Diamond Creek
Blocked, burst or leaking in Diamond Creek?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Diamond Creek, from the cricket reserve to the creek bank in the town centre, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Diamond Creek
Hard rock, flood bridges and seventies houses
Substantial residential growth in Diamond Creek came in the 1970s, once the postwar spread of Melbourne reached the valley. That decade laid both early PVC and some earthenware sewer drains, so either may turn up, and joints are checked by camera for roots.
Yarra Valley Water reported that tunnelling a sewer under the main street took far longer than expected because of very hard underground rock. Rock that close to the surface makes a new trench slow, so relining or a camera led repair of the existing line usually wins over a fresh route.
Victorian Places records that several bridges over the creek in the town centre were washed away by floods before an iron one was built. Low properties near the creek can find stormwater outlets backing up when it runs high, so the creek level is checked before a flooded line is cleared.
Jobs in Diamond Creek
Rock, roots and the creek
Pipe relining
A lining where hard rock would make a new trench slow.
Blocked drains
Root intrusion in streets near the old cricket reserve trees.
CCTV drain inspection
Telling early PVC from earthenware in a seventies house before quoting.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Diamond Creek questions
Trunk mains, reserve trees and the old town precinct
Can a house connect to the new sewer main in front of it?
Not always. Yarra Valley Water laid a trunk sewer through the suburb and says its depth and pressure make it not suitable for nearby properties to connect to. The real connection branch is confirmed from the corporation's records before a connection or a blockage is planned.
Why do drains near the cricket reserve block with roots?
Its listing covers mature pines, elms, planes and peppercorns, noting the range and maturity of its conifers and elms on the creek bank. Roots that old reach a long way, so a slow drain nearby is checked by camera and digging near the protected trees is avoided.
Does the town centre heritage precinct change downpipe work?
It can. The school's heritage listing places it within a precinct of older buildings in the centre of Diamond Creek, along with a church and some of the older shops. Replacing visible downpipes or outside pipework there may need a Nillumbik planning permit and like for like materials.
