Hillside
Blocked, burst or leaking in Hillside?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Hillside, from the water tower to the stream reserve, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Hillside
A late nineties suburb on a south facing slope
Victorian Places suggests the descending slopes may have inspired the name of the suburb which was gazetted in 1998. Nearly every house is that age or younger, so the drains are PVC.
The land descends southwards from an elevated point where there is a prominent water tower, and a linear reserve follows a stream to the south. Lots on the lower slopes and beside that reserve take run off from the streets above, so a blocked yard pit there floods the property sooner.
Jobs in Hillside
Young pipes and downhill water
Blocked drains
Rubble and settled joints in the PVC drains of young houses.
Gutters and downpipes
Roof water on lower slope lots that already take overland flow from uphill.
Taps and repairs
Weak or discoloured water checked against mains work before a tap is changed.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Hillside questions
Mains flushing, single houses and young drains
Why is my water brown or weak after works nearby?
Sediment in the mains can do that. Greater Western Water has carried out flushing maintenance on the drinking water mains in Hillside to clear natural sediment, so its notices are read before any fitting is replaced at the owner's cost.
Is a shared drain likely on a Hillside property?
Seldom. At the last Census flats or apartments made up only 2.3 percent of occupied private dwellings in Hillside, so most jobs are one house with its own sewer branch, and machine access is usually along the side path.
What usually blocks a drain in a house this new?
Builder's rubble left in the line, a joint that settled after the slab went in, or a root at a junction. Cracked earthenware, the usual story in older suburbs, is rare here.
