Box Hill North
Blocked, burst or leaking in Box Hill North?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Box Hill North, from Bushy Creek to the Koonung Creek parklands, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Box Hill North
Last to be built, then subdivided again
With the station south of the main road, Box Hill North was the last part of the former Box Hill municipality to be developed residentially. Most houses are therefore postwar, with later earthenware or early PVC sewer drains, and the material is confirmed with a camera before a reline is quoted.
Townhouses and semi-detached homes now make up almost three in ten occupied dwellings, more than double the state's share. Infill often puts several homes on one lot, so a blocked sewer branch may be shared, and access past a neighbour's door is planned before the visit.
Jobs in Box Hill North
Shared branches and creek side lots
Blocked drains
Sewer branches shared by townhouses on a subdivided lot, and postwar lines on the rest.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera to show where a shared branch splits between dwellings.
Gutters and downpipes
Stormwater from lots that fall towards the creek reserves.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Box Hill North questions
Bushy Creek, a chapel exemption and shared lots
Why does stormwater surcharge near the creek reserve?
Victorian Places describes a scattering of reserves, one of them linear along Bushy Creek between Springfield Park and Elgar Park. Lots nearby drain towards it, so easements and the outfall are checked before a surcharging pipe is treated as a private fault.
Does the heritage listed former Wesleyan chapel need a permit for pipe work?
Its register entry exempts the removal of extraneous items such as air conditioners, pipework and wiring, with making good. New work may still need planning or building permits, so the exemption wording is read before external pipes are touched.
Who decides on work in a shared sewer branch?
Every owner served by it, or the owners corporation where one exists. Their agreement comes before the line is opened or relined.
