Clear the drain, then find the cause.
Blocked toilets, sinks, showers, sewer and stormwater lines cleared across inner Melbourne, with a camera inspection afterwards so a repeat blockage gets a real answer.
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Where the water backs up tells you where the problem is.
A toilet that will not clear, a shower pooling around your feet or a gully overflowing in the yard needs prompt attention. Measured Plumbing clears blocked drains across inner Melbourne, from a slow basin in a Richmond apartment to a sewer line backing up under a house. The drain is cleared first and the line inspected afterwards, because a blockage that keeps returning usually has a cause inside the pipe.
The symptom narrows down the cause before anyone touches the drain. One slow fixture points to hair, soap or a blocked trap close by. A toilet that clears and then blocks again is usually wipes or sanitary items. Every fixture draining slowly points to the main sewer line, and water pooling in the yard after rain is a stormwater problem rather than a sewer one.
Roots and dropped sections of pipe are invisible from the surface. Once the line is flowing again, a camera run down the drain shows what is in there and how far along the run it sits. That is what separates a drain that needed clearing from one that needs repair, and we will tell you plainly which one you have.
Blocked drain clearing and drain cleaning.
Every job starts with choosing the right access point. Clearing through an inspection opening, gully or lifted pan does the whole line, not just the fixture end.
Blocked toilets
Cleared from the correct access point and the cause identified. A fault in the pan or cistern itself is handled under tap and toilet repairs.
Sinks, basins and showers
Traps, floor wastes and branch lines cleared, including the grease and soap build-up that stops kitchen and bathroom fixtures.
Blocked sewer lines
Main line blockages cleared through the inspection opening or gully, including tree roots that have found their way into the pipe.
Stormwater and downpipes
Leaf-packed, silted or root-filled stormwater lines and pits cleared so surface water leaves the property after rain.
High-pressure jetting
Brought in where roots, grease or hardened build-up will not move with a drain machine, cutting the line back to clean pipe.
CCTV drain inspection
The cleared line recorded on camera so cracks, root entry points and dropped sections are found and located along the run.
Recurring blockages
A drain that blocks every few months is traced back to its cause, with the repair options set out in writing before anything else is done.
Overflows out of hours
A drain overflowing or a sewer backing up inside the property is treated as urgent and attended outside standard hours, subject to availability.
What a blocked drain visit covers.
Every clearing job runs to the same standard, whether it is a single basin trap or a main sewer line under the house.
- Symptoms talked through and the affected fixtures checked
- The correct access point opened: inspection opening, gully or lifted pan
- Floors, tiles and surrounds protected before work starts
- Drain machine or high-pressure jetting, matched to the cause
- Flow tested at every fixture the line serves
- Camera inspection where the cause is unclear or the drain has blocked before
- Root intrusion, cracks and dropped sections located along the run
- Findings explained plainly, on site
- Work area cleaned down before we leave
- Any recommended repair set out in writing and quoted separately
Property types we clear drains for.
Access and responsibility change with the property, so we sort both out before the machine comes off the van.
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Older inner-city houses, where earthenware drains, tree roots and dropped joints are the usual causes.
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Apartments and units, where shared lines often need access arranged with a manager first.
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Rental properties, with the findings documented so the property manager can approve any follow-up work.
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Apartment blocks and owners corporations, where common lines sit with the committee and the report says exactly what was found and where.
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Tenanted kitchens on a maintenance schedule, where a regular visit catches grease build-up before it stops the line.
Not sure whose responsibility the drain is? Pipework serving one dwelling is generally the owner's, and shared lines usually sit with the owners corporation. The report makes it clear.
Drain work from recent jobs.
Camera inspection
Recording a cleared sewer line to locate root entry points and dropped joints.
Blocked drain cleared
A blocked line cleared from the correct access point rather than pushed at from the fixture.
Sewer line access
Working on a sewer drain at an outside access point on an inner-suburbs property.
Priced on access and severity.
A trap under a basin is a short job. A main sewer blockage that needs the inspection opening located, jetting to shift roots and a camera run afterwards is a bigger scope, and the price follows that. Standard hours or an urgent call-out makes a difference, and so does the property: apartments and shared lines often need access arranged with a manager first.
Measured Plumbing confirms the scope with you before starting. If the camera shows the pipe itself has failed, that repair is quoted separately, so you can decide on it with the findings in front of you rather than paying for another clear.
Scope, inclusions and exclusions, in writing.
Anything outside what was agreed is priced and approved before it proceeds, so no variation lands on an invoice unannounced.
How a blocked drain job runs.
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Talk it through
We ask about the symptoms and check the affected fixtures to narrow down where the blockage sits.
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Open the right access
The correct access point is opened and floors, tiles and surrounds protected before any work starts.
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Clear the line
Drain machine or high-pressure jetting, depending on what is in the pipe and how far along it sits.
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Test every fixture
Flow is checked at each fixture the line serves to confirm the whole run is clear, not just one branch.
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Camera the line
A CCTV inspection where the cause is not obvious or the drain has blocked before, recorded and explained.
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Explain and report
Findings explained plainly, the area cleaned down, and any recommended repair set out in writing.
Drain overflowing or sewer backing up inside?
That should not wait. Call and we will attend as an urgent call-out, subject to availability, and clear the line before it does more damage.
What customers say, in their own words.
“I was extremely impressed by the efficiency, professionalism and service provided. Cannot recommend them enough!”
“Had an issue with my washing machine, hot water service and toilet all in the one day, ultra quick turnaround and couldn't have been more thankful for the job done. Completely saved the day and will absolutely use again for my next issue.”
“I recently used this new plumbing company and couldn't be happier with the experience. From the initial phone call through to the completion of the job, the team was professional, friendly, and incredibly responsive.”
Richmond-based, across inner Melbourne.
Melbourne CBD and the inner suburbs: inner city, inner east, inner north, inner south and bayside. Not sure if your suburb is covered? Ask.
Common questions, answered plainly.
Can't find what you need? Call 0416 812 147 or send an enquiry and Heath will get back to you.
Other work we cover regularly.
Emergency Plumbing
Burst pipes, gas leaks, no hot water and flooding. Urgent call-outs across inner Melbourne, subject to availability.
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Residential Maintenance & Repairs
Repairs and maintenance for houses, apartments and rentals, from leaking fixtures and pressure faults to general plumbing problems.
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Hot Water Systems
Fault finding, repairs and replacements sized to the property, its demand and the existing connections.
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