Springvale
Blocked, burst or leaking in Springvale?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Springvale, from the railway line to Sandown Park, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Springvale
Postwar estates over old sand workings
Springvale grew quickly after the war, when estates with made roads and services replaced unserviced subdivisions. Sewers and drains in those streets were laid as the houses went up, so the pipe found underground is usually original to that era rather than a later retrofit.
Sand extraction industries were active in the area for decades. Where old workings were filled, the ground can be loose or uneven, so trench walls need support and an old drain run may have settled and shifted at the joints.
Around the activity centre beside the railway, Greater Dandenong notes a surge in its apartment market. A newer apartment site usually means a common sewer branch, several owners and limited room for machinery, so access and consent are settled before any drain is opened.
Jobs in Springvale
Settled joints and common branches
Blocked drains
Postwar house drains, and common branches under apartment sites near the station.
CCTV drain inspection
Sand extraction industries were active nearby, so a camera checks for joints that have moved.
Pipe relining
A lining where big cypress roots have entered a drain and the tree is staying.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Springvale questions
Cypress roots, a heritage grandstand and common property
Why do drains near the football ground keep blocking?
A row of Monterey cypress trees runs the length of the Springvale Football Ground reserve, and big cypress roots travel to nearby drains and stormwater lines. Because the trees are part of the reserve's heritage value, a repeat root blockage there is more often relined than solved by losing the tree.
Can roof drainage on the Sandown grandstand be treated as routine?
No. The Sandown Park grandstand is on the Victorian Heritage Register, and its low-pitched butterfly roof and cantilevered canopy are named as significant fabric. Gutter, downpipe or roof drainage work there needs heritage approval before it starts.
Who has to agree before a shared apartment drain is opened?
On an apartment site the sewer branch and stormwater lines are usually common property. The owners corporation, and often the building manager, agree to access first, and each owner whose line joins the branch may be affected while it is cleared.
