Ringwood East
Blocked, burst or leaking in Ringwood East?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Ringwood East, from the interwar estate by the station to the postwar streets, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Ringwood East
An estate sold ahead of the electric trains
Ringwood East only gained a real centre when its station opened for the electric trains in the mid twenties, and the East Ringwood Estate of 60 house blocks was released in anticipation. Homes on those interwar lots are the oldest here, likely with original clay drains and galvanised pipe, so root entry and corrosion are more likely than in the postwar streets.
Galvanised supply pipe of that age tends to rust from the inside, and a leak may show as a damp patch or a jump in the water bill well before anything bursts.
Jobs in Ringwood East
Interwar clay and rusting supply
Blocked drains
Root entry in clay on the East Ringwood Estate of 60 house blocks near the station.
Burst pipes
Corroded galvanised supply lines in the interwar houses, shut off and repaired.
Gutters and downpipes
Roof plumbing on heritage buildings, with matching profiles checked first.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Ringwood East questions
Unsealed streets, new pits and a heritage schoolroom
What changes when new council pits go in?
Maroondah is sealing one steep crushed rock street in Ringwood East, with an asphalt spoon drain and underground stormwater drainage pits and pipes, and some crossovers are being rebuilt inside private property. Until then water runs over the surface, so property drains may carry silt and gravel, and how each outlet meets the new pits is checked.
Does the old schoolroom need a permit for new gutters?
It may. The former Ringwood East State School, now a pre-school, is under a heritage overlay as a red brick pavilion schoolroom with a corrugated steel roof. Gutters, downpipes or roof sheeting there may need a council planning permit and matching profiles, which adds lead time.
Why do interwar drains block more than newer ones?
Age and material. Clay pipe joints from that era loosen and let roots in, while later plastic lines seal far better, and the camera shows which kind a house has.
