★ 4.9 70 reviews on Google

Melbourne's shower, balcony, and bathroom leak specialist

Richard at Leak Doctor. 70 five-star reviews. $10M public liability insurance. 2-7 year warranties on every job. No leak gets past us.

Leak Doctor - Melbourne
★★★★★ 4.9/5

What's the problem?

Pick your issue and find out what's involved before you call.

Detection + waterproofing

from $500 AUD
Timeframe: 1-4 days Downtime: 24-48 hours

Locate the leak source (grout, membrane, drainage). Re-seal, re-grout, or rebuild. 2-7 year warranty on the fix.

Waterproofing repair

from $1,200 AUD
Timeframe: 2-5 days Downtime: 48 hours

Inspect tiles, membrane, drainage, falls, entry points. Identify failed waterproofing. Re-seal or rebuild.

Membrane + tile repair

from $600 AUD
Timeframe: 1-2 days Downtime: 24 hours

Find the entry point. Repair membrane, replace damaged tiles. Stop the leak before it costs you a new ceiling.

Source detection + repair

from $800 AUD
Timeframe: 1-3 days Downtime: Same day

Find what's causing the damage above (balcony, roof, pipe). Fix the source. Don't just patch the symptom.

Why Melbourne calls Richard

70 five-star reviews. Here's what they say.

Specialist, Not Generalist - Leak Doctor

Specialist, Not Generalist

Most plumbers guess at leaks. Richard specialises in finding and fixing them. Thi Thu Ha DO: His knowledge of Australian standards for balconies was impressive.

$10M Insurance - Leak Doctor

$10M Insurance

$10 million public liability and product insurance. Most plumbers carry $5M or less. Big jobs need real coverage.

2-7 Year Warranties - Leak Doctor

2-7 Year Warranties

Every fix backed by a written 2-7 year warranty. Industry standard is 12 months. Richard backs his work for years.

70 Five-Star Reviews - Leak Doctor

70 Five-Star Reviews

Florrie L., Thi Thu Ha DO, Jeremy F., Simon, Ashleigh W. - all five stars. Honest, reliable, excellent workmanship.

Three steps to your fix

1

Call

Call 0412 716 521 or WhatsApp. Tell us what's happening.

2

Quote

Richard comes out, diagnoses the issue, and gives you a fixed price.

3

Fixed

Job done right. Guaranteed. As 70 happy customers confirm.

4.9

Google rating

70

Reviews

6

What we do

70 customers can't be wrong

★★★★★

"Richard from Leak Doctor fixed a leak in our main bathroom. Professional, punctual, quickly identified the source. Repair was completed efficiently and to a very high standard. Honest, reliable, excellent workmanship."

Florrie Lynch
★★★★★

"Ongoing issues with water leaking from my balcony, causing damage to the ceiling below. Richard arrived on time, very professional, thoroughly inspected the balcony. His knowledge of Australian standards for balconies was impressive."

Thi Thu Ha DO
★★★★★

"Richard was punctual and reliable, work was high standard. He went out of his way to help me through a complex project (leaking shower base requiring extensive bathroom rebuild). Excellent result achieved in just 4 days. Now using him to rebuild my balcony."

Simon
★★★★★

"Richard did an amazing job fixing my shower. We would highly recommend him to anyone. The shower is now fixed and looks a thousand times better."

Jeremy Findlay
★★★★★

"Very thorough in his assessment, spending over an hour assessing what was going on. Never felt like he was trying to rip me off. On the day of the repair, he was very clean and thorough with his work and did a beautiful job."

Ashleigh Woodlands

Common questions

Most shower leak repairs range from $500 to $2,500 depending on the cause and extent. Richard provides a fixed quote after inspection.
2-7 year written warranties depending on the work. Industry standard is 12 months. We back our work for years because we do it right.
Yes. $10 million public liability and product insurance. Most plumbers carry $5M or less.
Yes. Most plumbers do general work and guess at leaks. Richard specialises in detection, balcony repair, shower repair, and waterproofing. That's the difference.
All Melbourne suburbs. Based in Melbourne, servicing inner and outer suburbs alike.
Usually yes. We specialise in fixing leaks without major renovation. Re-grouting, re-sealing, membrane repair - all targeted solutions.

Ready to get started?

Call for a free quote.

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