Plumber & gasfitter in Riccarton
Riccarton has more rentals per street than almost anywhere else in Christchurch, and rental work has its own rhythm — access, tenants, paperwork that has to exist when someone asks for it.
Rental and landlord work
A lot of what we do in Riccarton, Upper Riccarton and Ilam is for landlords and property managers rather than owner-occupiers. That work has a different shape to it:
- We'll deal with the tenant directly if you'd rather not be in the middle. Access arranged, job done when we said, and a report back to you on what we found.
- Gas safety certificates at $40 + GST, issued on the spot by a certifying gasfitter. Commonly wanted at a change of tenancy, at sale, after a new appliance goes in, or when a tenant has raised a concern.
- Invoicing with enough detail that you can pass it straight to an owner without translating it first.
- Honest triage. If a reported fault is something a tenant can sort in two minutes, we'll say so rather than charging a callout for it.
More on how we handle this on the residential plumbing page.
The housing stock here
Riccarton is a mix: original bungalows, a lot of 1960s–80s flats, and a good number of houses converted into multiple tenancies over the years. Conversions are where we find the most creative plumbing — extra bathrooms and kitchenettes added onto supply and waste that was never sized for them. Symptoms are pressure that collapses when two things run at once, and wastes that gurgle.
Older unflued gas heaters also turn up in rental flats through here. If you have one, it's worth a conversation — they're legal but they put a lot of moisture into a room, and a flued or certified alternative is usually the better answer for a tenanted property.
Fast turnaround
Rental jobs generally can't wait a fortnight. We're open 24 hours and we'll give you a straight answer on timing when you ring, including if we can't get there quickly.
Free quote for a job in Riccarton
Tell us what needs doing and we'll come back to you quickly with a price. For anything urgent, ringing is always faster.
If you smell gas, or have a burst pipe actively flooding your property, don't wait on a form — call 027 811 5916 now.
Common questions — Riccarton
Do I need a gas certificate for a rental in Riccarton?
A gas safety certificate is required when a gas appliance is newly installed or altered, and it's commonly requested at change of tenancy, at sale, or where a tenant has raised a concern about an appliance. It's $40 + GST and issued on the spot by a certifying gasfitter.
Can you arrange access with my tenant directly?
Yes. Give us the tenant's contact details and we'll arrange access, do the work and report back to you. It removes a round of messages and usually gets the job done several days sooner than going through a middleman.
Why does the water pressure drop when two taps run in my flat?
In converted houses and older flats, extra bathrooms and kitchenettes were often added onto supply pipework that was never sized for them. The result is pressure that collapses as soon as two fixtures run together. It's usually solvable by upsizing the relevant section rather than re-plumbing the whole building.
Where we work
We're based on Wilsons Road in St Martins and work right across greater Christchurch — including these suburbs and more.