Blocked drain plumber in Birchgrove
Restored Victorian and Edwardian terraces on narrow streets above the harbour: we clear Birchgrove drains, film them and reline them, so the garden and the stonework stay as they are.
“…Chris and Nathan fixed my blocked sewer pipe which was damaged due to tree roots. They patiently fixed the issue and I am very happy with the services received.”
- Camera
- Footage for your insurer or strata
- Fix
- Jetting and no-dig relining
- Phones
- Answered 24/7
- Price
- Fixed before work starts
Roots in at a joint
We cut the roots out with the drain machine, jet the line clean and run the camera to the junction, so you see the joint they came in at. Reline that joint and they can’t get back in.
- Postcode
- 2041
- Council
- Inner West Council
- Homes
- Terraces and semis, then houses
- Nearby
- Balmain, Rozelle, Lilyfield
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
Working on a toilet in a tiled bathroom. 
Two of the team with the drain camera reel, out the front of a brick house. 
At a stormwater pit in a garden bed, with the drain camera beside it.
Blocked drains in Birchgrove 2041
More than half of Birchgrove’s homes are terraces and semis, many of them restored with care, on lots that slope down towards the water. A blocked sewer under a restored courtyard is the last place anyone wants a trench.
We clear the line through the gully or an inspection opening, film it to Sydney Water’s main, and reline the damaged joints from the inside. You see the footage first and get a fixed price before any work starts.
In Birchgrove we clear roots from terrace lines, reline joints under restored courtyards, and clear stormwater lines on lots that fall to the harbour. You watch the camera with us before we price anything.
Almost all heritage, almost all water
Birchgrove covers the north-west slope of the Balmain peninsula, out to Yurulbin and Ballast Points, and Balmain is its only neighbour by land. Almost all of it sits inside heritage conservation areas: Birchgrove and Ballast Point Road, the Town of Waterview and Iron Cove.
The Birch Grove estate was first cut into ten lots between 1856 and 1860; in 1878 architect Ferdinand Reuss drew up a new subdivision, and its lots sold within a few years. Those are the streets the terraces stand on today.
The harbour parks bring the big trees: Ballast Point Park, Birchgrove Park, Yurulbin Park and Ronald Street Reserve. A sandstone retaining wall and drainage culvert here is heritage listed too.
Whose pipe on a harbour slope
From the house down to Sydney Water’s main, the sewer is yours to and including the connection point, under Sydney Water’s customer contract, and that point can sit past your boundary. Sydney Water owns the main and the junction. Where a run of terraces shares one line, the owners share the upkeep, and our footage shows where the fault is.
Where the footage shows the fault past the connection point, in Sydney Water’s main or junction, it’s theirs to fix.
How a job runs in Birchgrove
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
…He took the time to explain the cause of the blockage, clearly explained what needed to be done, and resolved the issue efficiently…
…Our plumber was able to quickly diagnose what he thought was the issue and then set about fixing it He explained his progress ,even taking the time to answer hubbys questions about tree roots invading the pipes…
Tips for Birchgrove homes
- Restored courtyard or garden? Ask for relining first: nothing gets dug up.
- Tell us which way the lot slopes and where the gully is. It decides where the gear goes in.
- Big tree in a harbour park nearby? Mention it, and we’ll look for roots first.
Birchgrove questions
Can you fix a blocked drain under a restored Birchgrove courtyard without lifting it?
Yes. Relining goes in through the gully or an inspection opening and seals the pipe from the inside, so the courtyard stays as it is.
My terrace shares a sewer line. Who is responsible?
Every owner on a shared line, a private joint service, shares the upkeep from the connection point. The footage shows where the fault is.
Do you work right out to Yurulbin and Ballast Point?
Yes, from Birchgrove Park and the ferry wharf to the streets out on the points.
Do you clear stormwater lines on a sloping lot?
Yes. We clear and film the stormwater line down to where it comes out, and reconnect any downpipe that runs into the sewer.
We also work nearby in Balmain, Rozelle and Lilyfield. All Inner West suburbs
Get a quote in Birchgrove
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.