Upper Mountains
Plumbing & Gas

Your local Katoomba Plumber, Drainer and Gas Plumber

Nine years looking after Upper Mountains homes, from Wentworth Falls to Mount Victoria. Licensed, insured, and on the phone when it can't wait until Monday.

Lic. 479856C NSW Plumbing & GasABN 68 685 489 409Fully insured

Tell us what's going on

We'll call you back, usually within the hour during the day.

Straight to Aidan's phone. No call centre, no lead-selling service.

Licensed & insured
NSW Lic. 479856C, Plumbing, Drainage, Gas & Roof
After-hours call-outs
Because burst pipes don't wait for Monday
10+ years in the trade
Trading in the Upper Mountains since 2016
Rated 5.0 on Google
from 35 local reviews

Plumbing, Drainage and Gas, all one local team

No subcontracting the gas out to somebody else and no waiting on another schedule. Pick what's gone wrong and we'll tell you what it takes to fix it.

Emergency plumbing

Burst pipes, no water, sewage backing up, or a gas smell you don't like. We pick up after hours and tell you straight away whether it can wait.

Emergency plumbing

Hot water systems

Repairs, replacements and heat pump upgrades. Same-day changeovers where we can. A cold shower in Blackheath in July is its own emergency.

Hot water systems

Taps, toilets and repairs

Dripping taps, a toilet that runs all night, pressure that has dropped off. The jobs too small to bother with and too annoying to live with.

Taps, toilets and repairs

Rainwater tanks and bushfire supply

Tanks, pumps and mains changeover, and the static water supply that a fire truck can actually connect to when it matters.

Rainwater tanks and bushfire supply

Gas plumbing

Heaters, cooktops, gas hot water, BBQ points and compliance certificates. Licensed gasfitting, in a climate where your heater does the heavy lifting.

Gas plumbing

Blocked drains

Jetting, camera inspections and root cutting. Mountain blocks mean big trees over old clay pipes. We find the cause rather than clearing it once.

Blocked drains

Sewer and drainage installation

New drainage rather than unblocking old drainage. Sewer connections, stormwater lines, pits and the falls that make them work.

Sewer and drainage installation

Roof plumbing

Gutters, downpipes, flashings and the leak that only shows up in heavy rain. Roof plumbing is a licensed class in NSW, and it is on our licence.

Roof plumbing

Pipe locating

Underground pipes traced and marked on the surface before anyone puts a shovel or a post hole in the ground. You dig once, in the right place.

Pipe locating

Water service replacement

The pipe from the meter to the house. When it is old galvanised, it rusts from the inside and takes your pressure and your water quality with it.

Water service replacement

Bathroom renovations

Full rough-in and fit-off, working alongside your builder or tiler. Compliance handled, waterproofing coordinated, no surprises at handover.

Bathroom renovations

New homes and extensions

Rough-in and fit-off on new builds, extensions and secondary dwellings. Water, waste, gas and roof drainage, coordinated with your builder rather than around them.

New homes and extensions

Commercial plumbing and gas

Cafes, kitchens, accommodation and community buildings. The plumbing and gas, and the certificates your insurer, landlord or council asks for.

Commercial plumbing and gas

Other services

You live a kilometre up. Your plumbing knows it.

Katoomba averages a 2.6 °C minimum in July and runs about 7 °C colder than Sydney, with settled snow most years. Frost splits pipes, heaters get worked hard, and hot water systems fail in the exact week you need them most.

We service gas heaters before winter, lag exposed pipework, and carry the parts that fail up here. A plumber driving up from Penrith is guessing at a climate they don't live in.

2.6°C
Mean July minimum, Katoomba. BOM station 063039
7°C
Colder than Sydney, year round
Australian winter gas use vs summer. Energy Networks Australia
1,017m
Elevation at Katoomba, snow most years. BOM

Across the Upper Mountains, every day

Based in Katoomba, so the villages other firms treat as too far are a short run for us. Pick your suburb for what's specific to it.

Also covering Lawson, Hazelbrook, Bullaburra and Woodford. Call and ask.

Nine years of word of mouth

5.0

“I was very impressed with Aidan and his team. He was extremely helpful and clear in communication. Aidan managed to diagnose the problem pretty quickly and solved the problem with our water tank. He was reliable, professional and an absolute pleasure to do business with. He was also very reasonably priced.”

Melissa Hartley

“Aidan quickly responded to a last minute call to reconnect our gas heaters. He also looked at our bathroom and provided some helpful advice. Was friendly, prompt to respond and to get the job done! I can see why he was recommended to me in the first place.”

Natasha Foster

“We were in a terrible situation and struggling to find assistance. Upper Mountains Plumbing and Gas absolutely saved the day. The guys were professional, fast and friendly. There were no hidden costs or attempts to make more money, just wonderful, accurate service.”

Anne-Maree Quarmby
Aidan, licensed plumber and gasfitter, fitting a new downpipe at the eaves of a commercial building

The team on the other end of the phone

Call Upper Mountains Plumbing and Gas and you'll usually get Aidan on the phone. He leads the team, quotes the job, and picks up afterwards if something is not right. More than ten years in the trade, nine of them on the mountain. Licensed for plumbing, drainage and gas, and based in Katoomba, so our plumbers are already up here.

Call 0498 184 488

Holiday lets, guesthouses and managed properties

The Blue Mountains took 2.9 million visitor nights in the year to March 2026. Every one of them needs hot water, a working toilet and safe gas. A fault means a refund and a one-star review.

Priority response for property managers and short-stay owners in Katoomba, Leura and Blackheath. Compliance checks between guests, and one number to call when a guest reports a problem at 9pm on a Saturday. Ask about a standing property agreement when you call.

2.9M
Visitor nights, Blue Mountains, YE March 2026. Destination NSW
96%
Of Blackheath dwellings are separate houses. ABS 2021
48
Median age in Katoomba, older owner-occupiers and ageing plumbing
35k
Dwellings across the Blue Mountains LGA. ABS 2021

The things people ask

What suburbs do you cover?

Katoomba, Leura, Blackheath, Wentworth Falls, Medlow Bath and Mount Victoria, and the smaller places in between them. We are based in Katoomba, so most of the Upper Mountains is a short drive rather than a trip up the highway. If you are not sure whether you are in range, ring and ask.

Are you licensed and insured?

Yes, and you can check it rather than take our word for it. Licence 479856C carries Plumber, Drainer, Gasfitter, LP Gasfitter and Roof Plumber, and it is on the NSW public register along with any compliance history. We are fully insured.

Will I need another trade, or can you do the lot?

In most cases we can do the lot. The same licence covers the plumbing, the drainage, the gas and the roof plumbing, so a job that touches more than one of those is still one team and one price rather than three trades and three schedules.

How do I get a price?

Call and describe it, or send the form and we will call you back. For anything straightforward you will get a price before we start work. For anything we need to see first, we will tell you that honestly instead of guessing at a number over the phone.

Blocked, leaking, freezing or gasless?

Call Aidan. No call centre, no lead-selling middleman, no waiting on a form.

0498 184 488