Gas Fitting Lane Cove | Licensed Gas Fitters

In a block, gas is shared infrastructure

In a house, gas is a supply to a building. In a walk-up it is a system serving several households, and that changes what any one owner can do.

Whether gas reaches your apartment is the first question and it is not always yes. Some of these blocks were built with a connection to every unit, some to none at all, and some only to particular stacks. A meter bank on the wall does not settle it.

The second question is what the riser was sized for. It was specified for the appliances the building had when it went up, and adding to it decades later is a capacity question rather than a plumbing preference.

The third is common property. New pipework that crosses shared areas needs the owners corporation's agreement. None of this is unusual, it simply has to be answered before anything is bought.

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Gas work in Lane Cove housing

Whether gas reaches your unit at all

Some blocks here were built with gas to every apartment, some to none, and some only to certain stacks.

A meter bank on the building does not mean a live connection to your unit. It is the first thing worth establishing and it takes one visit.

The riser was sized for 1968

The gas riser in these buildings was specified for the appliances the block had when it was built.

Adding appliances decades later is a capacity question. It is usually answerable, but it is a question rather than an assumption.

New pipework crosses common property

Anything running outside your own lot is on shared areas, and the owners corporation has a legitimate say in that.

Raising it early is far easier than unwinding it afterwards, and committees generally deal with it sensibly when asked properly.

The certificate matters more in a block

A Certificate of Compliance is legally required and is issued by the licensed gasfitter.

In a building with other households it is also the record that work inside your apartment was done to standard. Keep it.

Unlicensed gas work is everyone's problem here

Gas fitting is licensed work in NSW with no small-job exemption, and unlicensed work cannot be certified.

In a shared building that risk is not confined to the person who commissioned it, which is reason enough on its own.

What gas fitting costs in Lane Cove

Fixed price agreed before anything starts. These are indicative 2026 ranges and the Certificate of Compliance is included in every one of them.

Gas leak test $150 – $300

The installation pressure tested, with a written result.

Cooktop connected and certified $250 – $500

Connected, tested and certified, with the certificate handed over.

New gas point $450 – $1,200

Depending on the run and what it has to pass through on the way.

Heater bayonet fitted $300 – $600

Installed and certified, sized for the appliance rather than for convenience.

Certificate of Compliance included

Legally required, and included on every gas job without being asked for.

How a gas call-out runs.

Step 01

We check the supply

Whether gas actually reaches your unit, and what the riser was sized for. That comes before any quote.

Step 02

Pressure testing a gas installation in a Lane Cove block

The installation tested

A pressure test on what we are connecting to, so nothing gets certified over an existing fault.

Step 03

Installing a gas appliance in a Lane Cove unit

Fitted to standard

Installed and commissioned properly, sized for the appliance rather than for whatever was easiest to run.

Step 04

Handing over a gas compliance certificate in Lane Cove

Certificate handed over

The Certificate of Compliance issued on the spot, and worth keeping with your records.

Gas fitting questions.

What Lane Cove locals ask us before booking a plumber.

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I can smell gas. What do I do?

Get everyone out first. Do not touch a light switch or any other switch, and do not use a phone inside the building. In a block, tell your neighbours on the way out rather than assuming somebody else has. Then ring from outside. This is the one situation where doing nothing clever and simply leaving is the right answer.

Does gas even reach my apartment?

Not always, and it is the first thing to establish. Some of these blocks were built with gas to every unit, some to none, and some only to certain stacks. A meter bank in the basement or on an external wall does not automatically mean a live connection to your apartment. We check rather than assume, because it changes the entire quote.

Can I add a gas cooktop where there has never been one?

Sometimes. It depends on whether there is a supply to the unit, whether the riser has capacity for another appliance, and whether running new pipework crosses common property, which needs the owners corporation's agreement. None of those are unusual obstacles, they just need answering before anything is ordered.

What is a Certificate of Compliance and do I need one?

It is the document a licensed gasfitter issues certifying the work was done to standard. It is legally required. Keep it with your records, because insurers ask for it and so does a conveyancer at sale. In a block it is also what tells a future committee that the work in your apartment was done properly. We issue one on every gas job without being asked.

Can I install a cooktop myself?

No. Gas is licensed work in NSW, there is no exemption for a small job or a capable owner, and unlicensed work cannot be certified and will void a home insurance claim. In a building with other households in it, that is somebody else's risk as well as your own.

Do you test the whole installation or just the new appliance?

The installation. Certifying a new cooktop on a line that is losing somewhere else achieves nothing, so we pressure test what we are connecting to. If something else is wrong you will hear about it before we leave, with a price attached rather than a vague warning.

What does gas work cost in Lane Cove?

A leak test on the installation is $150 to $300. A cooktop connected and certified is $250 to $500. A new gas point run and certified is $450 to $1,200 depending on the distance and what it has to pass through. A heater bayonet is $300 to $600. The compliance certificate is included in all of it.

Licensed Lane Cove plumber arriving with his tools

Get the gas work done in Lane Cove

Tell us whether it is a house or a unit and whether gas already reaches you. Those two answers decide whether this is a straightforward job or a building question first.

Installation tested, certificate issued as a matter of course, and the licence number on the quote before you agree to anything.

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