Mordialloc
Blocked, burst or leaking in Mordialloc?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Mordialloc, from the beach ridges to the old Carrum Swamp edge, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Mordialloc
Where the cliffs stop and the swamps begin
An early Crown Lands map marked building lots on the western side of town, but to the east the land was labelled flood-prone with the Carrum Swamp. A stormwater drain on that old swamp edge can have very little fall to its outlet, so surcharging and standing water are checked before the property pipe is blamed.
The coast changes character here. North of town the shore is eroding cliff, and to the south lie extensive beach ridges that have inhibited drainage and produced swamps, so trenches fill with water and loose sand and need shoring and pumping.
The deep main sewer through the suburb belongs to Melbourne Water, while household sewer faults go to South East Water. A blockage found past the property branch is reported to the right authority rather than dug into.
Jobs in Mordialloc
Wet sand, deep mains and shared lines
Blocked drains
Older clay sewers in the brick veneer streets, and shared plastic drains on the newer estate.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera along wet joints in extensive beach ridges that have inhibited drainage and produced swamps.
Pipe relining
A sleeve through an old private line where digging means shoring and pumping.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Mordialloc questions
Station archaeology, main upgrades and apartment drains
Can a drain be dug up beside the station land?
Only with care. The station precinct is on the Victorian Heritage Inventory because subsurface components exceeding seventy-five years old are potentially present below the ground surface, so the inventory boundary is checked and Heritage Victoria consent allowed for before a trench opens.
Who handles a household sewer complaint during the main upgrade?
South East Water does. The rising main and pump station upgrade is Melbourne Water's own project, and a fault in a home's sewer still goes to the retailer rather than the crew on site.
Do apartments on the old training track share drains?
Many do. Much of the housing on the former Epsom Training Track is flats and apartments on shared plastic drains, so the owners corporation is part of any job on a common line.
