Springvale South
Blocked, burst or leaking in Springvale South?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Springvale South, from Springvale to the Keysborough edge, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Springvale South
Sand belt houses from two decades of subdivision
The suburb was subdivided for housing in the 1960s and 1970s, between Springvale and Keysborough. Homes of that period are likely to have clay or early plastic house drains and copper water pipe, and the older clay runs are where joints open and roots get in.
Before the houses came, the sandy soil suited large poultry farms. Sand drains freely but slumps into an open trench, so a repair dig is kept short or shored.
Jobs in Springvale South
Loose sand and clay runs
Blocked drains
Sand and roots through failed joints in the older clay drains.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera to check fall and joints before a trench is opened in loose ground.
Pipe relining
A lining where an open dig in sand would keep caving in.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Springvale South questions
Heathland sand, a filled tip and pipe settling
Why is there sand in my drain?
Around the Alex Wilkie Nature Reserve, the heathland is one of the last remnants of the vegetation that once covered the whole sand belt area, and the houses around it sit on that sand. When a joint fails, sand washes in and builds up, which a camera shows clearly.
Can old tip ground affect a drain near the park?
It can. Burden Park was used as a rubbish tip during the depression before it became a ball field, and tipped ground settles unevenly. A pipe near its edge may sag or crack, so the fall is checked with a camera.
Does South East Water fix a blocked house drain?
Not on the private side. The corporation looks after its main, while a blockage between the house and the connection is the owner's to clear, and that is usually where a slow drain turns out to be.
