Frankston South
Blocked, burst or leaking in Frankston South?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Frankston South, from the slopes of Mount Eliza to the Frankston Reservoir, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Frankston South
Sloping ground, sixties houses and unsewered pockets
Much of the suburb is high ground where the Sweetwater Creek descends from Mount Eliza toward the reservoir. On those slopes water runs down to the lower lots, so a blocked pit or downpipe at the bottom carries the run off from above, and the fall and outlet are checked before clearing.
Most of the area was still open country in the thirties, and its population grew steadily in the 1960s. Houses from that growth are likely to have vitrified clay sewers and galvanised or copper water pipe now decades old, so roots at clay joints and rusted galvanised lines are the usual finds.
Not every street is on sewer. Frankston City Council tells buyers that in parts of the suburb there is likely no reticulated sewer connected, with wastewater going to a septic tank, so the plumber confirms which a property has before pricing a blockage.
Jobs in Frankston South
Runoff, clay joints and septic tanks
Blocked drains
Sewer or septic, confirmed first, then roots at the joints of sixties clay pipe.
Gutters and downpipes
Downpipes and pits on lower lots that take runoff from the slope above.
Burst pipes
Old galvanised water lines in houses from the sixties growth.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Frankston South questions
Creek outlets, village drains and road works
Who approves a stormwater outlet near the creek?
Two bodies. Frankston City Council manages the Lower Sweetwater Creek reserve, with Melbourne Water having responsibility for the hydraulic function of the creek, so a new outlet near it is checked with both.
Who owns the drains in a retirement village?
Usually the operator. At the Baptist retirement homes, now Village Baxter, the drains beyond each unit are likely private shared lines, so the manager and the site drainage plan come before any clearing or digging.
Will council works change my stormwater connection?
They might along one route. A planned council road upgrade in the suburb includes a shared path along with necessary drainage works and new pavement, so a connection on that road is checked with council before anyone digs up the verge.
