Shared stack overflowing, an office toilet that won’t clear or a restaurant sink full of grease? Blocked drains in Newstead are our job, in apartment towers, offices and food businesses.
Same-day help, a price you approve first, and no surprises.
Newstead is almost entirely apartments, plus a busy commercial strip, and Lewis and the team clear blocked sewer lines, toilets, kitchen and bathroom drains, and stormwater in both. Our blocked drain service page covers jetting and CCTV in more detail.
Blocked Toilets
Repeated toilet blockages often mean a problem further down the drain. We clear the toilet and the line behind it.
Sewer & Waste Lines
Slow sinks, gurgling and smells in more than one room point to the main sewer line. We locate the blockage and clear it.
Stormwater & Downpipes
Blocked downpipes and stormwater pipes overflow in heavy rain. We clear out leaves, silt and roots so water drains away from the house.
CCTV, Jetting & Repairs
We inspect with a drain camera, clear stubborn blockages with high-pressure jetting, and repair damaged pipe once you approve the price.
Our team running a CCTV camera through a drain to find the cause of a blockage
Signs It’s Time to Call a Plumber
Small warning signs often come before a blocked drain overflows:
Water draining slowly from the sink, shower or bath
A gurgle from the toilet when the basin drains
A toilet that needs two flushes or blocks regularly
Sewer smells in the bathroom, laundry or yard
Downpipes spilling over, or water pooling after rain
If more than one fixture is affected, the blockage is likely in the main line.
Almost all apartments. Flats and apartments accounted for more than 99% of Newstead’s occupied dwellings in 2021, and close to seven in ten were rented. Waste from many homes runs through shared stacks and mains, so a blockage often needs the building manager or body corporate involved.
From gasworks and wharves to apartments. Timber yards, wool stores, wharves and the gasworks once lined the riverside. From 2001 much of it was redeveloped as apartments, including the former gasworks site. Large buildings have long internal drain runs, and a camera inspection helps pinpoint exactly where a blockage sits.
Breakfast Creek Road businesses. The north and west of Newstead, around Breakfast Creek Road, is mainly commercial. Food businesses connected to the sewer generally need a grease arrestor under Urban Utilities’ trade waste rules, and fat that gets past it can still coat the drain line. Businesses on the strip can see our commercial plumbing page.
Flood history. Being close to Breakfast Creek brought flooding to parts of Newstead in January 2011, and the 1893 flood covered almost the whole suburb. Stormwater drains on low ground can be slow to clear in heavy rain.
What Happens When You Call
1. We Inspect
We check the affected fixtures and drain access, then use a CCTV camera if the cause isn’t obvious.
2. We Clear
The drain is cleared with machines or high-pressure water jetting, depending on whether the cause is roots, grease, wipes or silt.
3. We Check
We make sure the drain flows properly. If there’s damage, you get the repair options and the price first.
Waiting for the Plumber? Do This
Stop using the sinks, showers and toilets that are draining slowly.
Turn off the washing machine and dishwasher.
Don’t try caustic drain cleaners on a full blockage.
Keep the overflow relief gully grate uncovered.
Tenants should tell their property manager or landlord.
Not at all. It’s a straightforward drive from our Nielson St yard, and our team handles blocked drains in Hamilton, over Breakfast Creek, as well. Our number is 0435 878 512, and same-day help is on offer.
Several apartments on our floor have slow drains. What does that mean?
When neighbouring apartments are affected together, the blockage is likely in a shared stack or branch line. Tell the building manager, then we can trace and clear it and report back to the body corporate.
Can you help with a restaurant’s blocked drain?
Yes. Jetting cuts through fat build-up in a kitchen line, and we’ll camera-check one that keeps choking. Grease arrestor pump-outs are done by a licensed liquid waste contractor, so keep yours on schedule.
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Lewis Burrows1 month ago
Lewis helped us out with a blocked drain in Bardon. Very helpful very responsive. Can’t think the boys at Brisbane City plumbing and gas enough.
Daniel Ehmer1 month ago
Lois and his team come help me with a blocked drain at Ascot. The boys are really helpful and Resolve the problem straight away can’t think the guys enough!
Catherine Fien1 month ago
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