Bayswater
Blocked, burst or leaking in Bayswater?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Bayswater, from the station shops to the Dandenong Creek, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Bayswater
Postwar estates and a changing centre
Victorian Places notes a large shopping centre near the station, and westwards is housing, with three primary schools built for later postwar families. Homes in those estates are likely to have earthenware or early PVC sewer lines and galvanised or copper water services past their expected life, so root entry at joints and corroded pipe are the faults to expect.
Knox Council has asked for comment on plans for the shopping precinct, including medium and higher density housing on larger redevelopment sites in the centre. New apartment and townhouse buildings share sewer branches and stormwater under owners corporations, so a blockage there starts with finding the common drain and who approves the work.
Jobs in Bayswater
Postwar joints and shared new branches
Blocked drains
Root entry at old joints in the postwar estates west of the station.
Burst pipes
Corroded galvanised water services on the owner's side of the meter.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera to find the common branch under medium and higher density housing on larger redevelopment sites.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Bayswater questions
Yarra Valley Water, a Victorian saloon and shared drains
Which water corporation handles a Bayswater sewer main?
When the August boil water advisory ended, Yarra Valley Water lifted the advisory for its customers in Bayswater, while South East Water cleared neighbouring Boronia. A burst on the corporation's side of the meter or a blocked sewer main is reported to Yarra Valley Water.
Does the old wine saloon need a heritage check for new downpipes?
It should start with one. The National Trust classified the building, calling it one of the few remaining buildings of Victorian times in this area, so Knox heritage controls are checked before gutters, downpipes or visible pipework change. Its age suggests old galvanised or earthenware services underneath.
Who pays for a blocked drain in a group of units?
Where the branch serves more than one unit it is usually common property, so the owners corporation arranges and pays for the work. A drain serving only one unit is that owner's to fix.
