Mickleham
Blocked, burst or leaking in Mickleham?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Mickleham, from the Avenue of Honour to the Mount Ridley homestead, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Mickleham
A trunk sewer next door that may not be yours to use
Yarra Valley Water has finished a new sewer pipeline through Mickleham, and says many properties along its path are unable to connect into them directly, because of the pipes' size and depth and how they work with the wider network. A lot beside the new main may still connect somewhere else, so servicing advice from the corporation comes before any sewer drain work is priced.
Beside the main road north, the Avenue of Honour is planted with river red gums and is described as the longest avenue of mature eucalyptus in Hume City. Big gum roots in the road verge travel toward sewer, water and stormwater joints, so a drain that keeps blocking near the avenue points to roots and calls for a camera first.
Jobs in Mickleham
New mains, old gums and the homestead
Blocked drains
Repeat blockages beside the longest avenue of mature eucalyptus in Hume, where gum roots find the joints.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera along the line to show where roots or a poor joint sit.
Pipe relining
A lining where the avenue's heritage overlay makes a trench in the verge unwelcome.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Mickleham questions
Root work on the avenue and digging at Mount Ridley
Can red gum roots be cut out of my drain near the honour trees?
Usually from inside the pipe, but the avenue carries a heritage overlay, so any root work in the verge or near the trees is checked with Hume City Council first. A lining often avoids disturbing the roots at all.
Does a drain trench near the Mount Ridley homestead need a permit?
Close to the old walls, it is likely to. The homestead and stables, now part of a school campus, are on the Victorian Heritage Register, and landscaping works are exempt from permit providing they keep a set distance from the original walls. A trench or new external pipework inside that distance is expected to need Heritage Victoria's permission, so the distance is confirmed before digging.
What does a sewer connection need on a new lot?
Servicing advice from Yarra Valley Water first, because the nearest main is not always one the lot can use. The plumber then knows where the connection point is before the drain is designed and priced.
