Templestowe
Blocked, burst or leaking in Templestowe?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Templestowe, from the orchard hills to the Yarra River, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Templestowe
Septic pockets, rock and contour streets
Some properties here still rely on septic tanks, and Yarra Valley Water's Community Sewerage Program has planned work in smaller areas in Templestowe. Before a septic repair is quoted it pays to know whether the property falls in a program area, so the house drain can meet the new sewer when it arrives.
Postwar planning gave the suburb cul de sacs and streets designed to follow topographical forms. Drains from that era run long and deep down sloping sites, so the line is located with a camera before digging.
The ground is mainly on sandstone and mudstone, and a trench can hit rock within a metre. Clay topsoil above it moves with wet and dry seasons, so cracked joints are treated as a relining candidate.
Jobs in Templestowe
Long lines, rock and buried gas
Blocked drains
Long private lines on large properties replete with pools and tennis courts, and pool backwash that must go to sewer.
Pipe relining
A lining where rock under the hills makes a trench a slow job.
Gas leaks
Leaks found and made safe, with buried gas assets located before any trench.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Templestowe questions
Creek overflow, easements and the gas pipeline
Is a flooded yard the creek or the drain?
Ruffey Creek Linear Park is a corridor linking Ruffey Lake Park in Doncaster to the Yarra River in Templestowe, and it carries stormwater past the properties that back onto it. Before anything is cleared, the plumber works out whether the water is creek overflow or a blocked private stormwater drain.
Why do stormwater outlets back up on the Templestowe Route?
Manningham has flagged several safety issues there, including poor drainage, and is upgrading the link roads in stages. When an outlet surcharges in a storm, the kerb outlet and street pit are checked as well as the private drain.
Can a sewer branch move under a new structure on an easement?
Only with approvals. Manningham's build over easement application needs Yarra Valley Water consent to build over an easement and a plan of the works, which adds weeks and fixes where the new pipe may run.
Is there a gas pipeline near the reserve on the Yarra side?
There is one under the entry drive of Petty’s Reserve, set aside for Multinet's gas distribution, with a wider easement for cathodic protection proposed. Any trench nearby waits for the network's plans and a Before You Dig response.
