Plumber Lurnea: no call-out fee, 11 km from our base in Austral

Lurnea started as the 1920 Hillview soldier settlement, small poultry farms for men back from the first war, and was rebuilt by the Housing Commission from the early 1950s: 946 Commission homes plus schools and shops by 1967. That is the housing today, 1950s and 60s fibro and brick along Hoxton Park Road and around Phillips Park, with one in five homes now a townhouse or duplex from the infill of the last twenty years, and four in ten rented.

Your Lurnea plumber for roots, old pipes and hot water

• 24/7 Emergency Plumber Lurnea

  The calls that cannot wait: burst pipes, overflowing drains, hot water failures and gas leaks, 24/7 with no after-hours surcharge.

• Blocked Drains Lurnea

  Sewers, stormwater, toilets, sinks and showers. Camera first so the fix matches the fault, jet blasting to clear it, and a repair quote from the footage if the pipe is broken.

• Hot Water Systems Lurnea

  No hot water? Paul tells you whether the tank is worth fixing before you spend anything, and replaces common sizes the same day. Rheem, Rinnai, Dux, Thermann, Bosch and Vulcan.

• Leaks & Burst Pipes Lurnea

  A meter that ticks over with every tap off, a damp patch that will not dry, a burst under the sink: found, fixed and guaranteed.

• Toilets, Taps & Fixtures Lurnea

  The small jobs done properly: toilets, cisterns, taps, mixers, shower heads and appliance connections, same standard and same guarantee as the big ones.

• Water Efficiency Certificates Lurnea

  The paperwork a NSW landlord needs before charging tenants for water, with the fixes done in the same visit.

• Sewer & Stormwater Drainage Lurnea

  Sewer repairs, stormwater that actually reaches the street, and Sydney Water connections with the paperwork handled, dug with our own excavator.

• Renovations & New Builds Lurnea

  Bathrooms, laundries and kitchens from rough-in to fit-off, plus granny flats, duplexes and new-build hydraulics for builders.

What we see in Lurnea

Seventy-year-old plumbing behaves in a known way. The sewers are earthenware with a joint every metre under mature trees, so roots are the regular call. The original water services and some internal pipe are galvanised steel, which rusts shut from the inside and gives you the low pressure and brown water in the morning. Hot water is on its fourth tank. The new duplexes are the opposite: builder defects under warranty. Lurnea is about 11 km from our base in Austral, straight along Hoxton Park Road.

Blocked drains in Lurnea: the 1950s sewer

Roots in earthenware joints block a Lurnea drain on a schedule, and the fix is finding the entry point rather than clearing it every winter. Camera first, jet blasting to cut the roots, then an honest choice between clearing and replacing the section with our own excavator. Blocked drains page and tree roots in sewer pipes explain it, and blocked sewer drains covers sewage at the gully.

Galvanised pipes, pressure and hot water in Lurnea

Brown water first thing and a shower that fades when the kitchen tap runs are galvanised pipe rusting shut. We replace the water service or the internal runs in copper or PEX and the pressure comes back. Leaks and burst pipes covers the rest of the water side; hot water systems covers the tank that has done its time.

Lurnea homes and their plumbing

Four in ten Lurnea homes are rented, so property managers are a big part of the phone traffic here; three in four are separate houses, and one in five are townhouses or semis sharing drains and stormwater with the neighbour. Source: ABS 2021 Census, Lurnea.

How we work in Lurnea

Five things every Lurnea customer gets, whatever the job. Licences, tickets, equipment, payment options and the hot water brands we carry are on the how we work page.

• Quoted on inspection, no call-out fee. The price Paul gives you in Lurnea is the price you pay, and you pay nothing if you decide not to go ahead.
• The owner does the work. Paul answers the phone, quotes the job and turns up himself. No call centre and no apprentice sent out alone.
• Guaranteed for as long as you own the home. Workmanship faults are fixed free; parts carry the manufacturer's warranty on top.
• Same rate day or night. Paul answers 24/7 and tells you honestly if it can safely wait.
• Seniors and pensioners: 10% off labour. Just say so when you book.

What customers say about Paul

Rated 5.0 from 20 Google reviews. These are word-for-word Google reviews from homeowners, property managers and trades across South West Sydney. Read every review.

Nearby suburbs we cover

Plumber Liverpool · Plumber Cartwright · Plumber Ashcroft · Plumber Miller · Plumber Hoxton Park · Plumber Prestons · Plumber Casula

Specific jobs nearby: blocked drains Liverpool · emergency plumber Liverpool.

Also covering: Warwick Farm · Busby, and everything within about 20 km of Austral. See all service areas.

Lurnea plumber: questions

Page updated 6 October 2026.

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