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Letting tree roots grow out actually makes the problem worse with the drain being damaged in some cases beyond the capabilities of a simple clean.
We can book preventative maintenance cleanouts making sure you’re never stuck with a block drain again.
Alternatively, we can use a camera in your drains to locate damage pipes and those troublesome spots and give you a written quote.

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For peace of mind, arrange a pre purchase drain inspection today.
Everybody who buys a new home has the building inspected, prior to the purchase. But, what they don’t realise is that this does not include a pre purchase drain inspection. So consider this a large majority of the drainage system runs under the home, which is why they are a forgotten commodity.

You Ask what could possibly go wrong?

The drains may be full of cracks which let in tree roots and dirt, the cracks may have been there since construction and slowly over time they have become worse, or something else may be to blame, the thing is you cannot see this from above. Hidden away under the foundations are a maze of drains which, if compromised, will make your new home, a new nightmare and wind up costing you thousands. If only you had organized that pre-purchase drain inspection, you could have saved yourself much heartache and not to mention the dollars $$.

We have seen it first hand, on several occasions we have been called out to their new home and have only recently purchased and the drains are full of tree roots and the new owner is mortified to find out the scale of the work involved to rectify the drainage problems. It is too late now to write it into the conditions of the sale contract, because the paperwork is all done and dusted and the new owner it left with the bill.

Pre purchase drain inspections will save you money and prevent finding this after you have bought your new home.

Consider a pre purchase drain inspection when buying a new home. You’ll probably be thanking me later. After all it is better to have known and found nothing, then not known and spent your money on a bottom-less money pit.

Arrange your pre purchase drain inspection today, we can inspect all of the drains on the property, giving you piece of mind that you are not, buying a home with drains that have already been compromised, or infiltrated with tree roots.

We will carry out the pre purchase drain inspection with our CCTV drain cameras. You will be given an inspection report and footage showing the condition of the pipes including.

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Tree roots can enter a pipe many different ways but the most common is through a crack in the pipe. Cracks in pipes are caused by ground movement, material fault, poor installation or by large tree roots putting pressure on the pipe. Earthenware pipes (clay pipes) are very common in the older suburbs of Brisbane. This type of pipe is quite hard and brittle and will crack easily. It also is sealed using a rubber gasket which degrades over time also allowing tree roots to enter.

Many houses built before the 1980s will have earthenware pipes below the ground. Over the year’s tree roots enter these cracks, often making the cracks even larger allowing more roots to enter the drains. Hydro jetting unblocks the drain quickly and removes the tree roots from the full internal bore of the pipe.

A high definition recording of the damage can be supplied to you via USB should you require it. Using our radio frequency locator, we can accurately locate the issue and even determine the depth. Old, deteriorated pipes are very common in older areas of the city, often even when there are no tree roots to promote more extensive cracking.

Commercial kitchens often drain to a grease trap which catches the grease before entering the council sewer. These grease traps require pumping out at regular intervals however the pipes that drain in to them are often left unchecked. Hydro jetting will dislodge the grease and flush it through.

We use a grease dissolving product called grease blaster which prevents grease sticking to the pipe further down after it is flushed out. This prevents similar issues from reoccurring in the future.

The water is pumped to pressures up to 5000 PSI using a petrol motor. The high pressure water is then pumped through a hose which is deployed in to the drain. The end of the hose has an attachment that shoots a stream of water forwards to clear the path ahead.

At the same time the attachment is also shooting streams of water behind it which is what propels the hose through the pipes. There are many different attachments that can be fitted to the hose that correspond to the type and size of the pipe as well as the suspected blockage type.

Hydro jetting is simply the most modern and efficient way to clear a blocked drain and is 30% more efficient than the old drain machines. Leaves you with a better clean, longer time between blockages and a quicker more efficient service.