Sewer Root Intrusion in Sydney
Champion Plumbing & Drains clears tree roots from sewer lines and seals the joints they came through, across Sydney, so the line stops blocking again.
Tell us what's happening
The short answer
Cutting the roots gets the line running today. Sealing the cracked joint they came through is what stops them coming back.
What happens when you get in touch
Step 1: Call or book online
Tell us what is happening. We ask the right questions and book a time that suits you.
Step 2: We find the cause
A licensed plumber diagnoses it properly, with a drain camera, leak detection or a pressure test where it helps.
Step 3: A fixed price, agreed first
You agree the price before any work starts. We quote the job, not the hour, so there are no surprise charges.
Step 4: Done right, guaranteed
We finish the job, clean up, and back our workmanship with a lifetime labour guarantee.
Step 5: You know the price first
The figure for the whole job, in writing, before anyone starts. That figure is what turns up on the invoice.
Rated 4.9 from 237 reviews
Questions and answers
With an electric drain machine that cuts through the roots, then a high-pressure jet that flushes them out and scours the pipe. Cleaning a drain that connects to the sewer is licensed drainage work, and it only clears the pipe. Sealing the joints is what keeps the roots out.
Nothing that is safe to pour down a drain does it fast. Root-killing products work slowly on what is already in the pipe, and caustic drain cleaners are poisonous to handle and don't cut roots. Cutting them out is the quick part. Sealing the entry is the lasting part.
They will, for as long as the crack that let them in is still open. Cutting gets the line running today, and sealing the joint keeps them out.
It depends on the trees and the season, but lines with open joints usually need cutting again within a year or so, sooner after a wet spring. The cost comes round each time.
The owner is responsible for the private sewer, including clearing roots at the junction where it connects to Sydney Water's main, wherever the tree stands. A blockage inside Sydney Water's main itself is theirs to deal with.
Usually there is no need. Sealing the sewer removes what the roots were after. If you are planting, Sydney Water's advice is to keep new trees 6 metres from wastewater pipes.
Tell us about your job
Call us now, or send the form and we will come back to you.
Open 24/7