Your Lismore Plumber
JF Plumbing is a licensed Northern Rivers plumber covering Lismore, Goonellabah, East Lismore and the surrounding area. Blocked drains, hot water, gas fitting, leak detection, filtration and 24/7 emergencies, across homes, businesses and new builds. NSW Licence 385726C. Fully insured.
Lismore Plumbing, For a Town That Is Rebuilding
Lismore is not a standard plumbing market and pretending otherwise is insulting. A large amount of the work here is rebuild work: houses being raised, kitchens and bathrooms going back in, and services being re-run from scratch. That is different from a callout to fix a tap, and it needs a plumber who understands the sequencing.
There is also the geography. Goonellabah and the surrounding high ground behave completely differently to the CBD basin below, from water pressure through to how quickly ground drains. Two properties fifteen minutes apart can have opposite problems.
JF Plumbing covers Lismore as part of the Northern Rivers service area. Jesse has over eight years in the trade, holds NSW Licence 385726C, and is fully insured.
Gas Plumbing & Fitting
Licensed gas fitter for appliance installation, gas leak repairs, gas hot water systems and compliance certificates.
Hot Water Systems
Installation, repair and replacement of electric, gas, solar and heat pump hot water systems from all major brands.
CCTV Drain Inspections
High-definition camera inspections for recurring blockages, pre-purchase property reports and post-flood drainage assessments.
Water Filtration
Authorised Puretec installer for whole house, under sink, tank water and commercial filtration systems.
Plumbing Jobs We Do Most in Lismore
Raising a house means re-running every service in it
The NSW Government's Lismore Flood Recovery Planning Package created a complying development pathway for house raising, letting homes be lifted above the flood planning level through a complying development certificate rather than a full DA. Approvals have continued through 2026.
What gets underestimated is the plumbing. Raising a house means the sewer connection, stormwater, water supply, gas lines and hot water all get re-run. Get the sequencing wrong and you are waiting on trades who cannot start, or paying twice for work that had to come out.
We handle the plumbing side of house raising, from the disconnection through to reconnection and certification. Call 0412 230 635 to talk through where your job sits in the process.
Pipework and hot water that has been underwater
More than 6,000 properties were damaged across the Northern Rivers in the 2022 floods, and repair work is still going. Hot water units that sat submerged, pipework that has been sitting unused, and drainage lines full of silt are all still turning up.
The problem with flood-affected plumbing is that it often looks fine until it is under load. A system that ran for a week before failing is a bigger cost than one that was properly assessed up front.
We run CCTV drain inspections including post-flood drainage assessments, and we replace hot water systems across electric, gas, solar and heat pump.
Goonellabah pressure problems, CBD drainage problems
Goonellabah and the surrounding high ground sit well above the Lismore basin, and elevation changes what goes wrong. Up on the hill it tends to be pressure: weak flow, pumps working harder than they should, and appliances that never quite get what they need. Down in the basin it is the reverse, with drainage that clears slowly and lines that back up under load.
Two properties fifteen minutes apart, opposite complaints, different fixes.
We handle both, from acoustic and thermal leak detection on pressure loss through to jetting and clearing blocked lines in the flats.
New builds on higher ground
Buyback participants are relocating into new developments including the Mount Pleasant estate at Goonellabah and several hundred new lots in East Lismore, part of a broader program identifying thousands of parcels across the Northern Rivers.
New builds are a completely different job to a repair. Rough-in, fit-out, hot water sizing for a house that has not been lived in yet, and filtration specified properly rather than left off the base spec.
We do new build plumbing alongside residential and commercial work, and install whole house Puretec filtration systems at build stage or as a retrofit.
You get Jesse, a licensed plumber with over eight years in the trade, not a call centre routing you to whoever's free. JF Plumbing is a referral-based business, which means the work has to speak for itself. NSW Licence 385726C, fully insured, Puretec authorised, and a reasonable price with the job done right the first time.
Why Ballina Locals Call JF Plumbing
24/7 Emergency Plumber in Lismore
Burst pipe, blocked sewer, no hot water or a gas smell you cannot place? Call 0412 230 635 and you will get a realistic ETA on the spot, not a booking three days out.
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Reasonable pricing, no surprises
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Residential, commercial and new builds
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Done right the first time
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On call 24/7, including weekends
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Fully licensed and insured, NSW 385726C
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Safe, compliant workmanship
Lismore Plumbing FAQs
Yes. Lismore is inside our Northern Rivers service area, alongside Goonellabah, East Lismore and the surrounding suburbs.
Yes. Raising a house means re-running the sewer connection, stormwater, water supply, gas and hot water. We handle the plumbing side and work in with the rest of the trades on the job.
It depends on the job. Jesse quotes before starting rather than after. Call 0412 230 635 or use the form on this page.
Yes. A CCTV drain inspection will show whether a line is silted, damaged or clear, which is the difference between a clean-out and a replacement. Hot water units that sat submerged usually need replacing rather than repairing.
Elevation is often part of it. Properties on higher ground can sit at the limit of usable mains pressure, and a leak or a failing pump makes it worse fast. Acoustic and thermal leak detection will tell you whether you are losing water somewhere before you spend money on a pump
Yes, 24/7. Call 0412 230 635.
Yes. NSW Plumbing Licence 385726C, fully insured, and Jesse is a Puretec authorised installer.
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