Most Craigieburn homes sit on newer estates with PVC drains, so a blockage here tends to come from what went down the pipe or how it was laid, not from tree roots. Blockage Bros finds out which with a camera, any hour of the day.
Craigieburn has grown quickly, and much of it is houses built from the 2000s onwards on estates stretching toward Mickleham and Kalkallo. Their sewer and stormwater drains are PVC, which resists roots far better than old clay. That does not make them immune. Wet wipes, nappies and cooking fat are behind plenty of blockages in family homes, and a pipe laid with too little fall lets solids settle until the line backs up.
Construction leaves its own marks. Concrete slurry, sand and offcuts can end up in a new drain during the build and sit there until the house is in full use. The ground is reactive clay, as across much of Melbourne's north and west, and as a young estate settles a pipe can dip and hold water at one point. Gardens are still young, but fast-growing trees planted along fences will find a cracked join if one exists.
So-called flushable wipes do not break down like paper and bunch up at bends. Jetting clears them and the camera checks nothing is left behind. See blocked toilets.
Grout, sand or offcuts left in the pipe during the build can partly block it from the start. See drain cleaning & hydro jetting.
If part of a pipe sinks, water and waste sit in the low spot. The footage shows the sag and the locator marks where it is. See drain repairs.
Pits beside driveways get driven over and bins rest on them, and a cracked pit lets soil into the stormwater pipe. See stormwater drain repairs.
Yarra Valley Water runs the sewer mains in Craigieburn, while the private drain between your home and its connection is usually yours to look after. Should the camera find the blockage on their side, check with Yarra Valley Water. For a near-new home with a fault that dates back to construction, the footage is also useful if you raise it with your builder.
The crew works Craigieburn alongside Roxburgh Park, Greenvale and Mickleham, and the after-hours line is staffed 24/7.
The same crew, the same camera and the same three priced options on every job in Craigieburn.
In family homes a blocked toilet is often a wad of wipes further down, and the footage shows whether the pan itself is the problem.
Blocked toilets →High-pressure jetting clears fat, wipes and construction debris from PVC lines without harming the pipe.
Drain cleaning & hydro jetting →A camera run on a newer home picks up sags, debris and badly made joins left over from the build.
CCTV drain inspection →Where a section has dropped, a single small excavation over the sag restores the fall, and the pipe is tested before the hole is filled.
Drain repairs and replacements →Crushed pits by the driveway are replaced and the stormwater line cleared so the yard drains in heavy rain.
Stormwater drain repairs →Also in Craigieburn: blocked drains, tree root removal, drain maintenance, drain locating, static and isolation testing, pipe relining, sewer repairs.
Once the camera shows the cause, your quote gives you all three, each with its own price.
Jetted clear today. The lowest price, but if the pipe is damaged it will block again.
The damaged section located, dug up and replaced. Fixes the cause at that spot.
The run relined or replaced, so roots and breaks cannot come back.
Prices depend on what the camera finds. You see all three before any work starts.
Reviews of McQueen Group. Blockage Bros is its drainage crew: same owner, same technicians.
Massive shout out to Brandon for attending my rental in kurunjang twice in a matter of afew weeks due to a blockage in the drain. He was friendly, extremely professional and efficient in both visits. He did an outstanding job rectifying the issue and for that I am extremely grateful and appreciative for all his efforts and hard work. Thanks Brandon!
Had Chris and his apprentice come and help with a blocked pipe. At all times Chris was very clear and transparent about what work was required and took the time to show using the camera, explaining why the pipe needed replacing. Thanks guys amazing work.
What a great experience! Initially dealt with Ashley to get an emergency booking and she was absolutely fantastic and assured me everything would be okay and the would fix the problem. I had the pleasure of having Harley come out to my place to fix a very smelly blocked drain problem and he was great. Called before arriving and once here, was very transparent with everything he needed to do, reassured me he would be able to fix it and then once he did fix it, made sure it was clean and even turned my fans on to air the crap smell. Will definitely recommend these guys and will 100% use them again if I need to!
Ryan and Michael from McQueen group provided me with thorough and very helpful advice. They did a great job identifying the reason my shower wouldn't drain properly and they fixed the problem efficiently. They were very professional and friendly to deal with. Highly recommended.
Great work by Chris today, really appreciate response to call out on a weekend, and fixed the blockage for us!
Daniel was earlier than scheduled time, he phoned me to advise he was on his way, i appreciate that very much. Attended property for toilet blockage, able to fix promptly and also gave me some tips for moving forward to help avoid blockages, very knowledgeable and assured they'd be back immediately if I experience any further issues. I'm very impressed and would highly recommend. Thanks team
Ryan was fast and efficient at fixing a clogged drainage system. Thanks guys!
PVC drains block too, usually from wipes, fat, leftover building debris or a section that has settled. The camera shows which, so the fix matches the cause.
Less often than clay, because the joins are tighter. Roots can still enter through a cracked or poorly made join, and the footage will show it if they have.
Someone is on call 24/7, including weekends. Ring and describe what the drain is doing, whether that is a toilet rising, a gully overflowing or water coming up the shower.
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