2158
Dural & the Hills District, Sydney
Same-day, often within the hour
NSW Licensed & Insured
Dural is acreage and rural-residential living, so the plumbing reaches well beyond the house, to septic systems, water tanks, pumps and drain lines that run a long way across the block. From a leaking tap to a failing pump or a blocked sewer line, we handle the lot, and we work out the cause and the cost before we begin.
On Dural’s big blocks, a blocked drain often means a long private line clogged with roots or silt, or a septic system that has backed up. We camera the line to find the blockage wherever it is, clear it with high-pressure jetting, and show you the cause so it does not return.
Drain lines on acreage can run a long way underground, so digging up the whole run to fix one break makes little sense. We reline the damaged section from the inside, sparing the paddock, garden or driveway, and the new liner outlasts the old pipe.
Large rural homes lean hard on their hot water, often on electric, solar, heat-pump or LPG rather than mains gas. We repair and replace every type, size a new system to the household, and sort out the pressure and pump issues that come with tank-fed supply.
Plenty of Dural homes run on LPG rather than natural gas, so our licensed gas fitters handle bottled and mains gas alike, cooktops, heaters, hot water, new lines, changeover regulators and compliance certificates. If you ever smell gas, call us, move clear, and we will make it safe first.
A leak on an acreage block, in the house, the supply line from the tank, or out across the yard, can run a long time unseen. We use acoustic and thermal detection to pinpoint it, and handle the everyday taps, toilets, pumps and pressure problems too.
A burst pipe, failed pump or septic overflow on a rural block cannot wait, especially when it is your only water or wastewater. We answer Dural emergencies around the clock, every day of the year, with the price agreed before we start and nothing charged just to attend.
Dural is a semi-rural suburb in the Hills District, spread across The Hills Shire and part of the Hornsby Shire at postcode 2158, about 36 km north-west of the city. It has no train station and a country feel, large acreage and rural-residential blocks, hobby farms, horse properties and the plant nurseries the area is known for, with the Round Corner shops at its centre and bushland along its edges. Many homes sit well back from the road on big blocks, off Old Northern Road and New Line Road.
That rural setting changes the plumbing. A lot of Dural is off the sewer, on septic systems or aerated treatment systems, and off the water main, on rainwater tanks and pumps, sometimes bore water too. Drain and supply lines run long distances, gas is often LPG rather than mains, and stormwater has to be managed across large blocks. We come equipped for all of it, with CCTV cameras, jet blasters, leak detection, pump and tank know-how and gas-testing gear, so we find the real fault and price it before we start.
NSW 2158
The Hills & Hornsby Shire
Semi-rural acreage
Septic, tanks & pumps
Dural’s plumbing problems are rural ones, tied to life off the sewer and the water main, on big blocks with long lines. These are the jobs we are called to most, with the cause behind each and the way we sort it.
More and more of Hornsby’s homes are apartments, clustered in towers around the station and Westfield, where stacks, common drains, booster pumps and hot water plant are all shared. A fault in one unit often starts elsewhere in the building and becomes a common-property matter.
We follow the fault through the building’s shared services, work in with the strata or building manager, and put it right with proper reporting and the least disruption we can manage for residents.
The shops, food venues and offices around the Hornsby town centre depend on plumbing that cannot stay down through trading, so blocked drains, grease, tap and toilet faults and hot water all need quick attention.
We work around opening hours, clear and repair fast, and look after grease traps, trade waste and compliance where the premises call for it.
Hornsby sits on a ridge between two national parks, and all that surrounding bush keeps roots pushing into the joints of the older clay drains, where they snag waste and grow until the line slows, smells or backs up, usually worse after rain.
We run the camera through to find each root intrusion, cut and flush it out under pressure, and reline the damaged length so they cannot get back in.
Hornsby’s terrain is hilly and full of sandstone gullies, so plenty of blocks sit on a slope, and when stormwater pits and lines clog, a heavy downpour runs off fast and pools against the house or scours the yard.
We jet and camera the stormwater system, correct the falls where we can, and re-lay or upsize the pipe so the run-off is carried safely down the slope and away from the building.
Many Hornsby homes have stood for decades and still run clay and earthenware drains and a galvanised supply pipe that crack, corrode and leak, showing as slow drains, weak pressure or damp with no obvious cause.
We camera or leak-test to find the failing run, then renew or reline just that part and leave the rest of the pipework in place.
From a unit on shared plant to a cafe that needs hot water to trade or a family home with several bathrooms, an ageing hot water system in Hornsby fails the same way: no heat, dropping pressure, leaks or a unit that trips out.
We diagnose the system or the plant, repair it where that adds up, and where it does not we fit a replacement sized to the home, block or business, usually the same day.
Years on the tools
Twenty years across the Hornsby and Upper North Shore suburbs on homes, strata and commercial plumbing alike, the mix Hornsby is built on.
Call-out fee
We come out and assess at no charge; the fixed price is set before any work or commitment.
Same-day & emergency
On call any hour for burst pipes, unit floods, blocked drains and gas scares, with same-day service on most jobs.
Rated & guaranteed
A strong record of reviews, licensed and insured plumbers and gas fitters, and every job backed by our workmanship guarantee.










Book any drain, sewer or stormwater job in Hornsby and the CCTV camera inspection is included free, whether it is a home, a unit or a shop. The camera shows the real cause on screen, so the repair we agree on is the right one.
It depends on the job, so we look on-site and quote before starting rather than over the phone. There is no call-out fee, the quote is free, and the price is fixed before we begin, so the figure you approve is the one you pay.
No. We never charge a call-out fee in Hornsby; the only thing on the bill is the work, at a price you agree to before we begin.
Yes. With so many towers and shops around the Hornsby centre, a lot of our work is strata, apartment and commercial, shared stacks, hot water plant, common drains and shopfront plumbing, and we are happy to deal with tenants, owners, strata and building managers.
Usually the same day, and often within the hour for an emergency, since Hornsby is the centre of our northern run. Call 0461 330 531, and we will arrange the earliest time we can.
Yes. We cover Hornsby with 24/7 emergency plumbing, nights, weekends and public holidays included, for burst pipes, unit floods, blocked drains, gas scares and hot water failures, with the cost confirmed before we start.
Yes. R&G Plumbing is fully licensed and insured for plumbing, drainage and gas across NSW, and every Hornsby job is carried out by a licensed tradesperson and backed by a workmanship guarantee.
Tell us what is happening at your Hornsby home, apartment or business, and we will come back with a clear, no-obligation quote. If it is an emergency, ringing us is the fastest way to get help moving.
Across Hornsby and the surrounding Bushland Shire suburbs, for home and business.
No charge to attend; you approve a fixed price before any work begins.
Licensed for plumbing, drainage and gas in NSW, with a workmanship guarantee.
Tell us what is going on and our team will get back to you quickly.
For a licensed plumber in Hornsby, R&G Plumbing covers homes, apartments and businesses, blocked drains, hot water, gas, pipe relining, leak detection and 24/7 emergencies across the 2077 postcode, from the town centre to the bushland edges. We are usually there the same day, there is no call-out fee, and the price is fixed before we begin.