Heidelberg West
Blocked, burst or leaking in Heidelberg West?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Heidelberg West, from the Olympic Village Green to the newer social housing estates, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Heidelberg West
Commission clay and median gums
Heidelberg West was developed for residential living by the Housing Commission in the fifties, some way from the railway. Houses of that program are likely to have vitrified clay sewers with rigid joints, which roots find easily, so a camera comes first and relining is often on the table.
The dual carriageway beside the Olympic Village Green has a median strip planted with mature eucalypts. Big gums in a road median are a likely source of roots in the sewer mains and house connections close by, so repeat blockages in those streets point to a camera inspection first.
Newer social housing includes the Unison development and the Tarakan and Bell Bardia estates. Multi dwelling sites like these often share sewer branches and stormwater drains across lots, so who owns the common pipe, and how gear reaches it, is settled before a blockage is tackled.
Jobs in Heidelberg West
Rigid clay joints and common drains
CCTV drain inspection
A camera through rigid jointed clay from the fifties to see where gum roots have got in.
Blocked drains
Shared branches on multi dwelling estates, cleared once the owner of the common line is known.
Gutters and downpipes
Roof plumbing on the heritage shops and hall at the village green, checked against the overlay first.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Heidelberg West questions
The village green overlay and estate drains
Do the shops at the Olympic Village Green need a heritage permit for plumbing?
They may. The green, with its shops along one side of the park, its public art and the former Olympic Village Hall, is in the Banyule heritage overlay, so visible downpipes, roof plumbing or shopfront pipework are checked before anything is altered.
Who owns a drain shared by several homes?
Usually the owners corporation, or the housing provider on a social housing estate. Either way the owner of the common line signs off before work starts, since one blockage can affect every home connected to it.
Why do the same drains keep blocking every year?
Rigid clay joints from the Commission era crack and let roots back in, even after a clean. A lining breaks the cycle where a trench would be costly or close to trees.
