Roots on a timetable
Roots that grow back into the same joint come back on a cycle, often faster after a dry summer. Clearing cuts them out, but the joint stays open. A camera shows which joint, and that points to a repair.
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Drains that keep blocking: what’s going on
A drain that blocks once is bad luck. One that blocks every few months is telling you something about the pipe. Here’s how to read it.
- Toilets, sewers, sinks & showers
- Stormwater & downpipes
- Camera inspections
- Price agreed before work
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Tell us
- Why. Keeps blocking, buying, renovating, or a rental.
- Which line. Sewer from the house, or stormwater.
- What you need. The footage, a written report, where it runs.
- Access. Inspection opening, gully, or not sure.
Fat, wipes and food
Fat sets hard in a cool pipe and catches everything after it. Wipes, even ones sold as flushable, wrap around it. Keep fat in the bin and wipes out of the toilet, and a kitchen or sewer line stays clearer for longer.
Clay that moves
Adelaide’s reactive clay shrinks in summer and swells in winter. Over decades that can move a joint or crack old pipe, leaving a lip or a dip where waste catches. The camera shows it; a repair or liner fixes it.
Stormwater that silts up
Leaves and soil wash into stormwater lines every winter. A line that drains slowly after rain needs clearing, and a look at where the silt is getting in.
Camera inspections in Adelaide →
Background: Adelaide’s reactive soils and earthenware pipe.
FAQ
Questions
Got another question? Call us and we’ll talk it through.
Does a drain that keeps blocking need relining?
It needs a look first. Clearing, a short dug repair, relining or a new section are all options, and the camera shows which one the pipe needs before you’re quoted.
Can you fix a stormwater drain that overflows in heavy rain?
Yes. Tell us where the water collects, whether the downpipe flows and where the underground drain comes out. We find the cause and quote the clearing or the repair before anything new goes in.
Get a quote
Tell us about your drain
Which drain, what it’s doing and your suburb. We confirm the visit and the charge when we book, find the cause, then give you the price of the work before we start.
Water rising now? Call
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Worth including
- Which drain: a fixture inside, the outside gully or stormwater
- What it’s doing, and since when
- The property’s suburb
- Who approves the job, and the tenant’s contact for a rental
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