The short answer
Yes, McDermott Plumbing takes jobs in Yanchep, Two Rocks, Alkimos, Eglinton, Carabooda, Nowergup and Neerabup: burst pipes, blocked drains, hot water repairs and replacements, leak detection and gas fitting. Call (08) 6187 3999 or text 0406 882 648. This is one of our longest runs from Ellenbrook. For a burst pipe, turn the water off at the meter first; we’ll give you a real arrival time, and if that’s too long for you we’ll say so. For non-urgent work, booking ahead gives us the best chance to fit you in.
Two eras of housing, a long way up Marmion Avenue
On paper Yanchep is huge, over 220 square kilometres taking in Yanchep National Park and a large slice of state forest, but its houses sit in a pocket near the coast around Marmion Avenue and Yanchep Beach Road. Two Rocks grew up around the marina and has spread east and south-east in recent years. The oldest of these homes date back to the Sun City years of the 1970s.
South of them, Alkimos and Eglinton are part of the Alkimos–Eglinton area the State is developing as a future satellite city. Stockland’s Amberton and Satterley’s Allara estates are still being built out in Eglinton. Marmion Avenue only reached Yanchep in 2008, and the rail extension through Alkimos and Eglinton to Yanchep opened in July 2024. Inland, Carabooda, Nowergup and Neerabup are sparsely settled rural land: plant nurseries, small farms, quarries and, at Neerabup, a small industrial area on Flynn Drive and Wanneroo Raceway.
The honest bit: it’s a long run
We’re based in Ellenbrook, in Perth’s north-east. Getting to Two Rocks means crossing to Wanneroo Road or the freeway and heading a long way north, so this isn’t a quick hop the way Malaga or the Swan Valley is for us. We still take jobs up here. What we won’t do is promise an arrival time we can’t keep. Ring, tell us the suburb and what’s happening, and we’ll give you a real ETA before you wait around.
What we see in Yanchep, Alkimos and Eglinton
The work splits by the age of the house:
- Newer Alkimos and Eglinton homes: early-life faults rather than worn-out pipe. A fitting that weeps inside a wall, a flexi hose that fails, a hot water unit that was never set up right, or a drain with building debris in it.
- Builder defects: if the house is new, the builder may be responsible for faulty plumbing they installed. Building and Energy WA says a complaint about faulty building work can only be made within six years of the work being completed, so don’t sit on it. If it can’t wait for the builder, we can fix it and give you an invoice that describes what we found.
- Original 1970s Sun City homes in Yanchep and around the Two Rocks marina: fifty-year-old supply pipework, hot water units that have been replaced more than once, and sewer lines well past the 15-year mark Water Corporation gives for homes that are less likely to have PVC pipe.
- Salt air on outdoor hot water units, taps and meter boxes in the first streets back from the beach at Two Rocks, Yanchep and Alkimos Beach.
- Carabooda, Nowergup and Neerabup: longer supply runs on rural lots. We work on the house water, drains and licensed gas. Bore pumps and irrigation are usually a specialist unless the fault is on the potable side, and if your property isn’t on scheme sewer, tell us what you have when you ring so we can say straight whether it’s a job for us.
Jobs we do in the far north
- 24/7 burst pipe and leak call-outs (with an honest ETA)
- Blocked drains, toilets and gullies
- Hot water repairs and replacements (gas, electric, continuous flow)
- Leak detection and high water bill checks
- Licensed gas fitting and gas leak checks
- Rental repairs for landlords and property managers
Common questions
- Do you really come out to Yanchep and Two Rocks?
- Yes. It’s one of our longest runs from Ellenbrook, so we’ll tell you honestly when we can get there before you wait around. Booking ahead for non-urgent work makes it much easier to fit you in.
- Which suburbs does this page cover?
- Yanchep, Two Rocks, Alkimos, Eglinton, Carabooda, Nowergup and Neerabup. Butler, Jindalee and Clarkson have their own page, and so do Wanneroo and the semi-rural lots around Pinjar.
- My new Alkimos home has a plumbing fault. Do I call the builder or a plumber?
- If it’s a leak or a flood, turn the water off at the meter and call a plumber now. If it’s a defect that can wait, check your builder’s maintenance period first. Building and Energy WA says a complaint about faulty building work can only be made within six years of completion.
- Can you replace a hot water system in Eglinton or Alkimos?
- Yes. Tell us whether it’s gas or electric, storage or continuous flow, and where it sits. A photo of the label helps. We’ll say whether it’s worth repairing or due for replacement before any work starts.
- Do you work on rural properties in Carabooda or Nowergup?
- Yes, on the house plumbing, drains and licensed gas. Bore pumps and irrigation gear are usually a specialist. Describe the setup when you ring and we’ll tell you if it’s us.
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Last updated 6 October 2026. General information only. Every property is different, so call us to talk about yours.