Blind Bight
Blocked, burst or leaking in Blind Bight?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Blind Bight, from the dunes to the mangroves past the foreshore, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Blind Bight
Seventies lots on windblown sand
Victorian Places records that Janus Constructions opened up serviced allotments at Blind Bight, after permits had been granted to cut the area into lots of up to a hectare. Houses on those seventies lots and the bigger ones around them are likely to have older pipework and long runs to the street connection, so the connection point and the pipe material are found first.
The built-up area sits on sandy soils, some being windblown dunes, which drain freely and move far less than clay. Joints cracked by ground movement are less common here than in clay suburbs.
Jobs in Blind Bight
Long runs in loose sand
Blocked drains
Long runs from house to street on larger lots, located before they are cleared.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera to find the material and the connection point on the older allotments.
Gutters and downpipes
Downpipes and pits that back up when the tide holds the outfall.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Blind Bight questions
Salt marsh, tides and coastal village permits
Why is the stormwater slow when nothing is blocked?
Blind Bight has a foreshore reserve on what was formerly salt marsh, with mangroves beyond it. Low ground behind it can hold water at high tide and in heavy rain, so the outfall level and the tide are checked before a blockage is assumed.
Does new pipework in the bush need a permit?
It can. Casey's coastal villages policy describes the Coastal Village 1 Zone at Blind Bight as tightly controlled, with a planning permit needed for buildings and works and for clearing vegetation. A trench through bush or a new tank may count, which adds lead time to work that is not urgent.
How is a trench kept open in dune sand?
With shoring, or by opening only a short length at a time, since the walls slump soon after digging. That shapes how long a repair takes and how much of the yard is disturbed.
