Werribee has some of Wyndham's oldest houses near the river and town centre, ringed by 1970s to 1990s estates. Each brings its own drain faults, and the camera finds which one you have.
Close to Watton Street and the Werribee River, older homes sit on blocks with established gardens and big trees, including river red gums. Their sewer drains are often clay, and a clay line with a cracked join next to a thirsty tree will fill with roots sooner or later. The estates that spread out from there through the 1970s, 80s and 90s are a mix of clay and early PVC, and a fair few have had part of the line replaced at some stage, leaving two materials joined in the one run.
Underneath it all is the reactive clay of the western plains. It cracks open in a dry summer and swells in a wet winter, and that movement shifts pipes, opens joins wide enough for roots and can drop a section out of line. In practice a Werribee drain might block from roots, from a sag that holds waste, or from a join that has pulled apart, and the treatment for each is different.
Roots that enter a cracked join grow into a mat that catches everything, and water starts coming up the shower or floor waste. See sewer repairs.
Where an old repair joined PVC to clay, the transition is a weak spot that can shift or let roots in. See cctv drain inspection.
When the line to the street is part blocked, a heavy downpour pushes water back up through the gully. See blocked drains.
A cracked section under concrete does not need a trench through the drive if the line is intact enough to reline. See pipe relining.
Jobs in Werribee often link up with Hoppers Crossing, Wyndham Vale and Werribee South, so the truck is regularly in the area with its camera, jetter, locator and relining gear on board. Access is usually easy on the wider estate blocks; on older town-centre lots the locator helps keep any dig away from established gardens and paths.
The sewer main belongs to Greater Western Water. The private drain from the house out to the property connection point is usually the owner's; if the footage shows the blockage past that point, check with Greater Western Water.
The same crew, the same camera and the same three priced options on every job in Werribee.
Broken and root-filled sections of older Werribee sewer drains are dug out at the located spot and replaced, then tested.
Sewer repairs →Lines under driveways and slabs in Werribee can often be relined through an existing inspection point, sealing every join against roots.
Pipe relining →Near the river and in older gardens, roots are cut out and the line jetted, with the footage showing which joins need sealing.
Tree root removal →An isolation test on a mixed clay and PVC run proves which section leaks so the repair targets it.
Static and isolation testing →The camera runs the full line from house to connection, so you see every join, including where old clay meets newer PVC.
CCTV drain inspection →Also in Werribee: blocked drains, blocked toilets, drain cleaning & hydro jetting, drain maintenance, drain locating, drain repairs and replacements, stormwater drain 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.
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!
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!
Often, yes. If the camera shows the pipe is cracked but still in one piece, relining puts a new pipe inside the old one through an existing access point. A collapsed line cannot be relined, and if that is what we find we say so and price the repair instead.
Usually the drain from your house to the property connection point is yours and the main is theirs. Our footage shows where the blockage sits, which answers the question.
Yes, both are on the regular run. If your suburb is not listed on the site, ring and ask.
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