Need an emergency plumber on the Northern Beaches? Burst pipe, blocked drain, gas leak or no hot water, talk to a real licensed plumber, not a call centre. Same-day and after-hours callouts across Frenchs Forest and the beaches, day or night.
When water or gas is where it shouldn't be, it can't wait. We come out fast, find the cause and get it under control, then give you a clear price to fix it properly. We are based in Frenchs Forest and cover the whole Northern Beaches, including Allambie Heights and Balgowlah. For work that can wait, see our Northern Beaches plumber page.
Fast isolation and repair before the water damage spreads.
Cleared on the spot, with a camera to find why it happened.
Licensed gas work to make the property safe, quickly.
Diagnosed and repaired, or replaced if the unit's had it.
Stopped fast and repaired so it stops wasting water.
Downpipes, stormwater and leaks that show up in the wet.
Ring any time, day or night. You talk to a plumber, not a call centre.
Same-day or after-hours across the Northern Beaches, with a real arrival time.
We stop the damage, find the cause and talk you through the fix.
Repaired properly with an upfront price agreed before the work.
Most of the damage in a plumbing emergency happens before anyone turns up. More on which problems genuinely cannot wait and which keep until morning. These are the things worth doing while you are waiting, and they are all things you can do yourself.
Turn the water off at the meter before anything else. It is usually at the front boundary, and the tap turns clockwise. Every minute it runs is more water through the ceiling or under the floor. Then open the lowest tap in the house to drain what is left in the pipes.
Do not touch a light switch, a power point or anything that sparks. Turn the gas off at the meter if you can reach it safely, open the doors and windows, and get everyone outside. If the smell is strong, ring the gas emergency line before you ring a plumber.
Stop using every fixture on that line, including the toilet. Find the overflow relief gully outside, the grate lower than the lowest fixture inside, and clear anything sitting on it. It is designed to overflow in the yard instead of your bathroom.
If water is coming through a ceiling near a light fitting, or anywhere near the switchboard, turn the power off at the board and stay out of the room. Water and electricity is the one combination worth being cautious about.
Rarely an emergency, almost always worth a photo. Take one of the unit and the label with the model number before you ring. Half the time we can tell you on the phone whether it is a repair or a replacement.
There is a small tap on the wall behind the pan. Turn it clockwise and the cistern stops filling, which stops the overflow even if the blockage is still there.
We would rather tell you something can wait than charge you after-hours rates for it. Here is roughly how we split it on the phone.
A dripping tap. A slow drain with other fixtures still working. A toilet that runs on but still flushes. A hot water unit that is working but noisy. All worth booking, none worth after-hours rates.
Water you cannot turn off. Sewage surfacing or backing up inside. A gas smell. No water at all to the house. Water anywhere near electrics. A burst that is soaking a wall, ceiling or floor.
No hot water gets treated as an emergency and a slow-building leak does not. It is usually the other way round. A unit can wait until morning. Water tracking quietly into a wall cavity is doing damage the whole time and gets expensive fast.
Nobody likes asking this at 11pm, so here is the straight version.
Everywhere does, and anyone saying otherwise has built it into their weekday rate. What we will do is tell you honestly whether it can wait, because a booked job in the morning is cheaper for you and easier for us.
We look, we tell you what it is and what it costs, and you decide. Nothing happens on a number you have not agreed to.
Not the plumbing. A burst pipe found in an hour is a repair. The same burst found in the morning can be ceilings, flooring and a cabinetmaker. That is the real reason to ring at the time rather than wait.
A burst or badly leaking pipe, an overflowing blocked drain, a gas leak, no hot water, or an overflowing toilet are all emergencies. If water or gas is where it shouldn't be, call and we'll get to you fast.
We aim for same-day and after-hours callouts across the Northern Beaches. Call and we'll give you a real arrival time, not a vague window.
After-hours and weekend work can carry a callout rate, but we're upfront about it before we start. No surprise bills.
Usually at the front boundary, often in a small rectangular box at ground level near the fence or the driveway. The tap turns clockwise to shut off. It is worth finding it now rather than at 2am in the rain, and worth showing whoever else lives there, because the person home when a pipe bursts is not always you.
A grate in the ground outside, set lower than the lowest fixture inside the house. If the sewer line blocks, it is designed to overflow there rather than into your shower. Keep it clear of pots, mulch and paving. A covered gully is the difference between a mess in the yard and a mess in the bathroom.
If the problem is on your side of the boundary it is ours. Water in the street, a burst main or no water to the whole street is theirs. If you are not sure, ring us and we will tell you, and we will say so plainly if it is one for them rather than for us.
Usually not, and we will tell you that. It is uncomfortable rather than damaging, and it almost always waits until morning for a better price. The exceptions are water leaking from the unit itself, or any smell of gas around a gas heater, and both of those are worth ringing about straight away.
Yes. Emergencies do not keep business hours. More detail on what we handle and what it costs is above.
A fair share of after-hours calls are drainage. If that is what it is, we clear it on the spot and tell you what caused it. There is more on how that job works on our blocked drains page, and what it costs in our guide to what clearing a drain actually costs.
The whole Northern Beaches, including Frenchs Forest, Allambie Heights, Forestville, Killarney Heights, Belrose, Davidson, Beacon Hill, Cromer, Narraweena, Wheeler Heights, Brookvale, North Manly, Manly Vale, Dee Why, Balgowlah, Seaforth, Manly, Freshwater, Collaroy, Narrabeen, Elanora Heights, Mona Vale and Bilgola. Based in Frenchs Forest, so most of the area is a short run.
Yes. BMH Plumbing Solutions is a fully licensed and insured plumber, NSW Licence 322273C.
Don't wait for it to get worse. Call and talk to a licensed local plumber, day or night.
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