Plumber in Rolleston
Plumber in Rolleston, Selwyn
Whitehead Plumbing & Gas are registered Master Plumbers covering Rolleston from our Waltham workshop in Christchurch. Rolleston is mostly new housing, which means a different set of jobs to our older suburbs: new build pipework, mains pressure hot water and finishing off what the budget build left out.
Standard hours Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm. Urgent callouts after hours.
- Travel from our workshop
- 28 min1D Grafton Street, Waltham
- Council
- Selwyn District CouncilRolleston sits in the Selwyn District, not Christchurch City
- Typical housing
- Mostly new buildsConcrete slabs, with drawings showing where pipes run
- Most common call-out
- New build pipework and hot waterSee what we usually find, below
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What We Typically Find On Site
Rolleston is one of Canterbury’s fastest growing areas and it shows in the housing. Most of what we work on is new: concrete slabs, PEX pipework and mains pressure hot water, with a smaller number of older homes out on the edges of the suburb. One genuinely useful thing about new builds here is that drawings usually exist showing exactly where the pipes were laid. If you are planning an alteration down the track, that saves guesswork and it saves money, so it is worth digging them out before anyone starts cutting into a slab. The other pattern is budget builds. A lot of homes here were finished to a price, which means things like a shower mixer or a rain head got left out, and the kitchen tap is often the cheapest one available. Those are easy upgrades and they make a disproportionate difference to how the house feels to live in. With newer roofs and plenty of space, solar hot water is also worth a conversation here in a way it is not in the older suburbs.
Common call-outs in Rolleston
- 01New PEX pipework installs in new builds
- 02Mains pressure hot water systems
- 03Adding a shower mixer or rain head missed at construction
- 04Upgrading a budget build kitchen tap
- 05Outdoor cylinders and hot water heat pump installs
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Recent work in Rolleston
Whitehead Plumbing & Gas work across Rolleston regularly. Here is some of what we have been doing in the area lately.
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Hot water heat pump installation
Installed a new hot water heat pump system at a Rolleston property.
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Water filtration system installation
Installed a new water filtration system at a Rolleston property.
Paul is our main contact for plumbing and knows the local areas well. We send whoever is closest and best suited on the day though, so you are not waiting on one person.
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Getting to Rolleston
We work out of 1D Grafton Street in Waltham and cover Rolleston as part of our regular run. There is no travel surcharge, since Rolleston sits well inside the area we service day to day.
We also cover nearby:
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Frequently Asked Questions
My Rolleston home is a budget build. What is usually worth upgrading first?
Shower fittings and the kitchen tap. A lot of Rolleston homes were finished to a price, so a shower mixer or rain head was left out and the kitchen tap is the cheapest available. Both are straightforward to change and make a real difference day to day.
How much does it cost to replace a hot water cylinder?
It depends on the cylinder type, whether you stay low pressure or move to mains pressure, and how accessible the existing unit is. Moving to mains pressure or a hot water heat pump changes the pipework and valving, so we quote after seeing it rather than over the phone.
Do you charge extra to come out to Rolleston?
No. Rolleston is part of our regular service area and our call-out fee is the same as our Christchurch suburbs. We only add a travel charge for jobs genuinely outside the metro area, like Kaikoura or Akaroa.
Can you alter plumbing in a house built on a concrete slab?
Yes, and in Rolleston it is usually easier than people expect. Most new builds here have drawings showing where the pipes were laid, so we can plan an alteration around what is actually in the slab rather than working blind.
Is there natural gas in Rolleston?
No reticulated gas in Rolleston. It is LPG, or cylinder-fed systems for larger installs. We handle new gas fire and appliance installs here, as well as servicing existing outdoor gas fires.
Do you handle after-hours emergencies in Rolleston?
We respond to priority repairs during business hours. Call us with an urgent issue and we will dispatch the nearest qualified technician and give you an estimated arrival time. If we cannot get there soon enough, we would rather recommend another trusted tradesperson than leave you waiting.
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What it costs
Pulled from our standard rates so there is one source of truth. See full rates and charges.
Monday to Friday, during normal working hours.
Charged in 15 minute blocks.
Repipes and solar hot water can be spread over time.