Putney & Surrounds
Blocked Drain Plumber Putney
300+ five-star reviews
Blocked drains in Putney cleared same-day, from $89. A real person answers, day or night.
$65 off your first service Mention this offer when you call or book online. It comes straight off your fixed quote.
Here Today, Not Next Week
Same-day service across Putney, with 24/7 on-call response.
Know the Price First
Upfront fixed pricing before we start, and a $0 call-out fee.
Lifetime Labour Warranty
Our workmanship is guaranteed for life. If it fails, we return free.
300+ Five-Star Reviews
Rated five stars by more than 300 Sydney homeowners and counting.
A message from our team
A Family-Run Sydney Business
This business is run by a Sydney family that got tired of watching people get burned by call-out fees and quotes that grow on the invoice. We set out to change how people see plumbers, one drain at a time.
When you call, you deal with our family's team, not a call centre. A real person answers, day or night, and the price we agree on before we start is the price you pay.
- NSW Plumbing Licence #465156C
- Licensed plumbers and gas fitters
- Fully insured
- Lifetime labour warranty on every job
An Overflowing Drain Is an Emergency. We Treat It Like One
When sewage backs up over a gully or a toilet will not clear, that will not keep until Monday. Ring (02) 9139 9982 and someone actually picks up, day or night.
We work same-day right across the area, and the cost is agreed up front, never a running meter. Autumn is the busy stretch, when leaf drop off the older trees packs the gully grates and tips a slow drain into a full stop.
What we do
One Local Team, Every Drain Services Job Covered
From a gurgling kitchen sink to a sewer main backing up under the yard, one licensed local team handles the lot.
Every drain job below opens with a set quote and a licensed plumber doing the actual work. Here is what we take care of.
Blocked Drain Repair
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Blocked Stormwater
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Blocked Sewer
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Blocked Toilets
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CCTV Drain Inspection
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Drain Cleaning
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Call us and tell us what is going on. We will point you in the right direction and give you clear pricing before we start.
Catch it early
The Warning Signs of a Blocked Drain
A blocked drain usually gives some warning before it packs up completely. Notice it in time and a straightforward clear sorts it, long before anything spills across the floor.
- Slow-Draining Sinks and ShowersA shower that pools around the drain, or a basin that takes forever to clear once the tap is off, tells you the pipe is silting up. That will not sort itself.
- Gurgling Toilets and DrainsA glug from the bath or toilet as it empties is air trapped behind the blockage, forcing its way back up. The sound shows up before any overflow.
- Bad Smells or Sewage OdoursCatch a whiff of rot or sewage at a drain and there is waste lodged in the line instead of flowing away. The nose usually picks it up before anything else.
- Overflowing Gully or ToiletA gully overflowing in the yard, or a pan filling to the rim, means the blockage sits further downstream and needs dealing with now. Keep the water off until it is sorted.
Local knowledge
What Causes Blocked Drains in Putney?
This peninsula grew up as an affordable post-war pocket on the river, and it is still mostly free-standing houses rather than units. Plenty of those homes are running the same drains they were built with.
Tree Roots in the Pipes
The older streets here are lined with mature trees, and big riverside gardens give them room to spread. Their roots follow the damp to a cracked joint in an old clay drain, then thicken inside until the water can barely pass.
Clearing it buys time, but a permanent repair is what stops it returning.
Ground That Slopes to the River
The land tilts down from a shale spine toward the river bays. Grit and water take that fall, settling in the low pits and drains where most blockages here begin.
Grease, Fat and Food Waste
Cooking fat rinsed down the sink congeals as it cools, gripping food scraps until the drain narrows to nothing.
Wipes and Foreign Objects
So-called flushable wipes never actually break down, and nor do cotton buds or sanitary products. They catch on anything rough inside the line and build into a plug.
On the quieter streets off the water, past Cleves Park, the story is nearly always the same: old pipe, shifting ground and roots that found a way in.
Three Building Waves, Three Kinds of Pipe
Which pipe runs under your place depends on when your part of the peninsula was built. The area renovated in waves, and each one left something different in the trench.
The post-war homes, 1940s to 1960s, were plumbed in earthenware and clay, jointed by hand. Decades on, those joints are the first place roots and cracks show up.
The middle era, 1960s to 1980s, saw the first PVC go in, often patched into older clay where an extension met the original house.
The newer builds, 1980s to 2000s, run mostly PVC, which copes with shifting ground better but still blocks when grease or roots get a hold at a joint.
Knowing the era points us to the likely trouble spot, so we always run the camera before pricing a repair.
The Process, From Fixed Quote to Lifetime Warranty
No mystery, no moving target. You approve the cost first, then we clear the drain, prove it is clear, and stand behind the work.
- Upfront Fixed Quote. We assess the drain, spell out what the job involves, and set a price you sign off before anything begins. That number does not move.
- Camera Inspection. A CCTV camera goes the whole way along the pipe, so the blockage shows up on screen instead of being guessed at. You are watching it with us.
- High-Pressure Jetting. We put a high-pressure jetter through the line, cutting grease, silt and roots and scouring it clean end to end, or we switch to whatever tool the pipe actually needs.
- A Fix That Holds. Where the pipe itself has gone, trenchless relining rebuilds it from within for good. The labour carries our lifetime labour warranty, and if it ever fails we come back and fix it at no cost.
Why Homeowners Here Pick Us
The homes here are mostly owner-occupied and long held, the kind of family place people stay in for decades.
So locals want it done right the first time and properly backed, not the cheapest quote that unravels in a year.
No Fee Just to Turn Up
Turning up and pricing the job costs you nothing. The only thing you pay for is work you have signed off, at the figure quoted first.
Licensed Plumbers and Gas Fitters
A licensed plumber handles every job, insured and held to NSW plumbing standards. Our licence is #465156C, and you are welcome to check it.
Lifetime Labour Warranty
The labour on every repair is put in writing and covered for good. If a fix ever lets go, we are back out and you pay nothing more for it.
Family-Run, and Local
The people behind this business are family, and we have kept Sydney drains running for over a decade. Ring us and a local picks up, not a call queue.
How we compare
How We Compare, Side by Side
Choosing a drain plumber really turns on three things: the price, the wait, and whether the fix holds. This is where we differ from the average operator.
Blocked Drain Plumber Putney
- Your first service $65 off your first service
- Licensing Lic #465156C, fully insured
- Pricing Fixed price before we start
- Extras Free CCTV with any jet blast
- Workmanship Lifetime labour warranty
Typical Plumbers
- Your first service No welcome offer
- Licensing Not always verified
- Pricing Hourly, with surprises
- Extras Everything costs extra
- Workmanship Limited or none
Straight pricing, real savings
Honest Pricing for Blocked Drains
The thing people dread about a plumber is the surprise bill. We quote the whole job up front, so nothing jumps between the quote and the invoice.
$65 Off
First Service Discount
$65 off your first service. Mention it when you book.
100% Off
Free CCTV Inspection
Free CCTV drain inspection with any jet blast.
100% Off
Free Plumbing Inspection
Free plumbing inspection with every job valued at $200+.
100% Off
Free Premium Garden Tap
Free premium garden tap with any paid job completed.
20% Off
Seniors Discount
20% seniors discount on the job, every time.
Claim any coupon
Mention it when you book and it comes off the fixed price you approve before we start.
(02) 9139 9982What a Riverside Storm Does to Your Drains
A hard summer downpour drops more water in an hour than the drains see in weeks, and every roof and driveway sheds it into the same lines.
Down near the water, the lowest land around the bays cops it from two directions, with high tides meeting the runoff. The pits closest to the foreshore back up first.
Clearing the pits and downpipes before the wet season saves a lot of grief later. If a stormwater line is already surcharging, we find it and clear it fast.
Where we work
Servicing Putney and Surrounding Suburbs
This is our home turf, and we are on the surrounding streets most weeks. We cover the whole City of Ryde and can usually be at your door within hours.
- Putney
- Ryde
- Gladesville
- Meadowbank
- Mortlake
- West Ryde
Call Your Local Drain Team Now
(02) 9139 9982 puts you straight through to a real person, any hour, day or night, with a licensed plumber sent your way. New customers save $65 on the first job.
Would rather we called you? Send your number through and we get back to you within minutes.
Common questions
Putney Blocked Drain FAQs
Blocked drains throw up the same questions again and again. Below are the ones we hear on nearly every job, answered straight, no runaround.
Can you clear a blocked drain in Putney on a weekend?
Yes, weekends and public holidays included, and there is no extra weekend charge. Ring us and a licensed plumber can be out to you within hours, right across the peninsula, at the price agreed first.
Do you charge a call-out fee in Putney?
No, there is no charge just for us to swing by and assess the drain. Your quote is free and locked in, and you only pay for the work you approve.
How do you clear a blocked drain?
We run a camera down the pipe to pin the blockage, then flush it out under high pressure. Where the pipe is broken or collapsed, we reline or renew that section so it stops recurring.
How quickly can you clear a blocked drain in Putney?
Most days a plumber is with you inside a couple of hours of your call. Call first thing and a routine job is usually behind you by early afternoon.
Can you clear tree roots from my drain?
Yes, and the mature trees along the peninsula's older streets are the usual culprits. Jetting cuts the roots out, the camera checks the damage, and relining seals the joint they keep getting into.
Will the blockage just come back?
Not once the cause is fixed. If it keeps happening, the reason is nearly always root growth or a broken length of pipe, which the camera locates and a reline settles for good.