Blocked Drains Spreydon

Spreydon was mostly swampland and tussock before Augustus Moore bought 300 acres along Lincoln Road in 1853 and named it Spreydon Farm. The swampy Lincoln Road area did not begin to grow until around the turn of the 20th century, and by 1911, when Spreydon became a borough, the former farm had been heavily subdivided with several large roads through it. Water backing up in the shower tray, a toilet that rises before it drains or a gully trap spilling onto the path all point to a blockage somewhere in the line. You hear the price before any work starts.

Spreydon: early 1900s laterals on former swamp along Lincoln Road

Spreydon was mostly swampland and tussock when Augustus Moore bought his farm in 1853, and the Lincoln Road area only began to fill with houses around the turn of the 20th century. By 1911 the farm had been heavily subdivided. Many of the homes from that era are still here, and their original or early drains may be too, with joints that have had more than a century to loosen.

Ground that started as swamp can be soft, and a lateral laid in it may settle over the years. A slight sag holds water and lets solids drop out, which is why a Spreydon drain may block, clear and block again in the same spot. We clear it with a drain machine, then run a camera to see whether there is a dip and how deep it is.

Later infill around the older streets often connects into existing lines, so two homes may share part of a drain. Around Barrington Street and the shopping centre, food outlets put fat into commercial drains, which set firm on Spreydon's frosty winter nights. Those lines usually need jetting rather than a cable to clear the full width of the pipe. The closer a home is to the original Lincoln Road subdivisions, the older its lateral is likely to be. Newer infill tends to have PVC, which rarely blocks unless something is flushed or left in it.

Local tip: If your Spreydon drain blocks in the same spot twice, ask for a camera inspection before the third clear, because a sag will not fix itself.

Blocked Drains in Spreydon: Local Factors

Frost on the Canterbury Plains can harden fat in a shallow kitchen waste and make an exposed gully trap slow to drain on a cold morning. We clear the fat properly rather than just pushing it further down the line.

For anything else, see our plumbers in Spreydon.

How We Handle Blocked Drains in Spreydon

Once the line is clear we flush it and run water through every fixture, so you know the drain is running properly before we pack up in Spreydon.

Pricing: quotes are free, and every job gets a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises on the invoice.

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Blocked Drains Jobs We Do in Spreydon

Slow shower drain
Blocked stormwater sump
Repeat blockage diagnosis
Overflowing gully trap
Blocked laundry tub