BPC Licensed · 40+ Years
Blocked Drains Carlton Melbourne
Blocked Drains Carlton · BPC Licensed · 40+ Years · Call 0413 522 220
Sewer overflowing or shower backing up in Carlton?
Yes, a blocked drain in Carlton can be cleared, and an experienced specialist can attend. High pressure jetting clears it, with a camera if it keeps blocking.
Call 0413 522 220 and talk it through. You get the options and an honest opinion.
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About Us
Drain Solutions clears blocked drains for Carlton's restaurants, student rentals, apartment blocks and terraces, and quotes any repair in writing before it starts.
Who sorts out blocked drains in Carlton?
Drain Solutions, on 0413 522 220. We work for Carlton owners, landlords, agents, tenants, strata managers and restaurants, with a BPC licensed plumber on every job.
Carlton's drains carry a heavy load. Victorian terraces and heritage apartments near the Carlton Gardens, student housing for the University of Melbourne and RMIT, and the kitchens along Lygon Street all feed into pipe that was mostly laid in the late 1800s. When it blocks, people need it sorted with as little fuss as possible.
We are drainage specialists, licensed under BPC Licence No. 21741. Whether it's a home or a kitchen, we explain our rates before we start, and any repair is quoted in writing before work starts.
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Our latest process
What happens after I report a blocked drain in Carlton?
We find out who you are (owner, tenant, agent or business), book a time, clear it, look inside the pipe once it is clear, and quote any repair before going further.
A camera inspection is a separate service. Many blocked drains are only cleared, and the camera is added when you want to see the cause or the condition of the pipe. The steps below describe a job with the camera added.
- Who and what: tell us if you own, rent, manage or run a business there, and what is backing up. Sewage inside is treated as urgent.
- Booking: for a kitchen, we can plan around your service times. A jetter comes to the job, and a CCTV camera inspection can be added.
- Clearing: household blockages usually clear in one to three hours. Heavy grease lines can take longer.
- The camera: once the drain is clear, it shows whether it was grease, wipes, roots or a crack, and checks the result. You can watch it with us. If you want the footage, you receive it on USB or by a shared online link.
- We accept Visa, Mastercard, Direct Debit and cash on completion.
See our main blocked drains page for more on how we work.
What keeps blocking Carlton's drains?
Grease from Lygon Street kitchens, wipes and other flushed items in student rentals and apartments, and cracks in 1870s to 1890s clay sewers under old terraces.
Carlton was developed from the 1850s, and its sewers are largely original clay and terracotta laid from the 1870s to the 1890s. They now carry far more than they were designed for, because homes, students, apartments and one of Melbourne's busiest dining strips all share them.
- Restaurant grease: Lygon Street's Italian restaurants and cafes make grease Carlton's most distinctive drain problem.
- Flushed items: a large student population and dense apartments mean wipes and other things that should never go down a drain.
- Shared apartment lines: one sewer serving many units blocks fast when grease and wipes build up.
- Ageing clay and terracotta: late-1800s pipe under terraces and apartments that has cracked with age.
- Roots: street trees and even small courtyard plantings find old joints.
- Paved runoff: heavily paved surfaces send a lot of water into older stormwater pipes after heavy rain.
Do you clear drains in Carlton student rentals?
Yes.
Repeat blockages in rentals usually come from wipes and grease, or from a cracked pipe that keeps catching debris. A camera check shows which, so the fix lasts beyond the next tenancy.
How is a Carlton drain job charged?
Prices vary with the job. Call 0413 522 220 and we will explain our rates before we start. Any repair is quoted in writing before work starts.
Grease, wipes and broken pipe all take different amounts of time, and we can't tell which until the drain is clear and the camera is in.
Common reasons a Carlton job costs more:
- Thick grease that takes longer to jet clean.
- A shared line serving several units.
- Parking fees, or carrying gear from further away.
- Opening a manhole, council permits or traffic management.
- After-hours attendance.
What if the camera shows my Carlton sewer is cracked?
You can have the cracked length relined without digging, have a section repaired where relining won't work, or keep a busy line clear with scheduled jetting.
- Relining: a new structural pipe is cured inside the old terracotta through an existing access point, so courtyards, floors and shopfronts are left alone. The work is certified with a BPC plumbing compliance certificate and backed by six-year statutory warranty insurance. Written quote before work starts.
- Section repair: the camera pinpoints the damaged spot, so only that part is opened up.
- Scheduled jetting: suits restaurant lines and shared apartment sewers that block from use rather than damage.
Whose drains do we clear in Carlton?
Restaurants and cafes, landlords and agents, student tenants, strata and body corporate managers, terrace owners, and people buying heritage properties.
- Student tenants: call us when the drain blocks, and tell us who manages the property.
- Strata managers: shared lines cleared, with camera evidence of where the fault is.
- Terrace owners and buyers: cracked sewers relined, and pre-purchase inspections with a written report at extra cost.
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Why Choose Us
Why choose Drain Solutions in Carlton?
We only do drainage, we handle both homes and commercial kitchens, a camera inspection is available, and repairs are quoted in writing before they start.
- More than four decades of drainage work, including Carlton's Victorian sewers.
- Equipment from bathroom drains up to commercial sewers.
- Camera footage you can see, so landlords and agents know what was found.
- Cracked pipes relined by us, without digging.
- Regulated work certified under BPC Licence No. 21741.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, Direct Debit and cash on completion.
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Relining Video
Can I see a drain relined in Carlton?
Yes. This video from the Drain Solutions YouTube channel shows real before and after CCTV footage of a drain relined in Carlton, so you can see inside the pipe before and after the new liner goes in.
Drain Relining Carlton Melbourne: Before & After CCTV Footage
See inside the drain before and after relining, filmed with a CCTV camera in Carlton, Melbourne.
Written quote before work starts. See the Drain Relining Videos page for 11 more suburbs.
Click to watch bigger.
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Areas We Serve
Where else near Carlton do you work?
We also work in Carlton North, Fitzroy, Parkville, North Melbourne, East Melbourne, Collingwood and the Melbourne CBD.
Our base is in Kew East. Water leak detection and underground service locating are also available in these areas. Call 0413 522 220 to check yours.
Carlton drain blocked? Ring 0413 522 220
Phone 0413 522 220 or book online. Whether it's a kitchen, a rental or a terrace, we'll clear it, check the cause on camera once the drain is clear, and quote any repair in writing.
Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm. Saturday 8am to 12pm. Sunday closed. Emergency call-outs outside business hours on 0413 522 220.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, Direct Debit and cash on completion.
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FAQs
Carlton Drain Questions We Hear Most
How are restaurant drain jobs in Carlton charged?
Prices vary with the job. Call 0413 522 220 and we will explain our rates before we start. Any repair is quoted in writing before work starts.
Can you keep our Lygon Street kitchen drain from blocking during service?
Yes. We jet the grease out of the line and grease interceptor, then check it on camera. A regular cleaning schedule stops fat building back up to a blockage, so the drain is cleaned before it fails rather than in the middle of a busy night.
Who pays when a drain blocks in a Carlton student rental?
Usually the owner, through the managing agent.
Why does my Carlton terrace smell of sewage?
Most often it is a partial blockage, a floor waste trap that has dried out, or a cracked pipe letting sewer gas escape. The camera shows which one, so we fix the actual cause rather than masking the smell.
Can you clear a shared sewer in a Carlton apartment block?
Yes. One sewer often serves many units in Carlton, and it blocks fast when grease and wipes build up. We clear it and use the camera to show strata or body corporate managers exactly where the problem is.
Should buyers check the drains on a Carlton heritage property?
Yes. Many Carlton terraces still drain through pipe laid in the 1870s to 1890s. A pre-purchase CCTV inspection shows its condition before you commit, and a written report can be added at extra cost.
What does it cost to clear a blocked drain in a Carlton home?
Prices vary with the job. Call 0413 522 220 and we will explain our rates before we start. Any repair is quoted in writing before work starts.
Do heavy grease lines take longer to clear?
Often, yes. Thick grease coats the pipe walls, so jetting the line fully clean takes longer than a simple household blockage. We check it on camera afterwards, and regular cleaning stops it building up again.
Will my landlord insurance cover a Carlton drain repair?
Check your policy. Some cover sudden damage, but problems that built up slowly, like roots or grease, are often excluded. We can supply CCTV footage, and a written report can be prepared at extra cost, to support a claim.
Can you attend a Carlton job at night?
Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm. Saturday 8am to 12pm. Sunday closed. Emergency call-outs outside business hours on 0413 522 220.
Can a cracked Carlton sewer be fixed without digging up the courtyard?
Usually. Drain relining puts a new pipe inside the old terracotta one through an existing opening, so courtyards and floors stay intact. It is regulated work, certified with a BPC compliance certificate.
Can tenants pay, or does it go to the agent?
We accept Visa, Mastercard, Direct Debit and cash on completion.
Happy customers. Real results.
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What We Offer
What does Drain Solutions do?
Drain Solutions is a specialist drainage and underground services company, not a general plumber. We clear blocked drains with high pressure jetting, use CCTV cameras once the drain is clear to find the cause, and fix damaged pipes, mostly without digging.
One visit can cover the whole job, handled with the same operator and the same equipment: the jetter clears the blockage first, the camera then finds the cause once the drain is clear, and if the pipe is damaged we reline or repair it in-house. Every job is different, and what the camera finds once the drain is clear determines what comes next. We also locate underground services, detect water leaks, and test backflow prevention devices and thermostatic mixing valves. Any repair comes with a written quote before work starts. BPC Licence No. 21741. Based in Kew East, we work across Melbourne's inner and middle suburbs.
Blocked Drains & Sewers
Drain Solutions clears blocked drains, blocked toilets and sewers across Melbourne, from 40mm household pipes to 600mm industrial sewers.
Drain Relining
Permanent no-dig repair for cracked, broken and root-damaged pipes. Your garden and driveway stay intact.
CCTV Drain Inspections
Full colour CCTV cameras find blockages, cracks, root intrusion and pipe damage. Recorded footage on every inspection.
High Pressure Water Jetting
Clears sewer and stormwater pipes from 40mm to 600mm. Cuts through tree roots and flushes out grease, silt and debris.
Drain Repairs
Stormwater and sewer pipe repairs for homes and businesses. Once the drain is clear, the camera pinpoints the damage, so any digging is targeted.
Underground Utility Locating
CertLoc Certified Locating Organisation (CLO), authorised for Telstra and Optus underground assets.
Water Leak Detection
Finds hidden underground water leaks without digging. A written report lets your plumber repair the exact spot.
Backflow Testing
BPC backflow prevention endorsement. Testing of RPZ valves and other devices, with a same-day compliance certificate.
Clear First, Then The Right Fix
Drain Solutions combines 40+ years of hands-on experience with CCTV cameras, high pressure jetting and no-dig relining. The drain is cleared first, then the camera finds the cause, so the fix is matched to the problem. Every repair comes with a written quote before work starts. BPC Licence No. 21741. Call 0413 522 220.
- Blocked Drains95%
- CCTV Drain Camera Inspections88%
- Drain Relining85%
- Underground Utility Locating85%
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