Losing water in Shelley?
Ring us and a licensed plumber comes out at no charge. The leak is located before anything is quoted, and the repair price comes in writing before any ground is opened.
What Shelley is like to work in
Shelley is one of the smaller suburbs we cover — a few thousand people on streets that curl around the foreshore, with Shelley Beach Park and the rowing water along the northern edge. The housing is established, the blocks are generous, and a good number of them are riverfront or a street back from it.
Being near the river matters in a practical way. Ground close to a river does not behave like the free-draining sand further up the slope, and moisture that would normally disappear can sit around instead. That cuts both ways for us.
Sometimes it helps. A leak near the river is more likely to produce something visible — a soft patch, a section that stays damp — which is more than you usually get on a Perth block.
Sometimes it misleads. Ground that is damp anyway is a poor witness. A wet corner near the foreshore is not automatically a plumbing fault, and we have been called out to plenty that were not.
Which is why the meter and a pressure test come before anyone's opinion about the wet patch. How that is done
The call we get most in Shelley
Damp ground on a riverside block that nobody can explain, and a water bill that may or may not have moved. The first job is establishing whether water is actually being lost at all — if the meter sits still with the property shut down, the ground is wet for another reason and you should not be paying anyone to dig it up.
Big lawns, long runs, heavy watering
The other Shelley characteristic is garden. Blocks here carry large lawns and established planting, which means reticulation — often extended a piece at a time over the decades — and garden taps at the far ends of the property.
Retic is the great hidden offender in suburbs like this. A leak on an irrigation line runs only while the system runs, usually early in the morning, then stops. Nobody sees it and the household has no reason to suspect the garden. Isolating the garden system from the house is one of the first things we do.
What we do in Shelley
Leak detection
Water and gas, under slabs, under paving and lawns, in walls, and along the service line to the meter. Leak detection
Burst and leaking pipes
Turn it off at the meter at the front boundary if you safely can, then ring. Emergency plumbing
Blocked and failing drains
Older drain lines under mature gardens, cleared and located. Blocked drains
Storm water and soakwells
Ground that already carries moisture makes drainage that has stopped coping much more obvious. Storm water and soakwells
Gas leaks
Under gas licence 13098, by the licence holder. If you can smell gas now, get everyone outside, leave switches and flames alone, and ring from outside the house.
Why Shelley calls us
Licensed plumber and gas fitter
Plumbing licence 8396 and gas licence 13098, both held by Tim, who does the work himself.
$0 call-out fee
No charge to attend — including on the jobs where we tell you there is no leak.
A free written quote
Repair price in writing once the fault is located. Transparent pricing, no hidden costs, no obligation.
An honest answer about wet ground
Near the river that is worth something. We would rather tell you the ground is just wet than sell you an excavation.
Free quote in Shelley
Tell us what you have noticed and we will call you back to arrange a time. A licensed plumber attends at no charge, checks whether water is actually being lost, and leaves you with a written price if it is. Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 4:00pm.
Nearby areas we serve
Bull Creek · Rossmoyne · Riverton · Willetton · All service areas