St Ives & Surrounds
St Ives' Blocked Drain Plumber, On Call 24/7
300+ five-star reviews
Blocked drains in St Ives 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.
Same-Day Service
Call today, cleared today. 24/7 on-call, a real person answers day or night.
$0 Call-Out Fee
A fixed price before we start. No surprises on the invoice, ever.
Lifetime Labour Warranty
Our workmanship is guaranteed for life. If it fails, we return free.
300+ Five-Star Reviews
Rated five stars by Sydney homeowners, job after job.
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
Right Now Problem? Same-Day Answer
An overflowing drain is not a wait-and-see problem.
Call (02) 9199 2575 and a real person answers the phone, any hour, not a call centre.
We tell you what it costs before we start, then get a crew moving, so the mess is sorted this afternoon rather than next week.
What we do
One Local Team, Every Drain Services Job Covered
This is leafy upper-north-shore country: big garden blocks, deep tree cover, houses set back behind the bush. Their drains cop the lot, roots, silt, storm grit and old clay, and clearing them is all we do.
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.
Local knowledge
Blocked Drain Causes We See in St Ives Homes
Most of St Ives went up between the 1950s and the 1970s, so plenty of homes sit on large blocks with their original earthenware clay drains still in the ground. The newer townhouse and unit infill runs modern PVC.
The ground itself is a shale-capped ridge, with pockets of reactive clay that shift as they wet and dry.
Where the Slope Sends the Water
Plenty of blocks here fall away toward the bushland, and on a sloping yard every drain run tips toward the lowest corner.
Grit, silt and leaf matter travel down with the water and settle where the ground flattens off. That lowest run ends up handling the flow off the entire block, so it is the first to pack up.
Old Clay Under Older Homes
Clay was the standard drainage pipe under homes of that era, jointed every metre or so and laid to a gentle fall.
Decades on, those joints crack and dip, and a cracked joint is an open door to roots and grit. Relining or a spot repair is often the honest long-term fix.
Roots, Grease and What Gets Flushed
Roots chase moisture, and the heavy garden canopy gives them plenty to chase toward a leaking joint.
Kitchens send down fat and food scraps that cool and harden against the pipe. Bathrooms send down wipes, which never break apart no matter what the packet promises.
Catch it early
Early Signs of a Blocked Drain in Your Home
A blocked drain almost never gives out all at once. It warns you first, and reading those warnings early is the difference between a quick clear and water across the floor.
- Sinks and Showers Draining SlowlyIf the basin holds water, or the shower tray drains slower by the week, there is already a partial blockage in the pipe. Leave it and it closes over.
- Gurgling Toilets and DrainsThat glugging is the sound of air pushing past a clog with nowhere else to go. If one fixture gurgles while you run another, the trouble is further along the shared line.
- Bad Smells or Sewage OdoursA drain giving off a rotten or sewage smell has waste sitting in it instead of flowing away. A dry trap can cause it too, but either way it is worth a look.
- An Overflowing Gully or ToiletIf the outside gully spills over, or the toilet rises instead of draining, the main line itself is blocked. Shut the taps off inside and ring us before it gets to the floor.
Why Homeowners Here Pick Us
People here keep the same trades on speed dial for years, and that loyalty is how we built up 300+ five-star reviews and a team worth calling back. Every job, to us, is a chance to earn the next one.
Upfront Fixed Pricing
You get one figure, locked in before a tool leaves the van, and it holds through to the final step. You pay the figure you approved, never a cent more.
No Call-Out Fee, Ever
We never bill you for turning up or for quoting the job. The call-out itself is free, full stop.
Licensed, Insured and Local
Every job runs under NSW plumbing licence #465156C, backed by full public-liability cover. You want a licensed plumber on drain work rather than a handyman, and every one of ours is.
A Family Business, a Decade In
The business behind the van is family-run, more than a decade into serving Sydney's north. You deal with the people who actually do the work, never a call centre.
How we compare
How We Compare on the Things That Matter
Any plumber can run a machine down a drain. The difference shows in the rest of it: how fast someone turns up, what the bill looks like, and whether the fix is guaranteed.
Blocked Drain Plumber St Ives
- Getting to you Same-day, on call 24/7
- The paperwork Lic #465156C, fully insured
- The bill Fixed price before we start
- Just to show up $0 to have us at your door
- Your first job $65 off for new customers
Typical Plumbers
- Getting to you Often days away
- The paperwork Not always verified
- The bill Hourly, with surprises
- Just to show up Charged before they start
- Your first job Full price from day one
The Process, From Fixed Quote to Lifetime Warranty
Slow shower or sewer over the lawn, the job runs the same way each time. Four steps, in the same order, with nothing skipped.
- The price comes first. We look the job over and set a figure in writing, so you know the price before we start and can call it with no pressure.
- We find it with a camera. A CCTV drain camera goes down the line to locate the blockage exactly, so we treat the cause and not just the symptom.
- We clear it properly. High-pressure water jetting scours the pipe wall back to bare, or the electric eel goes in where a jetter is not the right call.
- We back the fix. If the pipe underneath has cracked or given way, trenchless pipe relining forms a new one inside the old, and the workmanship carries our lifetime labour warranty.
Straight pricing, real savings
How Much Does It Cost to Clear a Blocked Drain?
Fair question, and one a lot of plumbers dodge. Straightforward blockages start from $89, and we confirm your figure before any work starts.
$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.
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Mention it when you book and it comes off the fixed price you approve before we start.
(02) 9199 2575Building Decades and the Pipe They Left
You can almost read a home's age from the drain under it.
The older houses that fill much of the suburb were plumbed in earthenware clay: solid in its day, but brittle at the joints once it has been in the ground fifty years or more.
The townhouses and unit blocks that came later run PVC, which does not corrode and gives roots far less to work into.
So when we know roughly when a place went up, we know where to point the camera first.
When Several Homes Share One Drain
Most of the housing stock is detached, but the townhouse and unit pockets around the shops change the drainage picture.
In a block of units, several homes often share one drainage line, so a single blockage can show up in more than one bathroom at a time.
That makes fast diagnosis matter more, not less. A camera shows exactly which section is at fault, so the right repair is billed to the right owner and nobody pays for a fault that is not theirs.
Where we work
How Fast Can We Get to You? Servicing St Ives and Surrounds
St Ives is right in the thick of our regular Ku-ring-gai round, so there is usually a van working nearby. Ring early and there is a good chance we are on your street within the hour.
Just outside the list? Call (02) 9199 2575 and ask, since more often than not the answer is yes.
- St Ives
- Pymble
- Gordon
- Turramurra
- Belrose
- Killara
Get in Touch, Day or Night
Blocked drains have no respect for business hours.
Call (02) 9199 2575 any hour of the week and take $65 off your first service, or leave your number and we call you right back.
Common questions
Blocked Drains in St Ives: Frequently Asked Questions
Not decided yet? Below are the questions St Ives homeowners put to us most, answered plainly.
Are your plumbers licensed and insured?
Yes, every drain we touch is handled by licensed plumbers and gas fitters, and we hold NSW plumbing licence #465156C with full insurance behind it. Ask to see either any time.
How do you clear a blocked drain?
We lock in the price first, then put a camera down the line to find the blockage. From there it is high-pressure water jetting or the eel, and relining if the pipe itself has failed.
Do you really offer same-day service?
More often than not, yes. Call in the morning and the drain is usually cleared by that evening; call later and we still get to you quickly.
Do you offer 24/7 emergency blocked drain service?
We do. A real person answers the phone at any hour, including nights and weekends, and an overflowing drain is treated as the emergency it is.
Can you clear tree roots from my drain?
Yes, and in these parts it is about the most common call we get. Heavy tree cover over the big garden blocks drives roots into any cracked joint, so we cut them back, camera the line, and repair the pipe where needed.
Can you clear a blocked drain in St Ives on a weekend?
Yes. We run through St Ives and the surrounding suburbs seven days a week, for the same fixed-quote-first job you would get on a Tuesday.