Doreen
Blocked, burst or leaking in Doreen?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Doreen, from Laurimar to the Nillumbik side, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Doreen
One suburb, two councils and a pumped sewer
Victorian Places describes a large private subdivision on the western side of the suburb: Named Laurimar, the subdivision is in Whittlesea City, while the eastern side falls in Nillumbik shire. Which council a property sits under decides who issues its legal point of discharge or a drainage permit, so that is settled first.
Laying that pipeline, the corporation reported variable and difficult ground conditions and mixed open trenching with tunnelling. A new drain trench may meet hard patches beside soft ones, so a camera goes down first and the method can change once the ground is known.
Jobs in Doreen
Pumped sewers and mixed ground
Blocked drains
A backed up sewer checked against the pump station before the house drain.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera through new and older lines before trenching in uneven ground.
Pipe relining
A lining where hard ground makes a fresh trench slow and costly.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Doreen questions
Creek crossings, council boundaries and heritage pines
Why might a pit near the creek fill in heavy rain?
Laurimar Creek crosses the suburb, and the corporation's project images show micro-tunnelling under Laurimar Creek for its sewer. Properties on the low side can take overland flow in a downpour, so whether a flooded pit is backing up from the creek is checked before the line is cleared.
Does the heritage overlay on the old church affect plumbing?
Yes. Hazel Glen Uniting Church sits in the Nillumbik heritage overlay as the only remaining public building demonstrating the settlement of Hazel Glen, with its gates and border pines included. Changing visible downpipes, or trenching near the pines, starts with a question to council about a planning permit.
What is the first check when a sewer backs up near the pump station?
Yarra Valley Water rebuilt part of the sewer with a new wet well and pump station, so the homes around it drain to a pumped system. The corporation is asked whether its pump or main has faulted before the property drain is treated as blocked.
