Mont Albert
Blocked, burst or leaking in Mont Albert?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Mont Albert, from the shopping centre to the residential precinct, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Mont Albert
Edwardian houses on wide lots
eMelbourne says open paddocks lasted in Mont Albert until early in the twentieth century, when the suburb saw its major housing construction. Houses of that era were likely first drained in salt glazed earthenware, so cracked or root entered joints on an original sewer line are the first thing a camera looks for.
From the start this was an upper middle class area, and Victorian Places describes houses generously proportioned on wide allotments. Side access usually leaves room for a jetter trailer, but the run from house to sewer connection is long, which means more pipe to inspect when a drain blocks.
Jobs in Mont Albert
Long clay runs and precinct roof plumbing
Blocked drains
Original earthenware sewer lines on long runs to the connection.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera along the full length of a long Edwardian drain.
Gutters and downpipes
Street facing roof plumbing in the Mont Albert Residential Precinct, with the overlay checked first.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Mont Albert questions
Heritage precincts and rebuilt street drains
Do heritage precincts affect new downpipes?
They can. Whitehorse publishes guidelines for the Mont Albert Residential Precinct and the shopping centre precinct, and alterations in the Heritage Overlay may need a planning permit. Replacing street visible downpipes or pipework is checked against the overlay before a quote.
Will council drainage works change my stormwater connection?
Possibly. Council has funded new drainage and an enhanced streetscape for one Mont Albert street, and while that is rebuilt a private connection may be cut and re-laid. A connection job there is timed with the council works and matched to the new pits.
Why does a long drain take longer to diagnose?
There is simply more pipe between the house and the sewer. The camera goes the full length, because a second fault further along is common in clay of that age.
