Glenroy
Blocked, burst or leaking in Glenroy?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Glenroy, from Glenroy West to Jacana, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Glenroy
Commission houses and airline homes
In the fifties the Housing Commission completed about 1700 houses in Glenroy and Jacana, so much of the suburb comes from one short building run. Repeated layouts with original earthenware sewers and galvanised or early copper water pipe are likely, and at this age joints crack and steel corrodes.
Just after the war came Australian National Airways sponsored housing for its staff in Glenroy West, while War Service homes went up across the railway. Those houses may keep their first clay drains and galvanised services, so a camera on the house drain and a pressure check are good starting points.
Jobs in Glenroy
Postwar runs and protected roots
Blocked drains
Original earthenware sewers in the Housing Commission streets.
Burst pipes
Corroded galvanised water services in the postwar houses.
Pipe relining
Root damaged lines near the heritage cypress row, lined instead of dug.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Glenroy questions
Cypress roots, rebuilt kerbs and the public hall
Do the big cypress trees affect nearby drains?
They can. A heritage listed row of mature Monterey cypress runs in two sections beside one of Glenroy's main roads, and roots that size reach sewer and stormwater joints. Because the trees are protected, camera inspection and relining are usually favoured over digging near them.
Why does my stormwater connection sit at a new level?
Merri-bek rebuilt one Glenroy street with a new underground drainage system and pits and changed the road levels. Where a kerb has been rebuilt, the property connection may meet the new pit at a different height, so that is looked at before a blockage on the lot is assumed.
Does heritage control affect downpipes on Glenroy Public Hall?
Only on the significant part. The hall is in the heritage overlay for its form and materials as remodelled, while later additions are not significant, so new downpipes or roof drainage need a heritage permit only where they touch the protected fabric.
