Cranbourne East
Blocked, burst or leaking in Cranbourne East?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Cranbourne East, from the estates near the TAFE to the Collison Estate, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Cranbourne East
Paddocks to estates within a few years
Victorian Places records that Cranbourne East was still paddocks at the end of the nineties, but within a few years there was a housing estate north of the TAFE, with the Casey Fields sports complex going up. Nearly every house since is on PVC laid to modern standards, and a blockage is more often wipes, fat or settling in new fill than roots.
One pocket went another way. Casey reported that landowners in the Collison Estate chose to maintain their rural character, so the estate was left out of the gazetted precinct structure plan. Those older homes may still have long private drain runs or an older on-site system, so the sewer connection is confirmed before quoting.
Jobs in Cranbourne East
New fill and long rural runs
Blocked drains
Wipes and fat in new PVC, and long private runs on lots whose owners chose to maintain their rural character.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera to find a dip where new fill has settled under the pipe.
Leak detection
A water meter that keeps turning with every tap off, traced before any concrete is lifted.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Cranbourne East questions
Rural lots becoming small ones
What changes when a big rural lot is subdivided?
The Collison Estate development plan guides the estate into an integrated residential development with a range of house types and sizes. New shared sewer branches, drainage easements and staged connections follow, so the plan of subdivision is read before anything is tied in.
Is my house on the sewer or a septic tank?
In the estates, the sewer. On the older rural lots it is worth checking, since some predate the estates around them and may run to an on-site system. The answer decides who to call and what gear to bring.
Why does a new house drain sag?
New fill can settle under a pipe in its first years, leaving a dip that holds waste and slows the line. A camera shows where the dip starts and how long it runs.
