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Drainage and sewer

Drain repositioning, sewer branches and boundary trap connections, set to the correct falls and tested before the trench is closed.

Excavated drainage rough-in with white PVC pipe and junctions laid on a gravel bed beside timber formwork
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Discipline
Drainage
Reference
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Coverage
Melbourne and the north-western suburbs
Quote
Worked out on site

In detail

Most drainage problems are geometry problems. A drain laid at the wrong fall will move water for a while and then stop, and by the time it backs up the slab is down and the fix is expensive. Falls get set with a level and checked before anything is covered.

On renovation and extension work the existing drain rarely suits the new layout. Repositioning it properly means cutting in a new branch, re-grading the run, and connecting back to the boundary trap so the whole system still vents and flows the way it was designed to.

Every run is water tested before backfill. If it does not hold, it gets pulled up while it is still cheap to pull up.

From a completed job

Existing drain repositioned and upgraded to suit the new layout. All pipework installed to correct falls and tested to ensure reliable drainage performance.
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How a job runs

Four steps, start to finish

  1. Tell us what is happening

    A message with the suburb, the problem and a photo. Most jobs can be narrowed down to one or two likely causes before anyone gets in a van.

  2. Looked at on site

    Quotes get worked out against your actual setup, not a price list. What is behind the wall changes the job, so the job gets priced after someone has seen it.

  3. Price agreed before work starts

    The price is agreed up front. If something genuinely unexpected turns up once things are open, work stops and you get a message before it continues.

  4. Installed, tested, commissioned

    Pipework tested before it is covered, appliances checked running rather than just connected, and the site left clean. Captions on completed jobs regularly note testing and commissioning.

Questions

Before you book

Send the suburb, a description of the job and a photo if you can. Most jobs get narrowed down before anyone attends, then the price is confirmed on site and agreed before work starts.

Yes. Their public positioning covers residential and commercial plumbing, drainage, gas fitting and maintenance. Ask with the suburb and what is happening.

The quoted price is agreed before work starts and covers the labour and materials for that scope. If something genuinely unexpected turns up once things are open, work stops and you get a message before it continues.

Next step

Need drainage and sewer looked at?

Tell us the suburb and what is happening. Work on record in 6 suburbs across Melbourne and the north west.