Plumber Boondall
The team at Plumber Deagon covers Boondall on the regular run up Sandgate Road, fixing taps, blocked drains, hot water and burst pipes from the old College Hill streets out to the wetland edge. We work here most weeks, though we are not based here.
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
You get the price agreed before tools come out, and card or EFTPOS payment on site when the job is done.
What We Fix On This Run
One call covers the whole trade, whatever the age of your place:
Emergency Plumbing
burst pipes, toilets overflowing, no hot water and gas leaks, with make-safe advice over the phone.
General Plumbing
fixing taps and toilets, work in bathrooms and kitchens, finding hidden leaks, and licensed gas fitting.
Drainage
blocked drains, sewers and stormwater, plus CCTV drain inspections that show the fault on screen.
Hot Water
repairs that bring a tank back, and full replacements when a unit is past saving.
Boondall Ground and Old Pipes
Two things shape plumbing work in this suburb more than anywhere else nearby: very wet ground and two distinct generations of pipe.
Wet, acidic ground
Acidic sulfate soils sit under nearly every street here, and the Hydrosol ground holds water for months on end, so a shallow dig meets groundwater almost straight away and buried steel and concrete corrode faster than expected.
Earthenware drains
Branch lines in the 1950s streets are earthenware, and decades of swelling and shrinking in that wet soil have opened the joints, leaving sags where paper and silt settle.
Flood and tide
Council's February 2022 flood mapping runs across much of Aberdeen Parade, Parthenia Street and Groth Road, with storm-tide overlay on the same low ground, so gully traps can back up when the creeks rise.
Salt at the edges
On the wetland side the soil is tidal-flat silt, and salty damp air plus brackish groundwater rust outdoor taps, valves and tank bases sooner than on the drier streets west.
Why Call Us
One trade, one call
Water, drainage and gas work are all licensed plumbing and gasfitting, so a leak, a blocked sewer and a cooktop reconnection do not need three different businesses.
A fixed quote before any work starts
You approve the price first, and the price you approve is the price you pay.
Local know-how
We know what a dig on this side of the creek means, because the water table sits close to the surface and the trench you did not expect is the one we did.
Arrange a Boondall Plumber
Pick up the phone and call (07) 3524 7117. We're available 24/7, there are $0 call-out fees and flat-rate pricing on Boondall jobs, and we work under QBCC No: 15024607, same-day if we can.
Questions About Boondall Plumbing
Call (07) 3524 7117Who owns the sewer pipes in Boondall?
The sewer mains in the road are Urban Utilities' responsibility, whereas the branch drain running from the boundary connection onto your land is yours, so clearing and repairs on your side are owner's work.
Does the wet ground near the wetlands cause drain problems here?
It can, because most streets sit on acidic sulfate soils and Hydrosol ground that holds water for months, so joints stay damp and earthenware drains shift and silt up until they block.
Do many Boondall homes need hot water replacements?
Yes, because the suburb grew in two waves, the postwar streets of the 1950s and 1960s and the estates that came after the motorway opened in 1986, and houses in both are on later tanks.
Can king tides back up stormwater near Cabbage Tree Creek?
They can, because council maps storm-tide inundation across much of the low ground, and when a king tide and heavy rain coincide the outlets back up and water comes through gully traps.
Can you repair old earthenware drains in the College Hill streets?
We can, and a CCTV inspection first shows whether a sagging joint needs a dug repair or whether clearing the full run and resetting a section will hold, quoted before any work starts.
How do I book a plumber in Boondall?
Call (07) 3524 7117, tell us what is happening, and we will set a time, bring the likely parts on the first visit and give you a fixed quote before any work starts.
