Taylors Hill
Blocked, burst or leaking in Taylors Hill?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Taylors Hill, from the wetland reserve to the tank on the hill, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Taylors Hill
Covenants, a creek wetland and houses from about 2000
Victorian Places records that the first modern houses were started in about 2000, on land that was once part of the Overnewton pastoral estate. Expect PVC sewer and stormwater with copper or plastic water pipe, where a root at a joint or debris is likelier than a broken clay pipe.
Most homes are detached houses under restrictive covenants and design guidelines that control the streetscape. A covenant may say where a rainwater tank, hot water unit or outside pipes can sit, so the title is read before one is moved to the front of the house.
Jobs in Taylors Hill
Title rules and low side grates
Blocked drains
Roots and debris at the joints of PVC drains in houses from the last two decades.
Hot water replacement
A new unit placed where the title's covenant allows it.
Gutters and downpipes
Pits and grates on lots at the low side near the creek wetland.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Taylors Hill questions
Wetland edges, townhouse rows and a heritage farmhouse
Why does the low side of my lot flood first?
Street stormwater falls toward a linear reserve and wetland along a tributary of Kororoit Creek, from ground that rises to a tank near the middle of the suburb. A blocked grate or pit on the downhill side is where water banks up first in heavy rain.
Do Taylors Hill townhouses share a sewer line?
Sometimes. The Census found no flats or apartments here, so most jobs are a house on its own connection, but a row of townhouses can share one branch, and that is worked out before a jetter goes in.
Does the heritage overlay at Dalgook affect roof plumbing?
Yes. The farm complex is listed for qualities including single storey height and corrugated sheet metal roof cladding, so replacing its gutters or visible downpipes is likely to need a planning permit and matching profiles.
