Blocked drain plumber in Balmain
Cottages and terraces on a sandstone peninsula, nearly all of it heritage: we clear Balmain drains, film them to the main and reline them from the inside.
“Great service blocked drain resolved and Chris very helpful…”
- Camera
- Footage for your insurer or strata
- Fix
- Jetting and no-dig relining
- Phones
- Answered 24/7
- Price
- Fixed before work starts
A blockage in the line
We clear it from the gully or the inspection opening, then run the camera down the line to find what caught it, so it doesn’t come straight back.
- Postcode
- 2041
- Council
- Inner West Council
- Homes
- Terraces, cottages and units
- Nearby
- Birchgrove, Rozelle, Balmain East
What to send us
- Your suburb, and whether it’s a terrace, a semi, a house or a unit
- What it’s doing: gurgling, slow, overflowing at the gully, a smell
- A photo of the gully or the overflow, and where the toilet and any big trees are
- Any old camera footage or report you already have
Gully overflowing?
- Stop running the washing machine, the dishwasher and the showers.
- Don’t flush the toilet.
- Sewage coming up inside, or the gully won’t stop? Call now: we answer 24/7. A visit today carries a call-out fee, and you hear the amount on the phone first.
- Slow but not overflowing? Book a quote visit for tomorrow or later: it’s free.
Who comes out
Andrew and the teamAussie Services
Inner West Blocked Drains is Andrew and the team at Aussie Services, family owned since Andrew started it in 2009. The phone is answered 24/7, and a licensed drainer from our team comes out with the camera and the drain machine.
Every job runs on our NSW contractor licence, 273594C, the same one that covers our plumbers, gasfitters and electricians. The price is fixed before we start, and our workmanship carries a lifetime guarantee on the labour.
- 273594CNSW contractor licence: drainer and plumber
- 2009The year Andrew set it up
- 24/7Someone on the phone, any hour
- LifetimeLabour guarantee on our work
Recent work by the team
Two of the team at one of our utes, outside a building site. 
Working on a toilet in a tiled bathroom. 
Getting the camera ready on a driveway: one at the controls, one with the camera head.
Blocked drains in Balmain 2041
Balmain is terraces and semis first, then units and cottages, on small lots running down to the water. Their sewer lines run under courtyards, steps and sandstone, where digging is slow and expensive.
So we start with the camera. We clear the line, film it to Sydney Water’s main with you watching, and price the fix the footage points to. Most of the time that’s relining from the inside, through the gully or an inspection opening, and the courtyard stays as it is.
In Balmain we deal with roots in cottage and terrace lines, joints that have moved on steep lots, and lines shared along a row. We clear and jet from the gully, film to the main, and reline the joints from the inside.
A heritage peninsula built for workers
Balmain grew up around the docks and industry on Mort Bay in the 1800s. Dock owners sold small blocks, and tiny cottages went up to rent to the workers. Nearly all of the suburb now sits inside heritage conservation areas: The Valley, Iron Cove, Balmain East, Waterview Estate and the Town of Waterview.
Sandstone is everywhere you look. Heritage items in Balmain include sandstone terraces and retaining walls, a stone drain and a sandstone drainage culvert. The streets fall steeply to the water: the bottom of Darling Street was so steep the trams down to the wharf needed a counterweight under the road.
The trees are old too, with heritage-listed Moreton Bay figs, brush box and Canary Island palms in Balmain’s streets. On small lots, roots don’t have far to go to find a joint.
Under the steps, to the main
On a steep Balmain lot the sewer can drop under steps and retaining walls before it reaches Sydney Water’s main, and Sydney Water’s customer contract makes it yours to and including the connection point. Sydney Water owns the junction and the main. Where one line serves a row of cottages, it’s a private joint service, and the owners share the upkeep.
If the camera finds the fault in Sydney Water’s main or at its junction, Sydney Water fixes its side, and our footage shows them where.
How a job runs in Balmain
Ring, or send a photo
Ring 1300 890 269 at any hour, or send the form with a photo of the gully or the overflow.
Choose when
Any day from tomorrow on, the quote visit is free: we come between 8 am and 3 pm and ring 30 minutes before we arrive. If it can’t wait, a visit today carries a call-out fee, and you hear the amount on the phone before anyone is sent.
On the camera
A licensed drainer clears the line and runs the camera down it with you watching, so you see what caused the blockage and where.
A fixed price, then the fix
You approve a fixed price before we touch the drain. Then we clear, jet, reline or repair it, test the line and leave the yard clean, and our labour on that work is guaranteed for life.
What customers say
…Cleared our sewer blockage and registered the problem with Sydney Water. Syd water came out same day and took the job over…
…He took the time to explain the cause of the blockage, clearly explained what needed to be done, and resolved the issue efficiently…
Tips for Balmain homes
- Steps or sandstone over the line? Ask about relining before anyone quotes a dig.
- Old cottage? Tell us where the toilet and the gully are, and which way the lot slopes.
- Shared line with next door? We film it and show each owner where the fault is.
Balmain questions
My Balmain cottage’s drain runs under sandstone steps. Do you have to dig?
Not to reline it. We go in through the gully or an inspection opening and seal the pipe from the inside, so the steps and the walls stay where they are.
Can you reach a drain on a steep lot down to the water?
Yes. The gear is portable, and the camera and the jetter go in through the nearest opening, wherever it sits on the slope.
My terrace shares a line with the neighbours. How does that work?
A line serving more than one property is a private joint service: every owner on it shares the upkeep. Our footage shows where the fault is so the cost can be split fairly.
Do you work in Balmain East too?
Yes, from Darling Street wharf up to Birchgrove and across to Rozelle.
Can you find a line that runs under the house?
Yes. The camera follows it and our locator marks its path and the fault on the ground above, wherever it runs.
We also work nearby in Birchgrove, Rozelle and Lilyfield. All Inner West suburbs
Get a quote in Balmain
Tell us what the drain is doing, add a photo, and we’ll ring you back to set a time.
What to send us
- Your suburb, and whether it’s a terrace, a semi, a house or a unit
- What it’s doing: gurgling, slow, overflowing at the gully, a smell
- A photo of the gully or the overflow, and where the toilet and any big trees are
- Any old camera footage or report you already have
Next, we ring you back and set a time. From tomorrow on, the quote visit is free: we come between 8 am and 3 pm and ring 30 minutes before we pull up. Water coming up at the gully right now? Ring 1300 890 269 at any hour.
Thanks, we’ve got your details.
We’ll ring you to talk about the drain and set a time. From tomorrow on, the quote visit is free.