Mr. Clog Plumbing
Plumber Castle Cove
Blocked drains, sewer lines on steep sandstone blocks and stormwater across Castle Cove, Middle Cove and Castlecrag.
Your Local Castle Cove Plumber
Castle Cove is on the western side of Middle Harbour, about 11 kilometres north of the city in the City of Willoughby. Apart from Innisfallen Castle, built in 1903–04 and now heritage listed, the suburb was largely built out between 1956 and 1970, when Headland Developments and Hooker-Rex Estates subdivided the headland. It is a suburb of houses on steep sandstone slopes, wrapped by bushland reserves that run down to the water.
Two things make Castle Cove's plumbing different from most of Sydney. The first is age: homes built in the late 1950s and 1960s are now sixty-odd years old, and so is their original drainage, unless it has been replaced. The second is the land. Willoughby Council's plans for HD Robb Reserve and North Arm Reserve, the bushland along Fig Tree Cove, both describe steep sandstone slopes with sewer and stormwater lines passing through them, and list sewer overflows and stormwater erosion among the problems those reserves face. On a hillside like this, gravity runs the sewer downhill, often across the back of the block and towards the bush, which affects how a blockage is reached and how a repair is done.
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Services in Castle Cove
- Blocked Drains
- CCTV Drain Inspection
- Pipe Relining
- Stormwater Drainage
- Hot Water Systems
- Emergency Plumbing
Common Plumbing Problems in Castle Cove
Every part of Sydney has its own plumbing character, shaped by the age of the housing, the ground it sits on, and the weather it takes. Here is what we are called out for most often around Castle Cove.
Sixty-year-old sewer lines and native tree roots
Sewers laid when the estates were built in the fifties and sixties are now at the age where joints open and roots get in. The reserves around the suburb are Sydney peppermint and smooth-barked apple forest, many gardens hold the same trees, and their roots go after the moisture at a leaking joint. If your drain blocks again after each clean, the joint is the problem rather than whatever was flushed.
Sewers below the house on a steep block
On the low side of a street the sewer often leaves the house downhill, crosses a terraced backyard and joins a main lower down the slope, sometimes near the bush. Getting a machine to the right opening can mean stairs and retaining walls, and digging means rock. A camera finds the fault first, and relining through an existing opening avoids excavating a sandstone slope where the pipe is suitable.
Stormwater on sandstone slopes
Rain runs fast off rock and steep driveways, and on a hillside lot it has to be caught and carried away, not left to find its own path. Blocked grates, silted pits and broken lines send water at the house or across the neighbour's land. Some properties also have an on-site detention tank, which cannot be altered without Willoughby Council's consent but still needs its silt and outlet kept clear.
Overflows in the reserves
Council's reserve plans note that sewer overflows foul the bushland below the houses. An overflow from Sydney Water's main is Sydney Water's to fix, and should be reported to them. But a private line that is blocked, broken or has stormwater wrongly connected to it adds to the problem, and that part is the owner's to put right.
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What usually causes blocked drains in Castle Cove?
In homes of the 1950s and 1960s it is most often roots in the joints of the original sewer line, or a joint that has moved. Wipes and grease cause the rest. A camera inspection shows which it is, so you know whether a clean will last or the pipe needs repair.
Our sewer runs down the backyard towards the bush. Can you still get to it?
Yes. We work from the nearest inspection opening, carry equipment down if needed, and use a camera to find the fault before deciding on a repair. Relining from the inside is often the better option on a steep block because it avoids digging through rock and garden terraces.
There is sewage in the bush below our street. Who do I call?
If it is coming from a Sydney Water main or maintenance hole, report it to Sydney Water. If it seems to be coming from your own property, or your gully is overflowing, call us and we will find and clear the blockage on your side.
Water runs towards our house in heavy rain. Can that be fixed?
Usually. We check the pits, grates and lines on your property, clear or repair what is blocked or broken, and tell you if the system needs more capacity. If you have an on-site detention tank, we can clean it out and check its outlet.
Do you cover Middle Cove, Castlecrag and Chatswood?
Yes. We cover Castle Cove and the suburbs around it, including Middle Cove, Castlecrag, Chatswood, Roseville Chase and Killarney Heights.
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