Diggers Rest
Blocked, burst or leaking in Diggers Rest?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Diggers Rest, from the old army housing estate to the new estates, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Diggers Rest
Army houses, new estates and a town on a rise
The council heritage citation describes the former army housing estate as detached single storey homes constructed in the 1950s and 1960s for married personnel at the old station site. Houses of that age are likely to still have earthenware or early cast iron sewer drains and galvanised pipe, so a camera goes down before relining or replacement is quoted.
The newer estates follow the Diggers Rest Precinct Structure Plan, an approved master plan in the Melton Planning Scheme. Drains there are likely PVC, where builder debris, settled joints and roots at junctions are the usual causes.
Jobs in Diggers Rest
Army estate clay and estate PVC
Blocked drains
Old earthenware lines in the army houses and PVC in the new estates.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera along an old cast iron or clay drain before relining is priced.
Gutters and downpipes
Concealed or internal routes looked at first on heritage listed units.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Diggers Rest questions
Heritage units, stormwater on high ground and townhouses
Why would a yard flood if the town sits high?
Victorian Places notes Diggers Rest is not in a hollow or beside a watercourse, because several streams flow away from the slight rise where the town is built. A flooded yard is more often a blocked or undersized stormwater pipe than creek water, so that line is filmed first.
Does heritage affect downpipes on the army estate units?
Yes. The listed units are places that contribute to the significance of the precinct under the Melton heritage overlay, so visible downpipes, roof plumbing or outside pipes get a heritage check, and concealed routes are considered first.
Is an owners corporation likely to be involved?
Rarely. At the last Census 7.3 percent of dwellings were townhouses or similar and no flats were recorded, so most drains belong to one house and a jetter can usually reach them from the side.
