Crib Point
Blocked, burst or leaking in Crib Point?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Crib Point, from the old township to the rear houses on split lots, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Crib Point
Refinery-era subdivisions and unmade roads
As the population grew from the sixties to the nineties, Victorian Places records, land subdivisions produced an over-supply of residential sites, and some were later consolidated. A house of that era is likely on earthenware or early PVC, and an old line can run under what is now a single property, so a camera finds the real route.
The Shire's township plan came out of concern about out-of-character development on larger lots available for subdivision with few planning controls. Where a big lot has been split, a rear house may share a drain or rely on an easement, so who drains where is traced before work starts.
Jobs in Crib Point
Hidden lines on split and joined lots
Blocked drains
Shared or rear drains on lots that have been split.
CCTV drain inspection
Tracing an old line under a consolidated site.
Gutters and downpipes
Downpipes on older buildings, with any proposed heritage listing checked.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Crib Point questions
Unmade streets, stormwater and a proposed overlay
Where does stormwater go before kerbs are built?
A Shire development contributions plan pays for the road and drainage infrastructure needed on three unmade streets in the town. Until those works are built, the discharge point is confirmed with council before anything is connected.
Does a heritage overlay cover the old church?
Not yet. The Crib Point Uniting Methodist Church is among places proposed for a heritage overlay in a Shire amendment, with no interim controls. If it is adopted, replacing downpipes, tanks or visible pipework on the church may need a planning permit, so the schedule is checked before quoting.
Who clears a blockage in the sewer main?
South East Water, when the fault is in its pipe. A blockage between the house and the connection point is the owner's job.
