Blockage Bros is based in Melton, so a blocked drain here is close to home for the crew. The camera goes down the line first, and you see the cause on screen before choosing a fix.
Most of Melton's established streets, around Melton South, Kurunjang and the older parts of town near High Street, were built from the 1970s through the 1990s. The sewer drains under those homes are often a mix of vitrified clay and early PVC, sometimes in the same run where a past repair joined the two. Clay sections have mortar or rubber-ring joins, and those joins are where the trouble usually starts.
The ground does the rest. Melton sits on reactive clay that shrinks over a hot summer and swells once winter rain soaks in. Each cycle nudges the pipe, and a join that opens a fraction lets a root from a backyard gum or street tree find water. In newer estates such as Cobblebank, Weir Views and Thornhill Park the pipes are PVC, so blockages there tend to be wipes, fat or debris left from the build.
Older Melton homes with trees in the yard often get roots through a cracked clay join. The line slows, gurgles, then stops. See tree root removal.
Reactive clay shifts pipes between seasons and opens joins or sags a section, so waste sits and builds up. See drain repairs.
In newer estates the pipe is usually sound; the blockage is something flushed or poured that belonged in the bin. See drain cleaning & hydro jetting.
Heavy winter rain soon exposes a pit crushed by a car or packed with silt and leaves. See stormwater drain repairs.
With the crew based in Melton, jobs in town, Brookfield, Harkness and Kurunjang are close to the yard, and someone is on call 24/7. The truck carries the camera, jetter, locator and relining gear, so one visit can find, mark and clear the fault.
Greater Western Water looks after the sewer main in Melton; the drain from your house to the property connection point is usually yours. If the camera puts the blockage in the main, we tell you so you can check with Greater Western Water. Landlords get the footage and written options to pass to the owner.
The same crew, the same camera and the same three priced options on every job in Melton.
Roots are the usual reason older Melton sewer lines block; cutting them out buys time until the join is sealed or the section replaced.
Tree root removal →Many Melton homes have clay and PVC in the one run, and the camera shows where they meet and which join has failed.
CCTV drain inspection →Melton lines under a driveway or back patio can be relined through an existing inspection point, with no trench.
Pipe relining →Rentals and older homes in Melton that block every winter can go on a regular jetting and root-cutting visit.
Drain maintenance →Crushed pits and collapsed stormwater pipes are found with the camera and replaced so the yard drains again after rain.
Stormwater drain repairs →Also in Melton: blocked drains, blocked toilets, drain cleaning & hydro jetting, drain locating, static and isolation testing, drain repairs and replacements, 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!
Yes. The crew works out of Melton, and from here the trucks also cover Bacchus Marsh next door, Caroline Springs and the rest of Melbourne's west.
Yes. Someone is on call 24/7, weekends included. Ring and tell us what the drain is doing.
It depends where the blockage is. The authority maintains the main; the line from the house to the connection point is usually the owner's, and the footage shows which side the problem is on.
Wet winters swell the clay soil and roots chase the water, so a cracked join that coped all summer can block by July. A reline that seals the join, or a new section of pipe, ends the cycle.
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Read the guide →We find it. We fix it. Ring now and someone on call picks up, day or night.