Selby
Blocked, burst or leaking in Selby?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Selby, from the slopes of Black Hill to the newer subdivisions toward Belgrave, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Selby
Weekend cottages under a steep hill
In the twenties Selby's weekend population rivalled Belgrave's, Victorian Places says, before a shortage of subdivided land drew holiday makers elsewhere and later subdivisions arrived. One street can hold a weekend cottage on original earthenware drains beside a much newer house, so the pipe era is checked, not assumed.
The land is particularly hilly, with the eastern side of the township dominated by the steep Black Hill. Rain runs fast off slopes like that, so lower lots take overland flow, and where roof water leaves a property is checked before a blocked drain is blamed.
Jobs in Selby
Two pipe eras and steep runoff
Blocked drains
Earthenware drains under old weekend cottages, and newer lines next door.
Gutters and downpipes
Roof plumbing on heritage stone and timber buildings, fixed with care.
Roof leaks
Leaks at the join between an older gable and a newer skillion roof.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Selby questions
The general store roof and a stone church
Why might the old general store leak at the roof?
The heritage listed General Store is a single fronted shop dating from the 1930s, with a gable roof and a newer skillion addition. The join between the two roofs is a likely place for a leak, and visible gutters and downpipes there are likely to need a heritage permit to replace.
Can new downpipes be fixed to the stone church?
With care, and probably a permit. The Carlotta Tye Memorial Church has walls of local stone, probably sandstone, roughly dressed and laid at random, and it is in the heritage overlay, so what council allows is confirmed before anything is drilled or replaced.
What goes wrong first on a steep drain?
Often the bottom of the run, where water slows and debris settles, or a joint that has crept downhill. A camera shows which.
