Renovating a bathroom, kitchen or laundry often involves more than simply replacing what’s already there. Moving a toilet, shower, sink or appliance can mean changes to water supply, wastewater, drainage and existing pipework.
The Helpful Plumber provides plumbing and drainlaying for renovations across Rotorua, working with homeowners, builders and other trades to make sure the plumbing works with the overall project.
Whether you’re refreshing an existing space or completely changing the layout, getting your plumber involved early can help identify what’s practical before plans are finalised and work begins.
Talk to your plumber before you finalise the layout.
Moving a toilet, shower, sink or kitchen isn’t always as straightforward as it looks on a floor plan. Existing pipework, drainage, water supply and the construction of the home can all influence what’s practical.
Getting The Helpful Plumber involved early means the plumbing can be considered before cabinetry is ordered, walls are closed up or other work begins.
The Helpful Plumber can work alongside your builder and other trades throughout your renovation, helping plan the plumbing and drainage before completing the required alterations, connections and installations.
Alteration plumbing for bathrooms, including showers, baths, toilets, basins, tapware, water supply and wastewater.
Kitchen plumbing for sinks, tapware, dishwashers and other plumbed appliances, including alterations required for a new kitchen layout.
Wastewater and stormwater drainage, including new drainlaying and connections to existing systems.
New and relocated water supply, wastewater and drainage to accommodate renovations, extensions and changes to the layout of your home.
Ideally, before you finalise the layout or order cabinetry and fixtures.
Your plumber can plan any changes to water supply, wastewater and drainage and coordinate the work with the different stages of your renovation.
If you're changing your bathroom layout, get your plumber involved before the new positions are finalised.
Moving fixtures usually involves altering the water supply and wastewater plumbing, and sometimes the drainage beneath the floor or outside the house.
The Helpful Plumber can work out what's required for the new layout and coordinate the plumbing with your builder and other trades.
Moving your kitchen sink will usually require alterations to both the hot and cold water supply and wastewater plumbing.
It's a good idea to have the new location checked before your kitchen cabinetry is finalised so the required pipework can be planned into the renovation.
A laundry renovation can involve relocating or installing water supply and wastewater connections for washing machines, laundry tubs and other fixtures.
If you're changing the layout, it's best to plan the plumbing before cabinetry and appliances are installed.
Not all renovation plumbing requires building consent. Some repairs, replacements and alterations to existing sanitary plumbing can be exempt when they meet the conditions set out in the Building Act.
If you're planning a bathroom, kitchen or laundry renovation, The Helpful Plumber can look at the plumbing and drainage involved and help identify what requirements apply before work begins.
Yes. Sanitary plumbing is restricted work in New Zealand and must be carried out by someone authorised to do that work.
Drainlaying is also restricted work and must be completed by an authorised drainlayer.
Ben is a Certifying Plumber and Drainlayer, so The Helpful Plumber can take care of both the plumbing and drainlaying involved in your renovation.
No, not simply because the work is exempt from building consent. Building consent requirements and who is legally authorised to carry out sanitary plumbing and drainlaying are separate things.
Even where plumbing or drainage work qualifies for a building consent exemption, restricted sanitary plumbing and drainlaying still needs to be carried out by someone authorised to perform that work.
Yes. The Helpful Plumber regularly works alongside builders and other trades on renovation projects, coordinating plumbing and drainlaying with the different stages of the job.
