Hurstbridge
Blocked, burst or leaking in Hurstbridge?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Hurstbridge, from Ferguson's Paddock to the old concrete bridge, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Hurstbridge
Apple country turned residential suburb
Hurstbridge was once an apple growing district. Its population nearly doubled in the first decade after the war, and in time the postwar population had grown fourfold. Homes from those decades may have earthenware or early PVC drains, and some lots an older septic system, so joints are checked by camera before a price.
The town sits on the creek, with two extensive parklands along the Diamond Creek, the larger of them Ferguson's Paddock. Low ground beside them takes the creek's high water, so a stormwater outlet that backs up after heavy rain is judged against the creek level before it is cleared.
Jobs in Hurstbridge
Septic, clay and creek flats
Blocked drains
Old earthenware and early PVC drains in postwar houses.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera along an old line to see whether it leads to a septic tank or the sewer.
Pipe relining
A lining near protected heritage sites, where an open trench is not an option.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Hurstbridge questions
Heritage radii in the road reserve
Can a trench go near the old fire bell tree?
Usually not as an open trench. The Yellow Box that once held the fire bell is in the Nillumbik heritage overlay, and the protection covers the tree and the surrounding road reserve to a radius of ten metres. Drain or service work there is planned as boring or relining, after a check with council.
Does the concrete arch bridge affect service works nearby?
It can. The early concrete arch bridge, a rare design in a shire of timber bridges, is a Nillumbik heritage place covering the bridge and the site within a 30 metre radius. Any trench near it needs the overlay checked and time allowed for a permit.
Who repairs a burst on the corporation's side of the meter?
The water corporation looks after the main and its fittings up to the meter. Past the meter, the pipe is the owner's to have repaired.
