Blocked Toilets
A blocked toilet needs clearing before it overflows. We lift the pan or work through the S-bend to shift paper, wipes and whatever else is jamming the bowl.
New Farm Same Day Blocked Drains
Big street trees around New Farm push fine roots into old earthenware pipes, so blocked drains hit toilets, sewers, stormwater and sinks; call (07) 3524 0742 today.
If we're late, $100 comes off your bill
- No Call-Out FeeNo surcharge for nights, weekends or public holidays
- Flat-Rate PricingNo hidden fees, and the price is agreed before work starts
- Same-Day Where We CanAvailable 24/7, and we answer seven days a week
- Licensed and InsuredEvery job done by a licensed plumber. QBCC No: 15024607
The Drain Work We Take On
Six drain services cover the peninsula, from a single slow sink to a collapsed sewer under the road, all listed on the drain services page:
Blocked Sewer
When the sewer line blocks, every drain in the house backs up at once. We clear the shared line between your boundary and the Urban Utilities main.
Blocked Stormwater
Stormwater drains carry roof and paved run-off down toward the river. We clear the stormwater line so the yard and garage empty after rain instead of ponding.
Drain Cleaning
Sinks, showers, laundry tubs and floor wastes all slow down eventually. Drain cleaning with the electric eel or jet blaster strips grease, hair and sludge so water runs freely again.
CCTV Drain Inspection
Before anyone digs up a garden, find out what is actually down there. A CCTV drain inspection shows the crack, the root mass or the collapse, and where it sits.
Drain Repairs
When the pipe itself is cracked or collapsed, cleaning will not hold for long. Drain repairs cover dig-and-replace and relining, so you choose the fix that suits the site.
Blocked Drain? $99 Off The Clear
$99 OFFBlocked DrainsT&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
$60 OFFYour First ServiceT&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
Local Blocked Drain Plumbers for New Farm
New Farm Same Day Blocked Drains is the blocked drain service for New Farm, Teneriffe and Hawthorne. We clear blocked toilets, sewers, stormwater drains and fixture drains, and repair the pipes underneath them.
At the last census, 74.5 per cent of local dwellings were flats or apartments, many in inter-war walk-up blocks with shared old laterals. Being locally owned and operated, we know that housing stock and what it does to its drains.
Proud MPAQ members
Why New Farm Drains Block
The peninsula's drains fail for reasons the local record spells out plainly, and most trace back to the age of the pipes and the size of the trees:
Roots from the street trees
On the leafy side of Brunswick Street the verges carry big old trees, and fine roots push into every open joint of the earthenware drains below, turning a quiet line slow overnight.
Earthenware under the walk-ups
Where cracked earthenware runs beneath the older flat blocks, wipes and paper snag at each offset, and one stoppage in a shared lateral puts every floor out together.
Grease from the cafe strip
The kitchens along Brunswick Street and around Merthyr Village drain into older laterals under the shop rows, where fat settles and sets between services.
A century of pipe
Council put drains through parts of the peninsula in the late 1880s and sewers by the mid-1930s, so the house drains under the surviving Queenslanders and Federation homes are closing on a hundred years old.
Drain backing up right now? Three quick checks:
- Sewage or dirty water coming up through a shower, floor waste or outside gully: stop using taps, toilets and the washing machine, keep children and pets clear, and call (07) 3524 0742.
- Every drain in the house is slow at once: the blockage is probably in the main line, so hold off flushing and call (07) 3524 0742 so the plumber can find where it sits.
- Only one sink or shower is slow: stop pouring anything down it and book a visit, because one slow drain on its own is rarely urgent.
When a Drain Starts to Block
Drains rarely die without warning; they talk first:
- Water rising in the toilet bowl while the laundry empties means the main line is restricted downstream, and everything behind it is stacking up.
- Gurgling from the shower or floor waste means air is being dragged past a partial blockage, usually roots or a sag in the pipe.
- An outside gully brimming when the washing machine empties means the shared lateral is partly blocked and close to overflowing.
- One slow fixture while the rest run free means the problem sits near that fixture, not out in the main line.
What Moves the Price
No two drain jobs cost the same, and a handful of factors do most of the moving:
Access
a gully next to the side path costs less to reach than a pipe under a concreted courtyard or a heritage verandah.
Depth and pipe material
a shallow earthenware line is one job; a deep clay or cast-iron run under the road is another.
What caused it
grease and paper clear quickly, while root masses and collapsed sections take longer and can point toward a repair.
Whether a camera inspection helps
to settle the cause and location before anyone commits to a fix.
One job we will point you elsewhere on: a blockage in the Urban Utilities sewer main itself belongs to the water authority, not to you or to us. We will tell you straight if that is what the symptoms say.
Stormwater and the River Edge
Stormwater here is a geography problem as much as a plumbing one, and the local record shows exactly why:
The ridge drains downhill
Run-off from the ridge streets heads for the river-edge blocks, where the 1909 stormwater scheme finished what began in the late 1880s, and those lines now take far more paved run-off than their builders allowed for.
The flood record is mapped
Council maps put Welsby Street, Alford Street, parts of Sydney Street and Lamington Street and the river end of Brunswick Street under water in the 1974, 2011 and 2022 river floods, and flood silt settles in the low gullies afterwards.
Storms cluster in summer
Most of the rain falls from November to March, and with water on three sides of the peninsula the shaded verges dry slowly, so stormwater lines seldom get a proper rest between events.
Areas We Cover Around New Farm
Our run stretches beyond the peninsula. We also look after Teneriffe, Hawthorne, Norman Park, East Brisbane and Kangaroo Point, each with its own page of local detail.
For anything beyond drains, our contact page runs through what helps to have ready before you ring.
How a Job Runs
Every drain job follows the same four steps, from start to finish, down to the last bucket of test water:
- 1
Describe the drain
On (07) 3524 0742, run through which fixtures are slow, gurgling or overflowing, so the plumber on the way knows where to start.
- 2
Price agreed before work
We find the cause, explain the fix and give you a fixed upfront price, and the work only starts once you agree to it.
- 3
Clear the line
The plumber clears the blockage, then runs water through the affected fixtures to check it is holding, so you see the drain working before anything else happens.
- 4
Proof it's clear
We test the drain with running water until it flows freely and show you the result before leaving the job.
Blocked drain in New Farm?
$0 call-out fees, available 24/7, and same-day where we can.
Why Neighbours Choose New Farm Same Day Blocked Drains
If the drain is playing up on a Thursday, you want a plumber who knows the peninsula, not someone reading from a script.
- $0
- Call-Out Fees
- 24/7
- Available, 7 Days
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Seven Days a Week
We're available 24/7 across New Farm and fit you in fast, with same-day where we can.
No Hidden Fees
Zero call-out fees, flat-rate pricing and no surcharge for nights, weekends or public holidays, with fix now, pay later on offer.
Work That Stays Fixed
A lifetime labour warranty covers the work, the Fix-It-or-It's-Free guarantee covers the result, and if we're late, $100 comes off your bill. T&Cs apply.
200+ Five-Star Google Reviews
Licensed and insured with QBCC No: 15024607, every job is done by a licensed plumber, and we're proud MPAQ members.
Common Drain Questions
Call (07) 3524 0742What drives the price of a drain job?
Mostly access, the depth and material of the line, what caused the stoppage, and whether it is worth sending a camera through first. The fixed price is agreed before anyone starts.
Can you usually be here the same day?
Usually, yes. Call in the morning and we can generally have a plumber at your drain before the day is out. We say usually because an honest plumber never promises a slot before seeing the queue.
Which pipes are mine and which belong to Urban Utilities?
Your drains run to the junction with the Urban Utilities sewer main. Your side of that point is yours to keep clear, and the authority looks after its own main.
What should never go down the loo or sink?
Wipes, paper towel, cotton buds, cooking fat and anything sold as flushable are the repeat offenders. Where most homes share one lateral, a single bad flush can slow the whole block.
How do you find what caused the blockage?
Clear the line first, then send a camera through. The picture tells us whether it was roots, a cracked earthenware joint or a sagged section, and shows the exact spot to fix.
How do I book a drain plumber?
Ring (07) 3524 0742, say which drains are playing up and what they are doing. The price is agreed before anyone starts, and you can pay by card or EFTPOS on the day.
Book a Drain Plumber for New FarmLet's clear it today.
Got a drain playing up in New Farm? Ring (07) 3524 0742 for $0 call-out fees, no after-hours surcharge and same-day where we can. Mention this offer when booking: $99 off blocked drains. T&Cs apply.
To claim your $0 call-out fee, call (07) 3524 0742 today.
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