Plumber Ocean Reef

Ocean Reef WA 6027, City of Joondalup. About 26 km north of the Perth CBD.

Ocean Reef is a northern coastal suburb in the City of Joondalup. The name was coined by developers in the 1970s from a reef visible several kilometres offshore and formally adopted in 1974, replacing the earlier name Beaumaris, which a shopping centre and a primary school still carry. Hodges Drive divides the suburb, with the southern half often called old Ocean Reef. The Ocean Reef Boat Harbour at the western end of Hodges Drive provides a public launching ramp and a small fishing harbour, and the City of Joondalup has long-standing plans for a marina development on the site.

• A working boat harbourThe harbour carries a launching ramp, a small fishing fleet and public amenities. Salt spray and constant wet use mean tapware, fittings and drainage hardware around it corrode far faster than the same items in a house, so we specify for that position rather than replacing like for like.
• Divided in two by Hodges DriveThe southern half is the older part of the suburb, with only a few years between the two. That is still enough to change what is in the ground, so we check which side of Hodges Drive a property is on before assuming the age of its water and sewer connections.
• Directly exposed to the coastSalt-laden air shortens the life of external hot water units and outdoor tapware across Ocean Reef. An owner replacing a failed unit with an identical one in the same exposed position is usually buying the same early failure again, and we say so.
• Two shopping centres serving the suburbBeaumaris Shopping Centre in the north and Ocean Reef Shopping Centre in the south both carry food tenancies and public amenities. Grease traps and floor wastes there need servicing on a realistic cycle and outside trading hours.