Mount Dandenong
Blocked, burst or leaking in Mount Dandenong?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Mount Dandenong, from the summit reserve to the gravel lanes below it, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Mount Dandenong
Weekenders, fine gardens and old drains
Like neighbouring Olinda, Mount Dandenong saw residential settlement for weekenders and more elaborate buildings after World War I, and it became known for fine gardens, Victorian Places says. Houses of that period are likely to carry original earthenware or cast iron drains under established beds, where roots and cracked joints are the usual failures.
A group of lanes near the summit lies within a Green Wedge Zone, and council proposed sealing them with minimal impact on the existing formation, but its update says funding is insufficient for the project to proceed. Another nearby street was left out of a sealing scheme for lack of support. On gravel like that there is no kerb or underground drain, so roof and driveway water has no formal outlet until council sets a legal point of discharge.
Jobs in Mount Dandenong
Garden drains and gravel lanes
CCTV drain inspection
A camera under an old garden before a bed or path is lifted.
Pipe relining
A lining for an earthenware drain threaded through mature plantings.
Gutters and downpipes
Roof water on gravel lanes within a Green Wedge Zone, routed where council allows.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Mount Dandenong questions
Summit car parks, viewing platforms and heritage drainage
Does work at the summit reserve need council consent?
Likely. The Mt Dandenong Observatory Reserve, which now includes Sky High Restaurant and the TV Towers, is in the Yarra Ranges heritage overlay, so a change to visible drainage or building plumbing there is likely to need heritage consent first. Its concrete viewing platforms and car parks also send rain to only a few drains.
Why does runoff from gravel reach a driveway?
Unsealed streets carry water along their edges and over crossovers, so a stormwater fault may start in the road formation. Council's position is checked before any discharge is changed.
What is the usual fault in a garden-era drain?
Roots through a cracked joint. A camera finds it, and a lining often saves digging up a garden that took decades to grow.
