Brunswick West
Blocked, burst or leaking in Brunswick West?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Brunswick West, from the bungalow streets to Moonee Vale, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Brunswick West
Bungalows on bigger lots and postwar flats at Moonee Vale
Lots in Brunswick West were cut larger than in central Brunswick, and the predominant house design was the Californian bungalow. Interwar bungalows were likely sewered in earthenware whose joints crack and let roots in, and a bigger lot means a longer run to the boundary, so a camera usually settles where the trouble is.
The closer settlement area at Moonee Vale was the last to be cut into its present lots, in the forties and early fifties, and cream bricks and flats dot the postwar landscape. Those sites are the main exception to one house, one drain.
Victorian Places notes the south west filled first, being closer to Melbourne and less flood prone. On the other streets, stormwater rising from the street drain in heavy rain is ruled out before a property pipe is called blocked.
Jobs in Brunswick West
Long runs, shared branches and hidden gutters
Blocked drains
Long earthenware runs to the boundary behind interwar bungalows.
Commercial plumbing
Shared sewer branches under postwar blocks of flats.
Gutters and downpipes
Concealed gutters behind parapets cleared before they overflow inside.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Brunswick West questions
Rebuilt kerbs, parapet roofs and owners corporations
Why did my stormwater outlet change after the street works?
Merri-bek rebuilt one Brunswick West street with a new underground drainage system and pits and a reconstructed bluestone kerb and channel. New pits change the outlet a property line connects to, so the connection point is confirmed before a blockage is chased.
Why does water come inside under a parapet roof?
A parapet that hides the roof usually means a concealed gutter behind it, which overflows inwards when it blocks. On the former UFS Dispensary, a heritage overlay building whose low parapet partially conceals a hip roof, new downpipes or rainheads may need a council heritage permit first.
Who pays for a blocked drain under postwar flats?
Often the owners corporation. Flats of that era commonly share one sewer branch across several units, and where the blockage sits in common property it authorises and pays for the job.
