Cranbourne North
Blocked, burst or leaking in Cranbourne North?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Cranbourne North, from Hilltop Park Reserve to the east to south-west waterway, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Cranbourne North
Estates dated by their schools
Victorian Places says the suburb's urban occupation can be traced through school openings, from St Therese's Catholic Primary to Alkira Secondary College. Most houses therefore date from the late eighties on, with sewer drains likely PVC rather than clay, and a blockage is more often fat, wipes or a sagging joint than roots.
Hilltop Park Reserve is heathy woodland with manna gums, cherry ballart, wattles and sheoaks, and its large old trees shelter birds and possums. Manna gum roots spread well past the canopy, so houses along the reserve are more prone to root entry, and a new trench nearby is dug with care around protected trees.
The first stage of the precinct was laid out under schedule 14 to the development plan overlay in the Casey planning scheme, which fixes where drainage and services run. That plan is read before a drain is moved or a connection added.
Jobs in Cranbourne North
Young pipe near old gums
Blocked drains
Fat, wipes and sagging joints in PVC lines from the late eighties on.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera near the reserve's manna gums, where roots find joints that have moved.
Burst pipes
A split or leaking supply line on the property side, shut off and repaired.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Cranbourne North questions
The waterway, the golf course and shared lots
Why does the back yard flood when the drain is clear?
Houses backing onto the east to south-west waterway sit on the low ground that carries overland flow in heavy rain. Water there may be the waterway running high rather than a blocked property drain, and that is ruled out first.
What happens to drains when the golf course is built on?
Council has a planning permit application for a multi-lot residential subdivision on the Cranbourne Golf Course, with a display home centre and lots holding two or more dwellings. Lots like that often share a drain, so the plan of subdivision is read for easements and shared branches before a connection is made.
Can roots get into a plastic drain?
Yes, through a joint that has shifted or a fitting that was never sealed, though far less often than in old clay. Near the gum woodland a camera is worth running when a drain keeps slowing.
