Box Hill South
Blocked, burst or leaking in Box Hill South?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Box Hill South, from the Golf Links estate to Gardiners Creek, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Box Hill South
Tram terminus estates and a creek valley
A nearby tram terminus drew estates here in the twenties, and Victorian Places names the Golf Links estate as the largest of them. Houses from those years were likely first drained in earthenware, and with mature gardens around them, cracked joints and roots are the usual suspects in a blocked sewer.
Settlement on the eastern side came later and was a postwar development, so the drains there are a generation younger. One pipe age cannot be assumed across the suburb, and the material is checked on each job.
Gardiners Creek flows south-westerly across Box Hill South, with a linear park along it. Ground falling to the creek takes overland flow in heavy rain, and a street pit can surcharge into a property line.
Jobs in Box Hill South
Interwar clay and younger eastern lines
Blocked drains
Root entry at old clay joints in the Golf Links estate and the smaller estate beside it.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera to tell an interwar line from one laid in a postwar development.
Pipe relining
A lining for a cracked earthenware drain under a mature garden, compared with digging it up.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Box Hill South questions
Commission homes, outfalls and two pipe eras
Is a former Housing Commission drain shared?
Sometimes. eMelbourne notes the Commission was locally active after the war, especially in Box Hill South, and those houses usually kept simple original layouts. Some lots have since been subdivided, so whether the sewer branch is shared is checked before a price.
Why does stormwater back up when the pipe looks clear?
On ground that falls towards the creek, the outfall or street pit may be full rather than the property pipe blocked. The outlet is checked in heavy rain before any pipe is replaced.
Who looks after the pipe beyond my boundary?
The owner is responsible for the private line up to the council or water corporation connection. Past that point a blockage is reported to the authority that owns the asset rather than worked on.
