Mount Eliza
Blocked, burst or leaking in Mount Eliza?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Mount Eliza, from the Ranelagh estate by the beach to the slopes along Ballar Creek, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Mount Eliza
Late water, long runs and granite underfoot
Mount Eliza was little more than a village clustered around a couple of general stores until the 1960s, when reticulated water and a shopping centre arrived. Older houses were plumbed late or converted from tanks, so galvanised or early copper services and earthenware sewer drains are more likely than the house's age suggests.
In the Ranelagh estate purchasers were encouraged to buy double blocks. That leaves long private sewer and stormwater runs from house to street, with more joints to inspect and a longer locate before a blockage is dug up.
Melbourne's granites outcrop at Bulla, Broadmeadows, South Morang, South Yarra and Toorak, Harkaway and Mount Eliza, and some has weathered to white clay. Solid rock or hard decomposed granite can turn up in a shallow trench, so the drain route is located by camera before a dig is priced.
Jobs in Mount Eliza
Long runs and moving ground
Blocked drains
Long private runs on double blocks in the Ranelagh estate.
Pipe relining
A lining where erosion-prone slopes make an open trench a poor idea.
CCTV drain inspection
Locating a drain route through granite ground before a dig is priced.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Mount Eliza questions
Heritage nature strips, erosion slopes and creek outfalls
Does a sewer connection across a Ranelagh nature strip need a heritage permit?
Yes. The estate's road reserves are heritage listed, so any works on nature strips require a Heritage Permit from Heritage Victoria as well as Shire approvals. That permit comes before the road opening permit, so the trench and reinstatement are planned weeks ahead.
Why do drains on the Ballar Creek slopes open at the joints?
In Mount Eliza the Erosion Management Overlay EMO3 applies to land around Ballar Creek, which is mapped as erosion prone. Moving ground pulls joints apart, so short shallow trenches and a camera with relining are favoured over a long open dig down a gully.
Where does stormwater go on the low side of the estate?
The estate is bounded in part by Earimil Creek which runs through a linear parkland, and properties backing onto it sit on the low side. A blocked or undersized drain there can leave water nowhere to go in heavy rain, so the outfall level is checked before clearing.
When does new kerb and channel change the stormwater outlet?
The Shire has designed road pavement construction, a court bowl, and kerb and channel works for one unmade street. Once kerb goes in, a fresh discharge report from the Shire is needed before a new drain connects, rather than tying into a table drain.
