Blocked Drains Charlestown
Charlestown Plumbing Co clears blocked drains in Charlestown and the streets nearby, from a gurgling floor waste to a sewer overflowing at the laundry gully. The camera finds the fault, the jetter or eel shifts it, and a second camera run confirms the pipe is clean.
Other plumbing and gas work sits on the Charlestown Plumbing Co home page, and after-hours drain emergencies have their own page.
Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C
Last updated September 2026
- Available 24/7
- No call-out fee (excluding after-hours)
- Fixed, up-front quotes
- 365-day warranty on all work
Slow drain or a full blockage?
A single slow sink is usually that sink's own trap. Several fixtures playing up together points further down the line, and the older lines here give a fault plenty of places to hide:
- The shower tray filling while the washing machine empties
- A gurgle from the toilet, or the bowl rising after a flush
- A wet patch or an extra-green stripe over the sewer run in the front yard
- Sulphur smells from the floor drain that come and go
From ringing to a clean pipe
Every drain call runs the same sequence, whatever the camera ends up finding:
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Ring or send the form
Call (02) 4063 3469 or use the form to explain the fault. We ask enough to bring the right equipment the first time.
- 02
A fixed price first
A plumber inspects the job and names a fixed figure up front. Nothing gets started until you give the go-ahead.
- 03
Camera, then clearing
The drain camera walks the line to the blockage, the jetter or eel clears it, and the pipe locator maps where the run sits.
- 04
Covered for a year
Every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work. If something we did isn't right, ring the same number.
What does a blocked drain cost to fix?
We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.
"Communication was excellent, the quote was clear, and the work was completed promptly." Lily
Drain pricing starts with where the blockage is and how hard it is to reach:
- Access to the line A run under a planted-out front garden or a concrete driveway takes longer to reach than one beside an open side path.
- Pipe material Earthenware with dropped joints needs gentler handling than PVC, and that shapes any repair that follows the clear.
- How far in the fault sits Grease at the first inspection point clears faster than a root mass near the boundary.
- The timing of the call After-hours attendances carry their own rate, named in the quote before work starts.
A drain quote has to hold firm because the pipe keeps its condition hidden until the camera goes down, so the number you agree to cannot move once we can finally see the fault:
When we're not the right call. A choke in the main past your boundary goes to the water authority, and we give you that answer on the phone instead of quoting for their pipe. Gutter guards are a separate job again, covered on the gutter guards page.
Charlestown Drain Services
Blocked drain clearing is the umbrella, and each job underneath it suits a different fault:
Camera inspection
The drain camera shows the root ball, cracked collar or sag actually inside the line, and the footage decides clearing, relining or digging. See inside the pipe
High-pressure jetting
Water under pressure scours grease and silt from the pipe wall instead of opening a narrow channel through it. Kitchen lines behind the food outlets at Charlestown Square carry far more fat than a house drain. Bring in the jet
Blocked sewer
Toilet, shower and laundry backing up together means the sewer line, not one fixture; we clear house connections and shared runs. Get the sewer moving
Stormwater drains
Yard pits and downpipe lines that drown when a storm cell lands on the ridge get traced and cleared. Move the runoff
Pipe relining
A liner inside the old pipe seals a cracked run without digging up the garden or the driveway. Book a reline
Tree root removal
Street-tree roots in the old earthenware joints, cut out and checked on camera afterwards. Clear the roots
Why the drains here fail together
One suburb, one sewer program
Soil that keeps moving the joints
Drain questions from these streets
Do you put the camera down before and after clearing?
We do. The camera goes down before clearing to find the fault, and again after to confirm the line is properly clean rather than half-clear. On the older earthenware runs this second look matters, because a line that drains again can still carry a cracked joint that will choke within weeks.
Can tree roots be cleared out of an old clay sewer without digging?
Usually yes. The jetter cuts roots out of the pipe and the eel handles the tougher masses, and the camera then shows whether the joint they grew through is still tight. Where the clay has split, relining can often seal it without the dig-up.
Who fixes the main under the street, me or the water authority?
The water authority looks after the main up to the connection point at your boundary; everything from there to the house is yours. We show you on camera exactly where that boundary falls, so nobody pays for a stretch of pipe that is not theirs.
How long does a blocked drain take to clear?
The clearing itself is usually the quickest part once the jetter or eel is at the blockage. Where the camera shows a collapsed section or a long root mass, the job turns into a repair or a reline, and we quote that separately before starting. On the older streets behind mature street trees, the camera re-check is worth insisting on.
Book the Drain Camera
Call (02) 4063 3469 or send the form below. Available 24/7, you see a fixed figure ahead of any work, and every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work.
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