For strata managers and building managers

Strata Plumber Northern Beaches

Diagnosis before quoting, reporting a committee can actually read, and one licensed plumber who attends the job himself.

Everything you need for a contractor record

On one screen, so it can go straight into your system without a phone call. If your panel or vetting platform needs anything further, ask and it will be sent the same day.

NSW licence
346268C, held by Chris Kelly
Verify independently
verify.licence.nsw.gov.au
Public liability
$20,000,000. Certificate of currency on request.
Contractor vetting
Registered on PICA Group CommunitySelect.
Trading since
2011, Northern Beaches based.
Service area
Manly to Palm Beach.
Who attends
Chris. Not a subcontractor your scheme has not vetted.

What you get in writing

The report is the part that matters to you, because the report is what you hand to a committee to justify the spend. Every job comes back with the same four things.

  1. What was found The actual cause, established by inspection rather than inferred from the symptom. With photographs.
  2. Common property or lot A clear position on where the fault sits, and the reasoning behind it, so you are not making that call unsupported.
  3. The options Usually two or three, including the cheapest sensible one, with what each does and does not resolve.
  4. What proves it is finished Testing, completed-work confirmation, and compliance certification where the work requires it.

If scope or cost has to change

You hear about it before it happens, with a photograph and a revised price, and nothing proceeds until it is approved in writing. No surprises at invoice stage.

If you want the detail before you engage anyone: the capability statement, insurance documentation and a full sample diagnostic report are in the strata resource pack.

Emergencies do not wait on a committee

Under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), spending limits and the two-quote requirement do not apply to emergency expenditure. Burst and blocked water and sewerage pipes are named in the Act as an example.

In practice the damage gets stopped first, and the non-urgent work goes to the committee properly, with a scope and a price, rather than being bundled into the emergency.

A plumber’s practical summary, not legal advice.

Why the diagnosis matters

A recurring Dee Why sewer blockage was not one isolated obstruction.

Earlier repairs had treated individual symptoms. High-pressure cleaning and CCTV investigation found root intrusion around an existing relined section, and a second defect on a branch line that had never been visible from the main.

Repairing both while the area was already open left the owners corporation with a complete position, rather than a sequence of part repairs each carrying its own mobilisation cost. That is the difference between clearing a drain and fixing one.

Strata plumbing services

Drainage and investigation

  • CCTV drain inspection and diagnostics
  • Blocked drains and sinks
  • Root intrusion investigation
  • Drain repair and relining scopes

Reactive maintenance

  • Leak detection and rectification
  • Tap, toilet and fixture repairs
  • Hot water repair and replacement
  • Gas fitting, repairs and safety checks

Planned and capital works

  • Common area plumbing works
  • Renovation and replacement scopes
  • Access planning for investigation
  • Completed-work verification

“Trustworthy, truthful tradesman who doesn’t try to inflate the amount of work required.”

Northern Beaches strata client

Two ways to start

Whichever fits where you are. Both reach Chris directly.

Something has failed and you need someone now

Book a visit. If it is an emergency, calling on 0423 123 842 is faster.

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You need a quote to take to a committee

Including where you need a second quote to satisfy the two-quote requirement. Send the scope and you will get something a committee can read.

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Or just call Chris

If it is urgent, call. If you are scoping something and want a second view before it goes to a committee, send the details and you will get a straight answer about what it is likely to involve.

Plumbing License No. 346 268C
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