Sunshine North
Blocked, burst or leaking in Sunshine North?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Sunshine North, from the postwar southern streets to the River Valley Estate, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Sunshine North
Postwar overflow and a riverside estate
The southern part of the suburb was a spill-over space for Sunshine’s postwar residential growth. Housing of that age commonly has earthenware sewer branches and older fittings, so a blocked line is filmed for root damaged joints before any pipe is replaced.
Near the river banks the River Valley Estate was developed much later, with plastic pipe built to current drainage standards. Faults there tend to be fittings or levels rather than age, and the lot's records are easier to find.
Jobs in Sunshine North
Two eras of drain, one river
Blocked drains
Rooted clay branches in the southern postwar housing.
CCTV drain inspection
Filming a drain to show its age, material and fault in one pass.
Gutters and downpipes
Roof water near the river, checked through to the outfall.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Sunshine North questions
The river edge and two eras of drain
Why does a yard by the river take water in storms?
Sunshine North reaches to the Maribyrnong, and the river is also its eastern boundary, so properties near it sit lower than the rest of the suburb. Overland flow and the outfall of the stormwater drain are checked before a backed up pipe is diagnosed.
What blocks a drain in the older southern part?
Roots, mostly, finding the gaps in clay joints laid soon after the war. Grease and wipes then build up behind them.
Is an estate home's drain plan easy to get?
Usually easier than for an older house, because recent estates have current records, and the plan shows where the sewer branch runs before anyone digs.
