Wandin North
Blocked, burst or leaking in Wandin North?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Wandin North, from the kerbed streets by the railway to the gravel roads, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Wandin North
Kerbed streets beside gravel ones
Council's road project for two Wandin North streets puts rollover kerb on both sides with associated underground drainage as required, and a turning area for service vehicles at one end. Once the kerb is in, roof and yard water is expected to go to it or to the pipes, so council is asked where a property may connect and where its drains run before the verge is opened.
Road width there was set by the old gravel formation and the presence of significant vegetation, with narrow points to spare the roadside trees. Their roots are likely to reach old pipes near the verge, so a camera is run before choosing between a repair and a liner.
Jobs in Wandin North
New kerb, old roots
Blocked drains
Root mats in old drains near roads shaped by the presence of significant vegetation.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera to see whether roots or a sag are behind a slow line.
Gutters and downpipes
Roof water taken to new kerb and pipes, or to a roadside drain.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Wandin North questions
Gravel roads that missed out on sealing
Is anything changing on the gravel roads that missed out?
A sealing plan for one group of streets aimed to cut dust and improve the management of stormwater runoff, but council says the funding is no longer there. Water from roofs and yards keeps leaving by surface flow or roadside drains, so where it discharges now is checked before a new line is planned.
Who decides where a new downpipe line can discharge?
Council sets the legal point of discharge for each property. Getting it in writing first avoids digging to a pit that council will not accept.
Why does a drain near a big roadside tree keep blocking?
Fine roots find the joints in older pipe and grow into a mat that catches paper and grease. Cutting clears it for a while, and a liner or a new section stops it coming back.
