Tap Repairs
We fix dripping, leaking or stiff taps inside and out, and on older places we trace a weak shower to the supply pipe behind the wall, not the showerhead itself.
Plumbing Mitchelton
Mitchelton Plumber handles the everyday plumbing work across Mitchelton and the suburbs around it: leaking taps, running toilets, bathroom and kitchen fittings, hidden leaks and gas appliance jobs. It is licensed plumbing and gasfitting under QBCC No: 15024607, with a fixed quote before any work starts and same-day where we can.
If we're late, $100 comes off your bill
- $0 Call-Out FeesNo extra charge for nights, weekends or public holidays
- Available 24/77 days a week, and same-day where we can
- Lifetime Labour WarrantyBacked by our Fix-It-or-It's-Free guarantee (T&Cs apply)
- Licensed and InsuredEvery job done by a licensed plumber. QBCC No: 15024607
Which Page Fits Your Problem
Not sure where your job sits? This band routes you to the right page before you ring.
A tap that drips, a mixer that stiffens or a spout that sprays
A toilet that runs, leaks, will not flush or rocks on its base
Showers, baths, vanities and everything behind the bathroom wall
Sinks, dishwashers, mixers and the pipes under the kitchen bench
A water bill climbing with no visible cause, or a damp patch spreading
Gas appliances, cooktops, bayonets and anything with a flame
Water pouring, a toilet spilling or gas in the air does not belong on this page. Those jobs start on the emergency plumbing pages.
Three Eras of Pipe Under One Suburb
The houses here were plumbed in three different waves, and the wave your place belongs to predicts its problems.
Pre-1947 Queenslanders and cottages
These homes predate copper plumbing, so the character pockets near Keylar Street, Nicholson Street and Grovely Terrace were fitted out with the pipe materials of that era. Older homes that have not been renovated may still have galvanised supply piping, which corrodes internally and leads to pinhole leaks at the threaded joints, weak flow and discoloured water.
Postwar fibro and brick-veneer
The cottages on the slopes have been through several generations of fittings and tanks, and the current one is old enough that washers, valves and hoses fail without much warning.
Unit and townhouse infill
Newer blocks put many households behind one set of flexi hoses, mixers and isolation valves, so one poorly fitted component can affect a whole building.
Knowing which era you are in helps us bring the right parts on the first visit.
The Six Everyday Jobs
Every general plumbing job we take falls into one of these six pages, and each one links to its own detailed guide.
Toilet Repairs
Running cisterns, leaking seals, broken flush buttons and rocking toilets are worth fixing, because a cistern that constantly fills wastes a surprising amount of water even when it seems harmless.
Bathroom Plumbing
Showers, baths, vanities, drains and the pipework behind the tiles. Damp air along the Kedron Brook corridor is hard on fittings, so we check the isolation valves while we are there.
Kitchen Plumbing
We handle sinks, mixers, dishwashers and the drain under the bench, where cooking grease means a slow sink is usually a build-up at the first bend, not a blocked main.
Leak Detection
Hidden leaks appear as a rising bill, a damp patch or a hot water system losing water, and we trace the symptom back to the source of the actual fault.
Gas Fitting
Cooktops, ovens, bayonet points, heaters and gas appliance repairs, under the gasfitting class of our licence; if you smell gas, leave the property and see the gas leaks page instead.
Need a plumber in Mitchelton?
$0 call-out fees, available 24/7, and same-day where we can.
Maintain, Repair or Replace
The most useful plumbing decision you make is not which washer to buy. It is whether to maintain, repair or replace the failing part.
Maintain
Washers, seals and flexible hoses are consumables. Swapping them on a schedule costs little and prevents most of the sudden failures we get called to, especially the burst flexi hoses in unit blocks.
Repair
A leaking tap body, a cracked cistern fitting or a failed isolation valve is usually repairable on the spot. Repair makes sense when the rest of the fitting is sound and the fix costs a fraction of a replacement.
Replace
Galvanised supply pipe past its useful life, a mixer corroded beyond its cartridge or a toilet with a cracked pan makes replacement a better use of your money than repeated patching. On pre-1947 homes, replacing a rusting galvanised section with copper ends a whole family of recurring problems at once.
Our rule of thumb: a third repair on the same fitting within a couple of years means the fitting is telling you something. For water that will not drain away rather than water that will not stop, the drainage page covers blocked drains, sewers, stormwater and camera inspections.
Slopes, Storms and Shared Mains
Two local conditions shape the everyday jobs here more than anything else.
The slope
Kedron Brook sits below most of the suburb, so stormwater from roofs and yards in the higher streets drains down onto the properties underneath. A soggy patch at the bottom of a yard is often a blocked subsoil line higher up the hill, not a problem where the water is sitting.
Storm season
Summer brings fast storm cells, and the suburb averages 1048mm of rain a year, which works every fitting, gutter connection and stormwater line on the way downhill. Fittings that were marginal in May often fail in the first big February downpour.
Naming your street when you book helps us arrive with the right expectation of both.
How the Process Works
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Give us a call
Ring (07) 3067 4119 and let us know what's going on in Mitchelton. A few questions up front mean we turn up with the right parts.
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The price, before any work
You get flat-rate pricing and no hidden fees before anything is touched. Approve it and we get started.
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We fix it on the visit
For a standard tap, toilet or kitchen job we carry the washers, cartridges, valves and hoses suited to both the character homes and the unit blocks, so most repairs finish without a second trip.
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Easy payment
Pay by card or EFTPOS on site at the end, or ask about Fix now, pay later.
Why Choose Mitchelton Plumber
Those four points matter most on the everyday jobs, because a booked repair is where a written price and parts carried on the van save you the most time.
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$0 Call-Out Fees, Any Hour
Every job in Mitchelton comes with $0 call-out fees, and there's no extra charge for nights, weekends or public holidays.
Fix It or It's Free
Our Fix-It-or-It's-Free guarantee stands behind the work (T&Cs apply), and if we're late, $100 comes off your bill.
Lifetime Labour Warranty
Every job is done by a licensed plumber under QBCC No: 15024607, and our labour carries a lifetime labour warranty.
Licensed and Insured
A locally owned and operated business, licensed and insured, with flat-rate pricing.
Get a Plumbing Job Booked Today
Call (07) 3067 4119 with what's going on. We're available 24/7 across Mitchelton, with no call-out fees, flat-rate pricing and work done under QBCC No: 15024607, same-day where we can.
Current offers:
- $80 off a tap replacement. T&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
- $60 off your first service. T&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
- $99 off blocked drains. T&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
- $220 cashback on hot water installs. T&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
For the jobs that cannot wait until a booked visit, start at the emergency plumbing page instead.
Plumbing Questions Answered
Call (07) 3067 4119What does a general plumbing visit cover?
A general visit covers taps, toilets, fittings in the bathroom and kitchen, leaks behind walls, and gas appliance work, plus the small repairs that stop bigger ones, all quoted before any work starts.
Why is the water from my old house taps rusty?
Pre-1947 homes around Keylar Street that have kept their original pipes may still carry galvanised lines rusting internally, and rusty water at the tap is often the first sign.
Can a dripping tap wait for a booked visit?
Usually yes, because a drip rarely gets worse overnight, so ring, describe the fitting and we will find a suitable time and quote you before touching anything.
Do you work on flexi hoses in unit blocks?
We do, and because several households share one set of hoses and valves, we check the neighbours' lines too so one low-grade fitting cannot cause a second flood.
Who owns the pipe if the problem is past my boundary?
The public mains for water and sewerage are managed by Urban Utilities, while the pipework beyond the connection point is yours, and we quote that work for you.
How do I book a plumber in Mitchelton?
Ring (07) 3067 4119, tell us the problem and your street in Mitchelton, and we will bring the likely parts for the job so the plumber can finish most repairs on the first visit.
