Plumber in Currambine
If you need a plumber in Currambine, Lakeside Plumbing & Gas is a licensed Plumbing Contractor and Gas Fitter based in Joondalup, immediately south of Currambine across Shenton Avenue. We answer the phone 24 hours a day on (08) 9300 1669. We’ve been working this part of Perth’s northern corridor since 1989, four years before the Currambine train station opened and the suburb filled in around it.
Currambine went up as a residential suburb through the mid-1990s, quartered by Connolly Drive and Moore Drive. Thirty years on, the most common calls we get from Currambine addresses are drains and hidden water leaks, which is why we’ll often start with a CCTV drain inspection rather than leaving it until last.
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How Mature Verge Trees Affect Currambine Drains
The street trees planted when Currambine was developed are now three decades into their root systems, and in sandy soil, roots travel a long way looking for moisture. The moisture they find is usually a sewer or stormwater line.
Roots do not need a broken pipe to get in. A rubber-ring joint that has shifted slightly as the sand settles is enough. Once fine roots are through the joint, they thicken, catch paper and fat, and the line narrows until it blocks. While clearing the line restores flow, the roots grow back, which is why the same drain blocks every summer until someone deals with the joint itself.
Why Do Currambine Drains Keep Blocking?
If you have had the same drain cleared more than once, the blockage is a symptom rather than the fault.
| Symptom | Likely Cause in a 1990s Currambine Home | What We Do About It |
|---|---|---|
| Same drain blocks every few months | Root intrusion at a pipe joint | Camera the line, jet the roots out, then quote a repair or reline at the joint. |
| Gurgling toilet when the washing machine drains | Partial blockage in the main line | Clear the line and check the fall from the gully to the connection. |
| Overflow at the gully trap outside | Blockage downstream of the house | Locate the blockage point, then confirm whether it sits on your side of the connection. |
| Sinking or dished paving over a drain run | Sand washing away through a cracked pipe | Camera inspection to find the break before more sand is lost. |
| Smell outside near the boundary | Cracked line or a dry or damaged trap | Inspect, then repair or replace the affected section. |
We clear lines with a high-pressure jetter rather than chemicals, because chemicals do nothing to roots and can damage older pipework. Where the pipe itself has failed, we handle the sewer repair too.
Stormwater is worth a separate mention. Homes of this era drain their roofs into soakwells, and after 30 years of Perth sand those soakwells silt up and lose most of their capacity. The result shows up in a single heavy winter downpour, as water sheeting across paving or backing up against the house rather than soaking away. If that happens at your place every winter, the downpipes are usually fine, and the soakwell is full.
Water Leak Detection in Currambine
Unfortunately, sandy soil hides leaks. In heavier soil, a leaking service pipe puddles and gives itself away, but in Currambine the water soaks straight down, and the first sign is often a water bill that has climbed for no reason.
Take note of a few checks worth doing before you call:
- Turn every tap off, then watch the meter. If the dial is still moving, water is going somewhere.
- Look for a patch of lawn that stays green through February while everything around it browns off.
- Feel the floor for a warm patch, which can point to a leak on the hot water line under the slab.
- Check the meter reading last thing at night and again first thing in the morning, with nothing running.
If the meter is turning, we locate the leak with acoustic and thermal equipment before anything gets cut open, so the repair stays as small as possible. Our water leak detection work covers Currambine, Kinross, Iluka and the rest of the northern suburbs.
Renovation & Hot Water Work in Currambine
Currambine housing stock is now at the age where original bathrooms and kitchens are being pulled out. While demolition is under way is the right moment to deal with the pipework behind them rather than tiling over it, and it is the cheapest time to relocate a hot water unit, upgrade undersized pipe runs or fit isolation valves that make future repairs simple.
We’re happy to work as a renovation plumber alongside builders and cabinetmakers, and we handle hot water replacement as a standalone job when a tank has finally given up.
Gas Fitting in Currambine
Gas fitting in Western Australia is licensed work, and we hold the licence. Cooktops, gas hot water, heaters and gas leaks all sit with a licensed gas fitter, not with a handyman and not with a homeowner.
If you can smell gas at a Currambine property, turn the supply off at the meter if it is safe to reach; avoid light switches and electrical appliances, do not use your phone indoors, get everyone outside, then call ATCO on 13 13 52 from a safe distance. Call 000 if anyone is unwell or there is any sign of fire. Locating and repairing the fault is then a job for a licensed gas fitter, and you can read more about what falls under gas plumbing before you book.
At Lakeside Plumbing & Gas, we diagnose before we quote. On a recurring drain problem, that means putting a camera in the line so you can see the cause yourself, rather than paying for the same clear-out twice a year. We’re WA-owned and operated, licensed for plumbing and gas, accredited in backflow prevention, and rated 4.9 stars from more than 156 Google reviews.
Call (08) 9300 1669 for an urgent job, any hour, or request a quote for planned work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you clear a blocked drain in Currambine without digging up the garden?
In most cases, yes. Jetting clears roots, fat and debris through an existing access point, and a camera then shows whether the pipe underneath is sound. Where a section has genuinely failed, relining can often repair it from inside the pipe, which avoids opening up paving or established garden beds.
Is a blocked sewer in Currambine my responsibility or the Water Corporation’s?
As a general rule, the Water Corporation maintains the sewer main and the connection up to the property boundary, and the owner is responsible for the pipework inside the property. A camera inspection shows where the blockage actually sits, which settles the question before anyone starts paying for work that is not theirs. We can help you confirm it with the Water Corporation if the answer is close to the boundary.
Do you take on commercial plumbing around Currambine Central and Delamere Avenue?
Yes. We work with businesses, strata managers and property managers across the northern suburbs, including drain maintenance programs, backflow testing and after-hours repairs where a shutdown during trading hours is not an option. Our commercial plumbing work covers the whole Joondalup area.
What should I do before a plumber arrives at my Currambine home for a burst pipe?
Turn the water off at the meter, which is usually in the front verge near the boundary, by turning the tap beside the meter clockwise until it stops. Then open a low tap inside, such as a laundry or garden tap, to drain the pressure out of the pipes. If water is anywhere near a switchboard, powerpoints or downlights, switch the power off at the board as well.