Rental Property Plumbing in Cornubia
Plumbing for Cornubia rental properties: keeping water, drainage, toilets and laundries up to Queensland’s minimum housing standards, for owners, property managers and tenants.
What the minimum housing standards say about plumbing
Every residential rental in Queensland must meet minimum housing standards, both when the tenant moves in and throughout the tenancy. Several of them are about plumbing.
The Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) lists them. A rental must have adequate plumbing and drainage, and be connected to hot and cold water suitable for drinking. Bathrooms must provide privacy, with flushable toilets connected to a sewer, septic tank or other waste disposal system. If laundry facilities are provided, they need the fixtures for a working laundry, such as taps and adequate plumbing.
The property must also be free from damp and mould, weatherproof, and in good repair, with fixtures and fittings that aren’t likely to cause injury in normal use. A leaking pipe in a wall or a failed shower seal can put a property on the wrong side of more than one standard.
How Our Cornubia Plumbers Can Help You
Hot Water Repairs and Installations
We’re your local hot water specialists offering repair and replacement of hot water units. Allow us to give you a quote to help you get back up and running as soon as possible.
Water-Saving Devices
Looking to save money on your utilities each month? Let us provide you with a range of water-saving devices that will help you use less water each day and help lower your bills.
Pre-Purchase Inspections
Are you about to purchase a property? Hold off until you can have one of our professionals conduct an inspection of the plumbing system to ensure that it’s in good condition. We use a CCTV camera to ensure storm water and sewers are intact during the inspection.
Property Maintenance
Jim Monger Plumbing and Gas can provide you with maintenance services for any rental properties that you own and make sure everything is working and running smoothly.
Fixture Installations
We install everything to do with plumbing, including vanity cabinets, toilets, dishwashers, fridges, water filters and much more. Call us for your appliance installation today.
Leaky Plumbing Fixtures
Our staff specialises in leak repair on any kind of leak. Whether it be a leaky pipe to a toilet or a tap not turning off, you’ve come to the right place for your repair services.
Hot Water and Cold Water Supply
Looking for a new water main? No problem. We have the right machines and tools to re-run any water pipes. Replacing a broken section of your water main or installing a new one? We can handle it.
Rainwater Tank Services
Wishing you could save that rainwater? Our rainwater tanks allow you to fill your toilets, washing machines and more. We offer full rainwater tank services from colour selection to installation.
Septic System Services
Is the old system not working properly? The trenches look wet. No problem. Our team specialises in septic tanks and trenches and getting them back to working order through pumping, extending and renewal.
Drainage
We can assist you in removing excess water from run-off of neighbouring properties or low-lying areas. Jim Monger Plumbing and Gas can specifically design a system perfect for your property, whether it be seepage trenches, pump out lines, or trafficable pits. We are your one-stop shop.
Blocked Drains
A jet rodder or electric eel is used to clean out the blocked drain. Once cleaned, we insert our CCTV camera down the pipe to locate the blockage. With our latest equipment we can clear, locate and inspect your sewer or storm water drains, and whether the job calls for the jet rodder or the electric eel, we can unblock it.
Water Filter Services
Looking for a water filter for your home? You have come to the right place. We install water filters and can also change your existing cartridges. Call us today to find out how we can help.
When something stops working mid-tenancy
It’s the owner’s or property manager’s responsibility to make sure the property meets the standards at the start of the tenancy. If something fails during the tenancy and the property no longer complies, the tenant must tell the property manager, owner or nominated emergency repair contact.
The RTA classifies repairs needed to bring a property back up to the minimum housing standards as emergency repairs, so the emergency repair process applies. In a unit or townhouse, the property must meet the standards and the body corporate by-laws, and some repairs may be the body corporate’s responsibility.
Note that a laundry doesn’t have to include a washing machine, as tenants may bring their own, but the taps and plumbing for one must work.
We repair taps, toilets, leaks, drains, hot water and gas in Cornubia rentals, with emergency calls taken 24/7, under QBCC licence 15504687 and gas licence L90908. Quotes are free.
Frequently asked questions
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Call 0418 871 269What plumbing does a Queensland rental need to have?
Adequate plumbing and drainage, hot and cold drinkable water, private bathrooms with flushable toilets connected to a sewer or septic system, and working laundry plumbing if a laundry is provided.
Is a broken toilet in a Cornubia rental an emergency repair?
Yes. A blocked or broken toilet is on the RTA’s emergency repair list, and repairs needed to meet the minimum housing standards are treated as emergency repairs.
Does a rental have to include a washing machine?
No. The laundry needs the tap fixtures and plumbing for one, but the tenant may provide the machine.
Who has to fix a plumbing problem in a rental unit?
Usually the owner, but in a body corporate some repairs may fall to the body corporate. The tenant’s job is to report it promptly.
Can a leak make a rental non-compliant?
It can. Rentals must be free from damp and mould and in good repair, and a persistent leak can affect both.
Plumbers in nearby areas
Not listed? We probably still cover your area, so give us a call.
Keeping a Cornubia rental compliant? Call 0418 871 269.
Free quotes, and emergency callouts 24 hours a day.