Blocked Drains Cheltenham
When a drain backs up, most people want the same three things before they book anyone: a fair price, a plumber who actually turns up, and proof the job is done. That is the whole idea behind how we handle blocked drains in Cheltenham. Around Town Plumbing gives you a free quote and a fixed price agreed before work starts, same-day response within business hours, and a CCTV camera pass at the end so you can see the pipe running clear. We work the bayside end of the City of Kingston from our Dandenong base, and we cover the side of the job a lot of drain crews skip: commercial premises and strata. Call 03 7023 5494 to book.
What Blocks Drains Along the Cheltenham Bayside
Cheltenham’s established streets run older clay and earthenware pipe, and near the bay the sandy soil gives silt an easy path into any cracked joint. Tree roots do the rest, working into the gaps in aging pipework and catching grease and debris behind them. In the retail and commercial strips along the highway, kitchen fat is the usual offender, and spring storms wash leaves and silt into the stormwater pits. The cause decides the fix, so we look on camera before we clear anything.
Same-Day Blocked Drain Repairs in Cheltenham.
What blocks drains on the Beaconsfield fringe
Beaconsfield is a mix of established older homes, larger leafy and acreage blocks, and newer estates. That mix decides the causes:
- Tree roots working into the joints of sewer pipes, especially on the older and leafier properties
- Storm debris and leaf litter flooding stormwater systems during Melbourne’s spring storms
- Grease, wipes and foreign objects that should never go down a drain
- Cracked or collapsed pipe in the older pockets
Newer estate homes run modern PVC, which roots struggle to enter, so their blockages are more often misused than structural. Either way, the camera tells us which before we clear.
How we clear it, and show you
Every job runs the same three steps. The CCTV camera goes down first and finds the real cause and its location. Then we jet the blockage under high pressure, cutting roots and scouring grease off the pipe wall rather than punching a channel through it. Then a second camera pass proves the line is genuinely clear. If the footage shows a broken pipe that jetting cannot fix, we show you and quote the repair straight, because we would rather mend the cause than clear the same drain twice.
About Around Town Plumbing
We are a family business run by brothers Aidan and Liam Baggoley, working the bayside and south-east from our Dandenong base since 2007. Our plumbers are fully licensed and insured, every job carries our 100% seven-year workmanship guarantee, and our customers rate us a straight 5.0 across 42 reviews. If you have been searching for the reviews and reputation behind a Cheltenham drain plumber, that record is a fair place to start, and the full accreditation set sits on our main blocked-drains page.
Commercial, strata and property managers
This is where we stand apart from a residential-only drain crew. A blocked line in a Cheltenham shop, cafe or apartment block affects trade or several homes at once and needs coordinated action fast. We respond the same day off a fleet of ten stocked vans, diagnose on camera, clear with minimal disruption to tenants and trading, and report back to the property manager or owners corporation with footage of what we found. Plenty of bayside managers keep us on file for exactly that.
Same-day and the 24-hour question
You will see a lot of always-open promises advertised around Cheltenham. Here is our honest answer to that demand: we offer same-day response for blocked drains within business hours, Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm. We are not a 24-hour call centre and will not pretend to be. When you ring, a real local plumber answers.
Prices: what to expect
Cost depends on the blockage, how far down it sits, the access and whether the camera finds damage, so no honest plumber can quote your pipe over the phone without seeing it. What we can promise is a free quote and a fixed, upfront price agreed before any work begins, with no surprise call-out charge and nothing added on site. That way the number you agree to is the number you pay.
Sewer, Stormwater And Responsibility
Two systems run under a Cheltenham property. The sewer lateral from your house to the connection is the owner’s responsibility; past it, the sewer main is South East Water’s. Public stormwater drains in the street are the City of Kingston and Melbourne Water’s. If you are unsure which system is blocked, the camera settles it, and that can decide who pays.
We Have The Whole Melbourne Area Covered
At Around Town Plumbing, we’ve got the whole of Melbourne covered, including the outer suburbs. We offer same-day services for burst pipes and blocked drains. No matter where you are, our expert team is ready to help.
- We Service Melbourne & Outer Suburbs
Contact Our Team
Our Business Hours
- 7am - 5pm | Mon - Fri
Our Location
- Dandenong VIC 3175
Areas We Serve
- Blocked Drains Beaconsfield
- Blocked Drains Braeside
- Blocked Drains Burwood
- Blocked Drains Carnegie
- Blocked Drains Cheltenham
- Blocked Drains Clayton
- Blocked Drains Dandenong
- Blocked Drains Dandenong South
- Blocked Drains Glen Waverley
- Blocked Drains Hallam
- Blocked Drains Mentone
- Blocked Drains Oakleigh
- Blocked Drains Scoresby
- Blocked Drains Springvale
Other Service We Provide in Cheltenham
Blocked Drain FAQs
Is it expensive to unclog a drain?
It varies with the blockage and whether the pipe is damaged, which is why we quote each job after seeing it rather than quoting blind. You get a fixed price agreed upfront, so there are no surprises when the work is done.
How long does clearing take?
Most blockages are cleared in a single visit once diagnosed and jetted. Root intrusion or a damaged pipe can take longer, and we will say so before we start.
Who is responsible for a blocked drain outside my house?
The drains and sewer lateral on your property are yours; the public stormwater drain in the street is the City of Kingston and Melbourne Water’s, and the sewer main is South East Water’s.
To book a Cheltenham blocked drain plumber, call Around Town Plumbing on 03 7023 5494.
