Williamstown
Blocked, burst or leaking in Williamstown?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Williamstown, from Hannan's Farm to the old rifle range, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Williamstown
Heritage precincts, old clay and big street trees
Hannan's Farm began as a nineteenth century speculative subdivision whose streets were not fully built on until between the wars, so most houses there are Edwardian or interwar. Homes of that age were likely connected with earthenware sewers, whose joints let roots in and crack as the ground moves, so a camera goes down before a repair is quoted.
One heritage precinct keeps its nineteenth century layout with mature elm and oak street trees and basalt guttering. In another, part of the Folkestone Estate, the houses are set off by a mature street planting of ash trees in the nature strip. Roots from trees like these cross the line of the house drain to the street, and because the trees are protected, a lining often beats a trench.
Victorian Places records that row houses and flats had moved on to sites formerly occupied by cottages, in a town that had once been something of a heritage time capsule. Those lots often share a sewer branch or run a private drain under the neighbour's land, so the property sewerage plan is read before a price.
Jobs in Williamstown
Root prone joints and shared lots
CCTV drain inspection
A camera through an Edwardian earthenware sewer to find the joint the roots came through.
Pipe relining
A lining under protected street trees, where opening the nature strip is not an option.
Gutters and downpipes
Gutters and downpipes on heritage weatherboards, in profiles that match the originals.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Williamstown questions
The rifle range estate, weatherboard roofs and discharge points
Is the drainage newer on the old rifle range?
Most likely. A large number of houses went up in the nineties on the decommissioned Williamstown rifle range, and homes of that decade were usually built with PVC sewer and stormwater drains. A blockage there is more often a build up or a displaced joint than broken earthenware.
Can I change the gutters on a heritage weatherboard?
Usually, with care. Several Williamstown streets sit in heritage precincts, where like for like gutter and downpipe profiles are expected and a planning permit may be needed before visible roof plumbing changes. Hobsons Bay can confirm whether a given house is covered.
Where can a new stormwater pipe connect?
Hobsons Bay sets the legal point of discharge for each property: the council pit, pipe or kerb outlet a private line may join. A new stormwater run is designed to reach that point and no other.
