Surrey Hills
Blocked, burst or leaking in Surrey Hills?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Surrey Hills, from the reservoir hilltop to the heritage precinct, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Surrey Hills
Reservoir hill, small lots and old drains
Its elevated aspect made Surrey Hills an ideal site for service water reservoirs, built early last century. Supply comes off that hilltop system, so a burst on the street side of the meter is the water corporation's to fix, while leaks and pressure faults on the property side go to the plumber.
In the land boom after the railway arrived, blocks were generally small, and the easternmost subdivisions took curving layouts. A small lot leaves little room beside the house for a machine, so a sewer repair there often means hand digging or a lining.
Jobs in Surrey Hills
Meter-side leaks and narrow side paths
Burst pipes
Leaks and pressure faults on the property side of a hilltop supply.
Pipe relining
Relining the sewer where a narrow boom era lot keeps machines out.
Gutters and downpipes
Profiles matched on heritage houses in the precinct.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Surrey Hills questions
The heritage precinct, timber houses and tight access
Does the heritage precinct affect roof plumbing?
Yes. One two-street precinct of late Victorian, Federation and interwar houses is included in the Heritage Overlay, so new gutters, downpipes or external pipework visible from the road can need a planning permit. The planning property report is checked before work is booked.
What pipe is under the older houses in that precinct?
The Victorian and Federation houses there are mostly constructed of timber and are likely to keep earthenware drains and old galvanised water pipe, while the interwar brick ones probably have clay with mortar joints. Either way roots are likely, so the line is filmed first.
Can a sewer be replaced without a digger on a small lot?
Often. Hand digging a short section, or lining the old pipe from an inspection opening, avoids bringing a machine down a narrow side path.
