Bayles
Blocked, burst or leaking in Bayles?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Bayles, from Yallock Creek to the hobby and poultry farms, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Bayles
Timber piers, soft subsoil and a creek through town
The bridges over Yallock Creek stand on timber piers because timber performed better than concrete in unstable swamp subsoils. Ground that shaped a bridge shifts under drains too, so dropped joints and soft trench walls are expected, and bedding and support are planned before a pipe is relaid.
Yallock Creek runs through the Bayles village to Western Port Bay. Low lots beside it can see stormwater back up in wet weather, so levels and overflow paths are checked before a drain is connected.
Jobs in Bayles
Swamp ground and long paddock runs
Blocked drains
Dropped joints in soft swamp ground, found and cleared.
Burst pipes
Leaks on long water services across hobby farm paddocks.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera along a long private run before a machine crosses a paddock.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Bayles questions
Drainage channels, farm lots and outlets
Where can stormwater from a property here go?
Wherever a fall allows. The township's bridges cross two major drainage channels of a complex network in typical swamp terrain, so most lots have few natural falls. Where the water can discharge, and whether the receiving drain is public, is confirmed before any new line goes in.
Why do drain jobs on farm lots take longer?
Distance, mostly. The break-up of larger holdings left mainly hobby and poultry farms, with long private drain runs, tanks and on-site systems, so the outlet is often a long way from the house and machinery has to cross the paddocks.
Is a farm lot likely to have an on-site system?
Often, along with tanks. The system and its outlet are located first, so the job starts from what is actually in the ground rather than a guess.
