton, two of the city's oldest residential areas, through Ilam, Avonhead and Burnside to Hornby and Wigram on the western edge. Much of the middle of the region was subdivided from the 1940s to the 1960s, while Wigram has grown on the former aerodrome this century.

Post-war homes in Burnside and Avonhead are now due for cylinder and pipe upgrades, older homes in Fendalton and Riccarton need careful repiping, and Hornby businesses need backflow testing. The airport side of the city is also among its coldest, so frozen pipes are a winter job here.

Plumbing Services in West Christchurch

We also handle bathroom renovation plumbing, toilet repairs, water filtration, backflow testing, pipe relining, cctv drain inspection and every other plumbing service in West Christchurch.

Homes in West Christchurch

Older homes and early government-built workers' dwellings in Riccarton; large older and historic homes in Fendalton; family homes and student rentals around the university in Ilam; 1940s to 1960s subdivisions in Avonhead; post-war group housing in Burnside; homes beside the Sockburn industrial estates in Hornby; and 21st century subdivisions on the former aerodrome at Wigram.

Common Plumbing Problems in West Christchurch

Blocked Drains

Older villas and bungalows often still drain through earthenware pipe with mortar joints, and a root or a dropped joint is the usual reason they block. We cut the line clear, then run a camera so you can decide between a repair and keeping an eye on it. Blocked Drains in West Christchurch.

Leak Detection

Villas and bungalows often still have galvanised pipe under the floor, which rusts from the inside and leaks at joints. We find the leak and tell you how much old pipe is left. Leak Detection across Christchurch.

Emergency Plumber

In older villas and bungalows, emergencies often come from galvanised pipe that has rusted through or a joint that finally gives way under the floor. We isolate the section, make it safe and tell you how much of the old pipe is still in the house. Emergency Plumber across Christchurch.

Gas Fitter

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. Gas Fitter in West Christchurch.

Local Conditions in West Christchurch

Christchurch Airport averages about 50 nights a year below 0°C, compared with 23 in the city centre, and Christchurch's record low of minus 9.4°C was set at Wigram in 1945, so lag pipes outside, in garages, roof spaces and under floors. Mature trees in Riccarton and Fendalton mean roots are worth ruling out when drains block. Commercial and industrial sites in Hornby need at least medium hazard backflow protection at the boundary.

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