Our Work: 28 real drainage jobs across the Tweed, Northern Rivers, Gold Coast and Brisbane
Every job on this page is a real call-out we’ve done. Blocked drains, pipe relining, stormwater upgrades, retaining-wall drainage, commercial kitchen clearances. Click any tile to read the full write-up with the method, the pricing approach and the result.
From the archive, Chapel Hill sewer: council sent them to our side, old tree gone but roots still finding the breakHistorical case study. A Chapel Hill homeowner had a recurring blocked sewer. Council investigated a year earlier and sent them to the property-side responsibility. We cleared the Read the case study →
From the archive, Commercial stormwater change-over: bolts, nuts, rust, oils, 2-3 days with the hydro-excavation crewHistorical case study. A commercial block was changing occupancies and needed the main stormwater lines cleared. The lines were packed with industrial debris: bolts, nuts, rust, oiRead the case study →
From the archive, Matty’s own Kingscliff place: full backyard retaining wall, drainage, stormwater, pathwayHistorical case study. When Matty bought his own place in Kingscliff three years ago, he renovated the whole backyard himself. New retaining wall, waterproofing, Aggie drainage, neRead the case study →
From the archive, Urban Utilities contract: CCTV investigation of a pump-blocking stormwater issueHistorical case study. Urban Utilities engaged us to investigate what was blocking one of their pumps. CCTV survey of the upstream stormwater lines feeding the pump area. InfrastruRead the case study →
From the archive, Pub beer-line conduit clear: vacuum excavation, hydrojet, disinfectant, repeatHistorical case study. A beer company engaged us to prepare 225mm conduits for new beer lines at a Brisbane pub. Vacuum excavated access, hydrojet cleared the old debris, disinfectRead the case study →
From the archive, Brisbane commercial food court: after-hours hydrojet, 4-5 Asian cuisine kitchens, extensive fatHistorical case study. Brisbane commercial food court with 4-5 Asian cuisine shops shared a main drain. Years of fat built up. We attended after hours when the shops were closed, hRead the case study →
From the archive, Brisbane high moisture downstairs: builders debris + an underwater springHistorical case study. New Brisbane homeowner with high moisture readings downstairs. Behind the house we found a pile of builders debris left against the wall and an underwater spRead the case study →
From the archive, 90mm PVC cracked by roots: why we always lay 100mm in the groundHistorical case study. 90mm PVC in the ground, cracked by nearby tree roots, extensive root ingress. Unsuccessful at clearing the line. Quoted the pipe repair. The lesson: never laRead the case study →
From the archive, Kingscliff stormwater: a failed rubble pit, replaced with a 40-75mm river-rock overflowHistorical case study. A Kingscliff stormwater system had been plumbed into a rubble pit as its final discharge point. The rubble pit filled with sediment and leaf debris over yearRead the case study →
From the archive, Mullumbimby blocked sewer to septic tank: homeowner Karcher pushed the fat deeperHistorical case study. Blocked septic sewer in Mullumbimby. Homeowner had tried to clear it himself with a Karcher pressure washer whip hose, which pushed the fat deeper into the mRead the case study →
From the archive, Blocked stormwater: neighbour’s gum tree disaligned the boundary pipeHistorical case study. Blocked stormwater, hydrojet cleared it, CCTV showed a cracked and disaligned 100mm pipe along the fence boundary. Cause: the neighbour’s mature gum trRead the case study →
From the archive, Builder liquidated, drainage failed on handover: full external perimeter rebuildHistorical case study. A renovation customer was left with a drainage system that failed almost immediately after the builder handed over, and then the builder liquidated. The homeRead the case study →
From the archive, Steep-block drainage, part two: 8 cubic metres of gravel pumped 30 metres uphillHistorical case study. Follow-up to a steep-block drainage job. Vacuum excavated behind the wall, waterproofed in three coats, laid two 100mm Aggie pipes. Access was so steep we hiRead the case study →
From the archive, Steep-block drainage callback: stormwater had come apart downstreamHistorical case study. We had done drainage behind a wall. The customer called back saying the water was still backing up. CCTV found a disconnection in the stormwater downstream, Read the case study →
From the archive, Kingscliff stormwater: a real-estate star picket cracked the pipe, tree roots found the gapHistorical case study. A Kingscliff stormwater line was blocking. Hydrojet cleared tree roots, CCTV revealed the cause: a star picket driven straight into the pipe, almost certainlRead the case study →
From the archive, Blocked drain in a unit complex: no outside access, had to pull the toiletHistorical case study. A unit complex with no external access to the sewer. Removed the toilet to bring the hydrojetter into the bathroom, cleared the line, cleaned up, reset the tRead the case study →
From the archive, Brisbane disconnector gully: winter kitchen fat and why the sink test mattersHistorical case study. A Brisbane commercial kitchen called us with a blocked outside disconnector gully. Winter + accumulated kitchen fat is the classic combination. Fat solidifieRead the case study →
From the archive, Brisbane commercial kitchen: grease trap not cleaned, HDPE sewer blocked, kitchen floodedHistorical case study. A Brisbane commercial kitchen called us because they had flooded. The grease trap had not been serviced regularly enough and the HDPE sewer running from the Read the case study →
From the archive, Brisbane blocked sewer: only access was an internal snap vent behind the wallHistorical case study. A Brisbane property with a blocked sewer and no external access. The only way in was a snap vent + inspection opening installed inside the house during constRead the case study →
From the archive, Brisbane commercial stormwater: rocks in the line from pits installed with bottom outletsHistorical case study. A commercial Brisbane site called us for a blocked stormwater line. The cause was stormwater pits installed with the outlet on the bottom of the pit, so everRead the case study →
Tweed Heads holiday park stormwater: 12 metres of concrete pipe, matted tree roots and silt12 metre section of concrete stormwater pipe at a Tweed Heads holiday park, matted with tree roots at the inlet. Hydrojet with the 3/4 end hose cut and pulled the roots, then silt Read the case study →
Recurring blocked drain in Paddington, Brisbane: when the fault is actually on the council sideThird call-out to the same Paddington property. CCTV located the blockage past the property boundary. Neighbouring property calling us for the same issue. The written and video repRead the case study →
The Gap, Brisbane: hillside home with water under the foundations, external perimeter drainage with Aggie pipeA hillside home in The Gap had water tracking through under the foundations. Full external perimeter drainage: pressure-wash the wall, waterproof, tunnel core, geofabric, Aggie pipRead the case study →
Labrador stormwater upgrade: collapsed 90mm PVC under a driveway, full system replace to the kerbBlocked stormwater call-out in Labrador on the Gold Coast. The CCTV showed the original 90mm PVC had compressed and collapsed under the driveway. Full stormwater system upgrade witRead the case study →
Chinderah blocked toilet: not a user problem, a 60mm offset pan collar fitted wrong from day oneA toilet that kept blocking no matter what the customer did. Traced it back to a 60mm horizontal offset at the pan collar, catching paper and effluent on every flush. Not a user prRead the case study →
Robina blocked drain: silt build-up in an older line, hydrojet strip and CCTV confirmRecurring blocked drain on an older Gold Coast property. Years of silt build-up had slowly closed the line. Full hydrojet strip at 5000 psi, then CCTV to confirm the pipe was actuaRead the case study →
Kingscliff no-dig sewer reline: blocked main, root ingress through terracotta joinsBlocked sewer at a Kingscliff property with no digger access. Hydrojet root cutter through the terracotta joins, then a polyurethane sleeve reline through the existing pipe. DrivewRead the case study →
Tweed Heads retaining wall drainage: moisture tracking into the house, foundation to Aggie pipeA hillside home in Tweed Heads was getting moisture tracking through the top of the retaining wall into the foundations. Full subsoil drainage upgrade with tunnel core, geofabric, Read the case study →Got a job like one of these?
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