Blocked drain plumber in Russell Lea
Federation homes and waterfront houses on quiet tree-lined streets by Iron Cove: we clear Russell Lea drains, film them and seal them against the roots.
“…Cleared our sewer blockage and registered the problem with Sydney Water. Syd water came out same day and took the job over…”
- 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
- 2046
- Council
- City of Canada Bay
- Homes
- Houses, many Federation
- Nearby
- Rodd Point, Five Dock, Drummoyne
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
Getting the camera ready on a driveway: one at the controls, one with the camera head. 
Two of the team at one of our utes, outside a building site. 
Working on a toilet in a tiled bathroom.
Blocked drains in Russell Lea 2046
Russell Lea is mostly houses on garden lots, from Federation homes to big places on the water. With trees in the street and the garden, roots in the sewer line are what we look for first.
We cut them out, jet the line and film it to Sydney Water’s main with you watching. The footage shows the joints they got in at, and we give you a fixed price to reline them before any work starts.
In Russell Lea we deal with roots in house sewer lines from old street and garden trees, slow lines jetted clean, and stormwater lines on waterfront lots. You see the camera before we price the fix.
An estate on Iron Cove, subdivided in 1913
Russell Lea takes its name from Russell Barton’s estate, which stayed whole around his Victorian Italianate mansion until 1913, when it was subdivided and auctioned. The Federation homes built on those lots are still the suburb’s backbone, with larger waterfront homes along the western shore of Iron Cove.
The trees here are listed: the City of Canada Bay’s heritage map has a group of palms, camphor laurels, brush box and Hill’s figs inside Russell Lea. The council no longer plants large, vigorous trees with invasive roots in streets, but the old ones remain, and a hundred years of roots find every weak joint.
Russell Lea also has two small conservation areas, Mons Street and Boronia Avenue, and Hampden Road.
Your line, past the boundary
Sydney Water’s customer contract makes the sewer yours from the house to and including the connection point with its main, and that point can sit past your boundary, under the footpath or the road. Sydney Water owns the main and the junction. We film to the junction, so you know where the fault is before you pay for anything.
If the footage shows the fault in Sydney Water’s main or junction, Sydney Water fixes its side.
How a job runs in Russell Lea
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 Russell Lea homes
- Listed tree in the street? Tell us how close it is to the front of the house.
- Roots back after a clear? Reline the joint rather than clearing it again.
- Waterfront lot? Tell us which way it slopes and where the gully sits.
Russell Lea questions
Old camphor laurels near my Russell Lea house: are they in my pipe?
The camera shows us. If roots are in at a joint, we cut them out, jet the line and reline the joint so they stay out.
Do you work along the Iron Cove waterfront?
Yes, from the waterfront homes on Iron Cove to the streets towards Five Dock and Drummoyne.
Do I need to remove the tree to fix the pipe?
No. Relining seals the pipe from the inside, which keeps the roots out without touching the tree.
How do you find a blocked line on a big lot?
The camera follows the line from the gully, and our locator marks its path and the fault on the ground above it.
We also work nearby in Haberfield, Concord and Croydon. All Inner West suburbs
Get a quote in Russell Lea
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.