Clayton South
Blocked, burst or leaking in Clayton South?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Clayton South, from the sand belt streets to the golf course, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Clayton South
Sand extraction, landfill and late fifties houses
Clayton South sits in sand belt country, and digging out that sand left two large landfill sites. Filled pits are less stable than natural ground, so a drain near them may settle or shear, and ground conditions are checked before a dig or a lining is planned there.
Houses and factories began going up in the late 1950s. Drains from then and the sixties are likely to be earthenware or early fibre cement, and tree roots at the joints are the usual reason one keeps blocking.
Jobs in Clayton South
Old joints and filled ground
CCTV drain inspection
A camera on drains near the two large landfill sites, where filled ground settles.
Blocked drains
Root-blocked joints in earthenware and fibre cement house drains.
Gutters and downpipes
Stormwater lines on low lots that take a long time to clear.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Clayton South questions
Golf course ground and slow-clearing stormwater
Why does stormwater sit longer on some lots?
When the Forest Hill club bought its Spring Valley course, Victorian Places says there was a considerable amount of swampy or unimproved land around it. Ground like that drains slowly, so low spots near the course hold water and a blocked stormwater drain leaves it standing longer.
Can a drain be relined if the ground has moved?
If the pipe has cracked but kept its line, usually yes. A drain that has sheared or dropped near filled ground may need a section replaced, and the camera shows which.
What makes a drain block again soon after clearing?
Usually something still in the pipe: roots growing back through a joint, a crack catching paper, or a dip holding silt. Filming the line after it is cleared finds the cause.
