Hughesdale
Blocked, burst or leaking in Hughesdale?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Hughesdale, from the interwar streets to the renewed council drains, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Hughesdale
Interwar houses and rebuilt street drains
Victorian Places describes the housing here as pre and early postwar, with good examples of late 1920s houses. Houses of that kind probably still carry original earthenware drains and older galvanised pipe, so cracked joints are expected and a camera comes before any lining price.
A council road reconstruction includes new stormwater drainage to reduce the flooding of residential properties along a busy route through the suburb. Where homes have flooded often enough to need that, the first question about a wet yard is whether the street system or the house drain is at fault, and the road works may restrict access for a while.
Council's completed works also list a drainage renewal program elsewhere in the suburb, with new underground drains, pits and connections. Property stormwater there was joined to new pits, so the connection point is found before the street drain is blamed for a blockage.
Jobs in Hughesdale
Earthenware joints and new council pits
Blocked drains
Cracked earthenware joints in interwar house drains.
Burst pipes
Older galvanised supply pipe in pre and early postwar houses.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera to find where a property line meets a renewed council pit.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Hughesdale questions
Street tree renewal and tight rear access
Will the young nature strip trees affect house drains?
Eventually they may. Council's tree assessment for a main road here proposed removing only a few dead, dying or dangerous trees and planting many more, some in empty spots, so tree positions are noted and sealed joints are favoured on any drain replaced nearby.
Can a jetter truck reach the back-lot townhouses?
Not always a large one. A townhouse permit near the old exchange building relies on Federation Walk, a narrow one-way access shared with existing homes, so the truck size, parking and hose runs are planned before arrival.
Is old earthenware better relined or replaced?
It depends what the camera shows. Cracked joints on a line that still holds its shape suit a lining, while a collapsed or badly dipped section is usually replaced.
