Services
Blocked Drains & Drain Cleaning
Stubborn blocked drains? We use high-pressure water jetting and CCTV drain cameras to clear blockages fast and find the cause.
Stubborn blockages from tree roots, collapsed pipe, grease build-up or a foreign object in the toilet need mechanical clearing, and ideally a camera down the pipe to see why it blocked in the first place.
We clear blocked drains across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter Region with a proper high-pressure jetter and a push-rod CCTV camera, so you walk away knowing both that it's cleared and what caused it.
Drain Plumbing Services We Provide
- High-pressure water jetting
- CCTV drain camera inspection
- Tree root removal
- Stormwater drain unblocking
- Sewer drain unblocking
- Pipe locating & mapping
What we work on
- Blocked kitchen & bathroom drains: Grease and food build-up in kitchen waste pipes, hair and soap scum in showers, basin and bath wastes.
- Blocked toilets & floor wastes: Beyond what a plunger will shift, usually in the pipe between the pan and the sewer main, not inside the pan itself.
- Blocked sewer lines: The main run from the house to the council connection. Tree roots are the number-one cause in older properties.
- Blocked stormwater drains: Downpipes, yard drains, council stormwater connections. Often leaves and silt in the pit, but can be a collapsed section underground.
- Repeat blockages: If the same drain blocks every few months, something structural is wrong. CCTV finds it; we quote the fix.
Signs it's time to call
- Water pooling in the shower or basin that used to drain fine
- Gurgling noises from a drain when another fixture is used
- A bad smell coming up through floor wastes or yard gullies
- Sewer overflowing into the yard or back through the lowest drain in the house
- Downpipes overflowing in heavy rain when they used to cope fine
Frequently asked questions
Do you use chemicals?
No. Mechanical clearing (water jetting and, where needed, root cutters) is faster, safer for your pipes, and clears the blockage itself. If a chemical was used before we arrived, let us know, as it affects how we open the pipe.
Can you see where the blockage is before you start cutting through things?
Yes. Pipe locating equipment plus CCTV lets us trace the blocked line without guessing. That matters especially before any excavation work.
What if the pipe is collapsed, not just blocked?
The camera will show it. We'll quote the repair, usually a short dig to replace the damaged section.
Does my strata/landlord cover blocked drains?
In NSW the responsibility usually sits with the owner for drains on the property. Past the property boundary, the sewer main is a Hunter Water asset and the street stormwater system belongs to the local council. We'll tell you which side of that line your blockage is on and recommended course of action.
Areas We Service
Based in Sawyers Gully, fast response servicing all of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter Region.
Newcastle
- Adamstown
- Bar Beach
- Cooks Hill
- Hamilton
- Kotara
- Lambton
- Mayfield
- Merewether
- New Lambton
- Newcastle CBD
- The Junction
- Wallsend
+ surrounding suburbs
Lake Macquarie
- Belmont
- Cardiff
- Caves Beach
- Charlestown
- Edgeworth
- Eleebana
- Glendale
- Speers Point
- Swansea
- Toronto
- Warners Bay
- Whitebridge
+ surrounding suburbs
Hunter Region
- Branxton
- Cessnock
- Dungog
- Gloucester
- Kurri Kurri
- Maitland
- Nelson Bay
- Raymond Terrace
- Rutherford
- Sawyers Gully
- Scone
- Singleton
+ surrounding towns
We cover lots of neighbouring suburbs. Not listed? Give us a call, we travel for the right job.