by Plumbaround | Jan 8, 2023 | Brand new, New build, Plumber, Plumbing Services
The festive tinsel is safely tucked away, and the charm of the holiday season is gently making room for a fresh start. As we say goodbye to the festivities, take a moment to consider what resolutions might shape your New Year. Is it a simple commitment to add a touch of luxury to your daily life, starting with the peace of a well-designed bathroom? Or perhaps a thought to update the plumbing in your home for a worry-free year, ensuring things run smoothly without any unexpected hiccups. In this season of new beginnings, your resolutions can be the small adjustments that guide you towards a more comfortable year ahead.
Why Renovate?
Renovating your home isn’t merely an aesthetic choice; it’s an investment in your daily comfort, well-being, and the overall functionality of your living space. Beyond the allure of luxurious improvements, consider the practical benefits—enhanced energy efficiency, increased property value, and tailored solutions to meet the needs of your lifestyle. The decision to renovate is an acknowledgment that you are ready to enhance your quality of life.
What to Include in Your Bathroom Renovation
Embarking on a bathroom renovation opens the door to a multitude of possibilities. Consider incorporating elements like:
- Upgraded Fixtures: Choose fixtures that not only align with your aesthetic preferences but also enhance functionality. Modern, water-saving faucets, smart showers, and energy-efficient lighting can improve your bathroom experience.
- Layout Optimisation: Explore layout changes that maximise space and flow. Clever storage solutions and strategic placement of key elements can contribute to a more organised and visually appealing bathroom.
- Materials and Finishes: Select materials and finishes that marry durability with style. From timeless tiles to eco-friendly options, every choice contributes to the overall longevity of your bathroom.
- Smart Technology: Motion-activated lighting, programmable thermostats, and smart mirrors can add a touch of modern convenience to your daily routine.
Top Plumbing Upgrades to Consider In 2024
If a full bathroom upgrade feels overwhelming, consider focusing on upgrading existing plumbing in your home. These upgrades offer a range of benefits, from lower energy bills to increased safety and upgraded comfort for a more efficient and worry-free home. Consider the following upgrades:
- Pipe Replacement: If your home has aging or problematic pipes, upgrading to materials like PEX or copper can enhance water quality and overall safety.
- Enhanced Insulation: Ensure a proper barrier to heat flow to keep your home warm in winter and cool in summer. This small adjustment can significantly contribute to the longevity of your plumbing system.
- Energy-Efficient Water Heater: Upgrade to a modern, energy-efficient water heater. Beyond providing warm water on demand, this investment can lead to long-term savings on energy bills.
- Smart Plumbing Solutions: Explore smart plumbing technologies that offer real-time monitoring, leak detection, and automated control. These innovations contribute to both water conservation and peace of mind.
Why Choose Our Company?
Selecting the right team for your renovation project is paramount to its success. Our company stands out for several reasons:
Expertise: Our team comprises skilled and experienced professionals dedicated to delivering high-quality workmanship.
Reliability: We understand the importance of timelines and adhere to them, ensuring your project progresses smoothly.
Tailored Solutions: We collaborate closely with clients, offering personalised solutions that align with their vision and needs.
Commitment to Excellence: From design to execution, our commitment to excellence ensures that your renovation journey is not just satisfactory but exceeds expectations.
In the spirit of a gentle start to the year, consider resolutions that are more like small adjustments than grand transformations. These adjustments can lead to a cozier and more inviting home. Whether it’s incorporating a touch of luxury or ensuring the reliability of your home’s infrastructure, let the New Year be a time for thoughtful changes that bring comfort and peace. Reach out to us today, and let’s kickstart the journey to bring your unique vision to life.
by Plumbaround | Apr 7, 2017 | Bathroom, Brand new, Hot Water, Licensed, Licensed Plumber, New build, Plumbaround, Plumbing Products, Safety, Standards, Taps & Hardware
Is your bathroom tap ware looking out dated? Want to upgrade your bathroom but you are on a tight budget?
Some of the easiest ways to upgrade and make your bathroom feel like new is to replace your tap ware with some new ones!!! Give us a call here @ Plumbaround Pty Ltd and we will send out a plumber to provide a FREE quote for you.
There are so many different types of tap ware out there, you will be spoilt for choices. Simply have a look at some reputable retailers like Reece, Samios and Tradelink and simply choose exactly what you would like!!
Before you know it we can have your old tap ware swapped out for new! And lifting the feel of your bathroom instantly!!
Tapware offers you easy functionality fused with stylish sophistication. Whether you’re choosing matching tap sets or stand-alone mixers, tapware is a great way to bring extra personality into your bathroom.
Taps and mixers get considerable use in the family home and have to be durable to last the test of the family. Choose wisely and with regular maintenance they will last quite a while!!
by Plumbaround | Dec 7, 2016 | Brand new, Burst, drainage, Flooded House, Health and Safety, Kitchen, Licensed, Licensed Plumber, New build, Plumbaround, Roof & Gutters, Safety, Standards
Uh-oh, how did you all go in the heavy rain last night? We are situated in Albany Creek and we had an amazing lightening show, very loud clapping thunder and awoke to early morning wake up calls to blocked drains and down pipes! All Plumbaround Pty Ltd staff had an early start to the day with the daily planned jobs ahead and many emergencies thrown in as well.
A few tenants and owners had a not so pleasant morning awakening to flooding due to blockages. Whilst there isn’t much you can do once flooding has occurred, except to contact your local Plumbaround Pty Ltd plumber to help you out. However leading into this storm season there are a few things you can do to ensure your that your property and possessions stay safe and unaffected by stormy weather. A backlog of water during a wild storm can cause subsequent overflowing and damage to your roof, ceilings and walls.
- Clean out your gutters! Yes regular maintenance on your gutters will ensure they are free from debris and that they flow correctly during heavy rains. Cleaning your gutters keeps your down pipes unblocked and free flowing as well as ensuring no rotting matter corrodes out the gutters and down pipes. Yes of course we can help you organise to clean out your gutters, contact us today for an inspection and a plan of attack before storm season hits.
- Seriously consider gutter guard protection for your gutters, especially after cleaning the gutters free of debris and especially if you have just had new gutters installed on your home! What better what to protect your gutters and down pipes and your property stormy weather. Contact us here at Plumbaround Pty Ltd for an inspection and a FREE quote today!
- If you have noticed any strange drain or pipe issues lately or in recent months, contact us and we’ll send one of our professional plumbers out to check these problem areas before a storm hits and amplifies the problem to make sure you do not have a blocked drain. Prevention is always cheaper and easier than emergency plumbing! Good luck and stay safe!
by Plumbaround | Nov 22, 2016 | Brand new, drainage, Flooded House, Health and Safety, Licensed, Licensed Plumber, New build, Plumbaround, Plumbing Products, Roof & Gutters, Standards
We recently spent a day installing this brilliant product ‘Leaf free Gutter Guard in Keperra http://leaffreegutterguards.com.au 
This super smart owner had new gutters installed a while ago and with storm season fast approaching, the owner decided to have the Leaf Free gutter guard installed to protect his new gutters from leaf matter and debris.
At Plumbaround Pty Ltd, we can organise everything for you, and supply and install this gutter guard to your new gutters or existing gutters. For the purpose of keeping leaf matter and debris out of your gutters, existing gutters and down pipes would require cleaning out to ensure they are free of material before installing. We can also help you out there with the cleaning of your gutters.
Leaf Free Gutter Guard comes with up to a 20 year warranty and is flame resistant. The product suits most roof types and is available in a range of colours.
The best part is after we supply and install your brand new Leaf Free Gutter Guard, you will NEVER have to clean your gutters EVER again!! Is that amazing or what??
Get into contact with us today and we will visit site to measure up and provide you with a FREE quote. Our roof plumbers at Plumbaround Pty Ltd are experts at installing the gutter guard and will have the job completed before you know it!
by Plumbaround | Oct 6, 2016 | drainage, Health and Safety, Licensed, Licensed Plumber, New build, Plumbaround, Plumbing Products, Safety, Standards
Smart Sinks is an Australian company that has an environmental conscious and has workplace health and safety foresight. ‘Smart Sinks are a stainless steel filtration system that collects particles, plaster and sediment from waste water. Waste is collected using disposable bags reverting waste from going into the water system’.
Smart Sinks can be used across so many different industries such as Dental, Medical, Vets, Auto, Hospitality, Mining, Soil testing, and even labs any where the solids need to be taken from the liquid. The bags used are disposable and are fitted to 3 of the sinks in the system.
Here at Plumbaround Pty Ltd we are extremely excited to get behind such a great product and way of the future. Choosing a product with such a high environmental conscious should be a the top of list for all industries and companies.
The Mission Statement for Smart Sinks is ‘To be environmentally aware through innovation, commitment, quality and excellent customer service’.
Do you know of a workplace, or a company (large or small) who would benefit from this innovative product? Check out there website http://www.smartsinks.com.au or find them on Facebook.
Alternatively we at Plumbaround Pty Ltd are happy to discuss the Smart Sink system with you.
by Plumbaround | Sep 29, 2016 | Bathroom, Brand new, Hot Water, Kitchen, Licensed, Licensed Plumber, New build, Plumbaround, Safety, Taps & Hardware, Temperature Control
A tempering valve mixes together your hot and cold water. This water is then delivered as hot tap water which is at a constant temperature. Tempering valves have a temperature sensitive element which adjusts the mix of hot and cold wate
r depending on the temperature of the incoming water through the valve.
Failure of a tempering valve may result in little or no hot water at your place!
A tempering valve is designed to maintain a constant temperature when at the tap ware. This reduces the risk of accidental scalding, especially if you have little children.
Here at Plumbaround Pty Ltd, we can supply and install a new tempering valve to your property in no time at all, to ensure the safety of your family and ensure to you have
hot water!! Adjustments to the tempering valve (if required) to the required temperature can be arranged by us on inspection.
The temperature is typically controlled by the valve to within 3% give or take. The tempering valve is to a temperature between 30 – 50 degrees. As an installer/licensed plumber, we have a duty of care to ensure that all aspects of the installation comply with the AS/NZS 3500
Plumbing and Drainage Standards, appropriate Codes of Practice and local regulations.
Tempering valves are required by law now to be installed on all new homes or renovations.
So, when replacing an old hot water system you must now install a tempering valve to reduce the temperature to 50°C or below in bathrooms.
Kitchen and laundry tap ware are still permitted to bypass the tempering valve and use the hot water directly from a standard electric or gas hot water tank.
Please see the tempering valve flow chart below.
