Monbulk
Blocked, burst or leaking in Monbulk?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Monbulk, from the old jam factory to the farm blocks cut from the forest, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Monbulk
Ten-acre farms cut from the forest
Victorian Places says Monbulk began as a Village Settlement of 76 ten-acre farms, cut from the Monbulk Forest, and it now has a substantial residential side. A house grown from one of those farms is likely to have a long private service run and older farm-era plumbing, with newer pipe joined on, so one drain can hold several ages.
South of the shops, the former Monbulk Jam Factory has several vast, rectangular plan corrugated iron sheds, and the complex is in the Yarra Ranges heritage overlay. Roofs that size send a lot of rain through few downpipes, so its stormwater drains carry heavy flows, and changing visible roof drainage there is likely to need council consent.
Jobs in Monbulk
Farm block runs and big roofs
Blocked drains
Long private lines on former farm blocks, with newer pipe joined to old.
Leak detection
Leaks along long service runs, found before the whole length is dug.
Gutters and downpipes
Hidden valleys where an old house meets a later shop addition.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Monbulk questions
Gravel streets, kerbs that never came and the old post office
Where does stormwater go on streets with no kerb?
Usually not into an underground council drain. Concrete rollover kerb and channel or concrete edge strip, with underground drains, was proposed for a group of six Monbulk streets, but council's update says funding is insufficient for the project to proceed. Roof and driveway water there needs a legal point of discharge confirmed with council before anything new is connected.
Why would the old post office building leak at the roof?
The heritage listed building appears altered and incorporates a partially engulfed house with a brick shop extension. Where old and new roofs meet, valleys and drainage runs can be hidden, and visible gutters or downpipes on it are likely to need a heritage permit.
Who checks where a long private line runs?
The plumber, with a camera and a locator, before any trench is planned across a large lot.
