About Shortland Plumbing Co

Shortland Plumbing Co is the plumbing and gas team for Shortland, Hexham and Sandgate in Newcastle, covering blocked drains, hot water systems, gas work and urgent faults. Shortland Plumbing Co works with licensed plumbers and gas fitters on every booking, quoted before we start and backed by our 365-day warranty on all work.

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Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C

Last updated October 2026

Plumbing ute parked on a residential street

Who Does the Work

The people behind the name hold plumbing and gas licences, and nothing gets handed off to an untrained handyman. Gas work in particular never leaves the licence.

That matters because plumbing mistakes hide inside walls and under floors. A licensed trade means the repair is done to standard the first time, and you have someone accountable if it is not.

What Every Job Runs On

"Not only all of that but the job came in right on quote." Steve

Four promises hold on every booking:

Available 24/7 So an evening or weekend fault still gets answered.
It costs nothing to get us out to your door (excluding after-hours)
We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.
A 365-day warranty on all work, so if something we did is not right, you ring the same number.

The quote line carries the most weight, because the amount on the bill never moves from the amount you agreed. One customer put it this way:

The Ground the Work Sits On

Low, wet ground

The suburb lies on flat Hunter River floodplain country next to the estuary wetlands, so the water table sits high and outdoor pits and yard gullies stay damp.

Postwar pipes

Much of the housing is 1950s and 60s commission-era fibro and brick veneer, and a good number of those places still run their original galvanised supply pipe, rusted narrow on the inside, with hot water units old enough to quit without warning on a cold Hunter night.

Knowing that housing stock, the plumber checks the pipe and the unit before naming a price, rather than finding surprises halfway through.

Where the Run Reaches

The service area covers Shortland itself plus Hexham, Sandgate, Callaghan, Birmingham Gardens and Wallsend. The full service list sits across the site:

Each service page shows how the promises above play out on a real job, and the contact page has the booking form.

Need a plumber? Call or send the form

Call (02) 4063 1093 or send the form below. Available 24/7, you see a fixed figure ahead of any work, and every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work.

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