Bundoora
Blocked, burst or leaking in Bundoora?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Bundoora, between the Plenty River and Darebin Creek, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Bundoora
Three councils and weathered basalt
Bundoora is split between three municipalities, Whittlesea, Darebin and Banyule. The discharge point, drainage approval and asset protection permit come from whichever council covers the address, each with its own form and wait, so that is confirmed first.
The Older Volcanics lie under the suburb, and in many places the basalt has weathered into heavy clay that swells and shrinks with the seasons. A cracked clay drain here is often ground movement rather than roots, and a dig may meet pockets of rock.
Blocks sold after the war drew buyers who put up with small houses and, in some cases, lack of water supply. Those homes were plumbed cheaply, and galvanised supply pipe and earthenware drains from that time are now worn out.
Jobs in Bundoora
Main capacity, shared drains and worn pipe
Blocked drains
Wet weather surcharges that may sit in the corporation's main, checked at the boundary shaft first.
Burst pipes
Worn galvanised supply lines in postwar houses, traced and dealt with.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera along clay lines cracked by moving basalt clay, before a reline or dig.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Bundoora questions
Sewer capacity, hospital land and creek-side estates
Why does my drain overflow only when it rains hard?
Yarra Valley Water is planning a new sewer pipeline from Reservoir to Bundoora because its existing network is nearing capacity. A surcharge in wet weather may be the main, not the house drain, so the boundary shaft is checked and the corporation told before the private line is opened.
What pipes are under the estates on the old hospital land?
The psychiatric site was redeveloped into houses and the Strathallan golf course, and those homes have PVC sewer and stormwater in shallow trenches. Old hospital pipes and services can still lie under the lots, so they are located before digging.
Who owns the drain on a former Janefield townhouse site?
After the Colony closed most of the land was sold for housing, much of it as units and townhouses on shared sewer branches. Whose common drain it is, and whether an owners corporation must agree, is settled before a dig or lining.
Does work on the homestead in Bundoora Park need a permit?
Yes. The homestead is a red brick Queen Anne mansion on the Victorian Heritage Register, so downpipes, roof plumbing or external pipes there need a Heritage Victoria permit or exemption, and original profiles are matched.
