There are big trees on my Northern Sydney block. Can I keep them?

Usually yes. Relining seals the cracks and joints roots enter through, so the pipe is protected without removing established trees.

Why does my stormwater surcharge only in heavy rain?

Silt and leaf litter reduce the pipe's capacity. It copes with light rain and fails in a downpour, which is why jetting the full line matters more than clearing the pit.

Who pays for a blocked stack in a Chatswood unit block?

Shared stacks are normally common property and strata's responsibility. We document what we find so it can be billed correctly.

Do you camera the drain before clearing it?

Yes, on every job. It tells us the cause and gives you evidence of the pipe's condition rather than a verbal opinion.

Can you clear a drain the same day?

In most cases, yes. Call early and we will tell you honestly whether we can reach you that day.

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Northern Sydney

Blocked Drains in Northern Sydney

The leafy character of the North Shore, Ryde and Hornsby is exactly what blocks its drains. Large established trees on Lane Cove, Wahroonga, St Ives and Hunters Hill blocks put root systems straight through the aged earthenware sewer that serves most Federation and interwar homes. Sloping bushland sites make it worse, because long falls carry leaf litter and silt into stormwater lines that then surcharge in heavy rain. Around Chatswood, Epping and North Sydney the housing shifts to apartments, where shared stacks block from fat, wipes and coffee grounds and one blockage affects several units. We camera every line before we clear it, so you know whether you are dealing with debris, roots or a broken pipe that will keep failing.

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How we handle blocked drains in Northern Sydney

1. CCTV inspection

We put a camera down the line before touching it. That shows exactly where the blockage sits, how far along it is and whether the pipe itself is cracked, offset or root-invaded, so you are not paying to guess.

2. High-pressure jetting

A jetter scours the full diameter of the pipe rather than punching a hole through the middle of the blockage. Grease, sludge, silt and debris come out with the flow, which is why a jetted drain stays clear far longer.

3. Mechanical root cutting

Where roots have found a cracked joint, we cut them back to the pipe wall with a root cutter, then re-camera to confirm the line is clear and to see the size of the entry point they came through.

4. Relining option

If the camera shows damaged pipe, we quote a no-dig reline: a resin liner cured inside the existing pipe that seals the cracks roots use. You see the footage first and decide, and nothing starts without written approval.

Every job is quoted on site and agreed in writing before work starts, so there are no surprises.

Suburbs we cover for blocked drains in Northern Sydney

Chatswood North Sydney Mosman Lane Cove Ryde Hunters Hill Gladesville Hornsby Wahroonga St Ives Epping Eastwood North Ryde West Ryde Putney Pennant Hills

Don't see your suburb? Call us, we cover the surrounding areas too.

Recent blocked drains jobs in Northern Sydney

Roots in a clay sewer, Wahroonga

Repeated toilet backups came from a mature camphor laurel root mass in an old clay joint. We jetted, root cut and re-cameraed the line, then quoted relining the affected eight-metre section so the roots cannot return.

Stormwater surcharge, Hornsby

A sloping bush block flooded its lower entry every downpour. We jetted leaf litter and silt from the stormwater line, cleared the pits and fitted leaf guards so the fall could actually do its job.

Shared stack, Chatswood apartments

Two units on one stack had slow kitchen waste. We jetted the stack from the ground-floor access, cleared a heavy fat build-up and gave the strata manager footage confirming the line was clear.