Plumber in Gosford, East Gosford and West Gosford

ZC Plumbing & Bathroom Solutions is a licensed plumbing company based in Terrigal, and Gosford, East Gosford and West Gosford are part of the area we cover every week, inland through Erina and within about twenty minutes of home. We do the everyday repairs, hot water, blocked drains and gas fitting, and we look after units and shops for property managers and owners around the CBD.

There's a 24/7 emergency call-out for burst pipes, sewage coming up and gas leaks, and in business hours there's no separate call-out fee. Every job carries a lifetime warranty on our labour and workmanship. Call 0476 000 533.

Houses built before the 1980s around Gosford and East Gosford mostly have earthenware sewer pipes. The joints crack as the ground moves, and the gums and figs in those older backyards send roots into the gap. A drain that blocks every year or two is usually this, and clearing it without looking just resets the clock.

We clear the line with a high-pressure jetter and put a CCTV camera through it, so you see the cause and can decide whether to repair the pipe or clear it and watch it. That's $385 including GST for a standard clear. Central Coast Council looks after the sewer main and the point of connection, and the pipe from there to the house is yours, which Council's sewer blockage fact sheet sets out.

Low water pressure in a 1960s to 1990s Gosford home is usually galvanised steel pipe rusting from the inside. Replacing it, a room at a time or the whole house, is what fixes the pressure for good.

Gosford's centre has a growing number of apartment buildings, with more planned around Mann Street and Donnison Street, alongside the older walk-up blocks. In a strata building the first question with any leak is whether it's common property or the lot, and we'll tell you which. We work for strata and property managers covering around 5,000 rentals on the Coast, and every job comes back with photos, a short report and an invoice to the agency.

Buildings and businesses with a backflow prevention device need it tested every year. We do yearly backflow testing and lodge the results with Central Coast Council. For cafes, shops and offices we do commercial plumbing, including grease traps, worked around your trading hours.

We install more than a hundred hot water systems a year, usually swapped the day you call. Mostly Rinnai, plus Rheem, Thermann and Vulcan, in electric, gas storage and continuous flow, with the old unit always taken away and the compliance certificate lodged.

In a unit the system is often in a laundry cupboard or on a balcony, and the space decides what can go back in. Send a photo of the old unit and its rating label and we'll tell you what fits. A straight swap starts from $1,595 including GST, installed. The hot water replacement page covers sizes, prices and the NSW heat pump rebate.

Most of the homes we renovate around Gosford were built between the 1960s and the 1990s. Next door in Springfield, a bathroom and laundry in a 1990s home turned up faulty wiring once the walls were open, so every service in both rooms was renewed. That's the standard on every job, and it's why the work carries a lifetime warranty.

We do complete bathroom renovations with our own plumbers and carpenter, demolition, waterproofing, tiling, plumbing and fit-off in one quote. A complete bathroom usually runs $22,000 to $30,000, not counting the tiles, tapware and fittings you choose, over three to four weeks. The laundry is usually quoted at the same time, see laundry renovations.

In business hours there's no separate call-out fee in Gosford. Most everyday repairs, a running toilet, a dripping tap or a blocked sink, invoice at around $200 or more depending on the work, and you're told the figure before we leave.

Some jobs have a set starting price. A blocked drain cleared with the jetter and checked with the camera is $385 including GST. A straight hot water system swap starts from $1,595 including GST, installed, with the old unit taken away. Leak detection starts from $450 plus GST, and a gas cooktop swap onto an existing point is $385 including GST.

After hours the 24/7 emergency call-out is $300, $350 on a Sunday and $450 on a public holiday, and you're told that before anyone leaves.