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Water pipe renewal in Ferntree Gully

The Ferntree Gully water renewal

This Ferntree Gully house had rusty water, low pressure and leaks from old galvanised pipe.

We trenched from the meter to the house, laid poly and PEX, ran an external supply, fitted a hose bib, ran copper, connected the laundry and granny flat, removed the galvanised, and backfilled.

What was wrong at this Ferntree Gully house?

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Project

Residential water renewal

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Location

Ferntree Gully, Victoria

This write-up is one Ferntree Gully house, not a suburb shopfront. The resident called with rusty water, low water pressure and continuous leaking. Bills were up, the water was unhealthy, and the leaks risked property damage. They did not know the cause. Call 1300 575 862 if your house is showing the same mix.

Excavated trench for water pipe renewal works by Joniec Plumbing

The examination found old rusting galvanised pipes in poor condition. Those pipes were restricting flow and driving the rusty water, the low pressure and the leaks. We put a couple of replacement options to the family so the work could stay on their budget, then presented the final water renewal plan. The list beside this section is that plan. The service page for the same trade is water pipe renewal.

Trenching for a water pipe renewal – Joniec Plumbing
  • Excavating trenches from water meter to the front of the house
  • Supply and installing new poly water pipe in trench and into sub floor of house, new pex water piping in the sub floor and exit sub floor at the kitchen wall
  • Supply and installing new water supply pipe on external wall into roof space and down garage wall near the laundry
  • Installing a new hose bib tap on the external wall at the kitchen
  • Supply and installing new copper pipework on the external brick wall and connecting it to existing tails
  • Open up brickwork to obtain access to existing pipework
  • Removing existing galvanised pipework
  • Creating new water supply to connect to laundry and granny flat on right side of house
  • Backfilling trenches, cleaning site and removing all rubbish

Why do galvanised water pipes fail?

Galvanised iron pipes corrode and rust over time. On this house that showed up as rusty water, restricted flow and leaks that were hard to chase one at a time. The plan removed the existing galvanised pipework and put in new poly in the trench, PEX under the floor, and copper on the external brick wall, plus a hose bib tap at the kitchen. A new supply also ran to the laundry and the granny flat on the right side of the house.

How do I book a similar job?

Call 1300 575 862 or use the contact form. Name Ferntree Gully, the symptoms, and whether water is isolated. If water is uncontrolled, treat it as Ferntree Gully emergency plumbing or burst pipes, not as a booked renewal. Other finished jobs sit on plumbing projects. Notifiable plumbing work in Victoria needs a compliance certificate. That rule is from the Victorian Building Authority.

The same water pipe renewal trade is booked from the number above. This page is the Ferntree Gully house only.

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