Geraldton & Mid West
WATER TANK REPAIRS IN GERALDTON
Salt air, low rainfall and long dry summers are hard on tanks. We run north regularly to fix them.
Short answer
Do you repair water tanks in Geraldton?
Yes. Geraldton is about 420 km north of Perth, roughly a five hour drive, so we batch Mid West work into planned trips. We fit concrete and steel liners, repair corroded roofs and re-band concrete tanks through Geraldton and the surrounding farming country.
Local conditions
What tanks do around Geraldton
Water and soil in the Mid West
Geraldton sits in a dry, windy, coastal climate. Annual rainfall is roughly half what the South West gets, and almost all of it falls in winter. Stored water has to carry properties through a long, hot summer, so tank capacity here is not a comfort item. It is the water supply.
That has two effects on tanks. First, tanks run low every year, which exposes the upper liner to sunlight and heat for months at a time. UV is a genuine killer of liner edges in this region. Second, a leak is noticed late, because everybody expects the level to fall in summer.
Soils are sandy and often limestone based, and the salt laden coastal air is corrosive. Steel wall sheets, roof sheeting and tank bands all corrode faster near the coast than they do inland. Rust streaks on the outside of a tank are worth acting on early here.
Typical tanks in this area
Mid West tanks tend to be big and hard working: - Large steel tanks on broadacre cropping and grazing properties - Older concrete tanks on established farms and station country - Rainwater tanks on coastal houses and rural residential blocks - Stock and firefighting supply tanks well away from the homestead
Because many tanks are remote from the house, damage is often found late. If you have tanks you rarely visit, checking the roof and the water line once a season is cheap insurance.
Travel and lead time from Perth
Geraldton is roughly 420 km from our Perth base, around five hours each way. We do not send a truck that far for a single small job if we can help it, so Mid West work is batched into planned runs.
What that means in practice: if you can wait for the next scheduled trip, travel is shared across several jobs and your price is lower. If you need someone out now, we can do that, and the mobilisation cost is stated plainly on the quote instead of being buried in the rate.
Send photos, the tank diameter and the height when you first call. On a five hour drive it pays to arrive with the right liner already on the truck.
Other towns we cover on the same run
A Geraldton trip usually includes: - Dongara and Port Denison - Northampton and Kalbarri - Mullewa and Mingenew - Three Springs, Morawa and Perenjori - Chapman Valley and Walkaway
If you are further out again, call and tell us where you are. We will let you know when we are next in that direction.
Services
WHAT WE DO IN THE MID WEST
Guides
USEFUL BEFORE A LONG TRIP
Get a price
SEND US THE NUMBERS.
Diameter, height, outlets and a couple of photos. That's usually all we need to come back with a firm price — no site visit required to start.
Coverage
WE TRAVEL FOR TANKS
WA Tanks is based in Perth and works across Western Australia. We cover the Perth metro area, the South West, the Wheatbelt, the Mid West, the Great Southern and the Goldfields. Regional jobs are batched into runs, so the lead time depends on the next trip to your area.
Not on the list? Call, we usually travel there anyway.
Perth metro
Perth & HillsSwan ValleyRockinghamMandurahMetro jobs usually start within a week of the quote being accepted.
South West
BunburyBusseltonMargaret RiverManjimupBooked into the next South West run, so timing follows the run, not the call.
Wheatbelt
NorthamMerredinNarroginKatanningBooked into the next Wheatbelt run, so timing follows the run, not the call.