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Blocked sewer
drains Perth

Blocked sewer drains in Perth, cleared the same day. When the shower floods as the toilet flushes, or the gully outside overflows, the problem is the sewer line, not one fixture. Plumbed Right clears blocked sewer drains across Perth homes with a CCTV camera and a hydro jet.

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Lic. PL7390

Priority calls

We treat active flooding and sewage overflows as priority calls.

Camera first

We find where the sewer is blocked on CCTV before we quote.

We beat written quotes

Show us a written quote for the same job from a licensed Perth plumber.

Licensed and insuredLic. PL7390
No call-out feeTo come out and quote your job.
No fix, no payIf we can't clear the blockage, you don't pay for the attempt.
Since 2005Perth family owned.

Is it the sewer?

One blocked sink is a drain problem. Water coming up somewhere you didn't use it is a sewer problem.

Flooded shower with scum on the water and a red cordless drain machine going in

The signs

The signs it's the sewer line

A blocked sewer drain backs up through the lowest fixture first, usually the shower floor waste or the overflow relief gully outside. That's why the signs show up away from the tap you just ran. If only one sink or basin is slow, it's most likely a single blocked drain, not the sewer.

The shower or floor waste fills when the toilet is flushed
The gully outside overflows or smells of sewage
Toilets gurgle when the washing machine empties
More than one toilet or drain is slow at the same time

Right now

What to do while you wait

Stop running water: no flushing, no showers, no washing machine. Every litre you send down has to go somewhere, and with the sewer blocked it comes back up inside. Keep kids and pets away from an overflowing gully, then call 0499 281 430. If sewage is already coming inside, see emergency drain clearing; our phones are answered 24/7.

Where sewer blockages sit

A house sewer line runs from your fixtures, past the gully, to the connection with the sewer main. The blockage is almost always at one of three spots.

Open concrete drain pit full of black water and debris

Spot one

The overflow relief gully

The gully is the grated outlet outside, usually near the laundry or bathroom. It sits lower than your indoor fixtures so a sewer backup spills outside first. A gully overflowing means the blockage is further down the line, between the gully and the street.

Tech in a black Plumbed Right tee bent over an open pit in white gravel beside a hose reel

Spot two

The boundary trap

Many older Perth properties have a boundary trap near the front boundary: a water-filled bend with an inspection opening. Roots and debris collect in the bend, and it's one of the most common places we find a sewer blockage on older homes.

Pipe joint choked with tree roots under a brick wall

CCTV frame of a root mass blocking a pipe — Roots at 3.91 m

Spot three

The house junction

The junction is where your property line joins the sewer. In old earthenware pipe the joints let roots in, and root ingress at the junction is a regular cause of a blocked sewer drain that keeps coming back. See tree roots in the sewer line.

How we clear a blocked sewer

Camera in at the gully or inspection opening, clear it, then camera again.

Find it
We put the CCTV camera into the line at the gully or the inspection opening and run it toward the street until we hit the blockage, so we know where it is and what it is. See CCTV drain camera inspection.
Clear it
The hydro jet clears roots, wipes, fat and silt from the sewer line and gets the house flowing again. Thick roots at a junction the jet won't shift come out with the IMS Robotic Cutter.
Check it
We run the camera through again to check it's clear and to look at the pipe itself. If a joint is cracked or the roots will be back, we show you the footage and quote pipe relining or a sewer pipe repair before anything gets dug up.

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Pricing

What a blocked sewer
costs to clear

The price depends on where the blockage is, what caused it and how easy the line is to get into. We give you the price on site, before we start, and we'll beat a written quote for the same job from another licensed Perth plumber.

How we price it
Job type	Typical cost	What's included
Coming out to quote	No call-out fee	Price agreed before any work starts
Clearing the sewer line	Quoted on site, before any work starts	Typical Perth costs are in our cost to unblock a drain guide
Repair or reline a damaged section	Quoted after the camera inspection	Only if the footage shows damage
After-hours or weekend call	Ask when you call	After-hours and weekend rates can differ from weekday rates

Typical Perth ranges, not a fixed price list. We confirm your exact price on site, before any work starts.

What changes the price

Type of blockage
Grease and hair clear fast with a hydro jet. Roots or solids need cutting equipment first.
Where it sits
A pipe under a slab, driveway or garden bed adds access time.
Pipe age and material
Old clay or rusted galvanised pipe can need extra prep before the repair.
Repair method
Relining avoids digging. A full dig-and-replace adds excavation and reinstatement.

No call-out fee

To come out and quote your job.

We beat written quotes

Got a written quote from another licensed Perth plumber for the same job? Send it to us.

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Why Plumbed Right

Why Perth
calls us

Plumbed Right has cleared Perth sewer lines since 2005, camera first, then the right tool for what we find.

The right kit for the job

CCTV cameras, a hydro jet and the IMS Robotic Cutter, so we pick the right tool on the day.
We tell you whose pipe it is

If the camera shows the blockage in the Water Corporation main, you hear it from us first.
Same-day service

Across Perth metro, booked when you call.
Licensed and insured

Lic. PL7390. Perth family owned since 2005.

From the people we fixed it for

What Perth
says about us

From our Google reviews.

4.9 on Google

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Michael gave us an honest report on our problem and the cost to repair, which we found very reasonable.

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Free on-site quote

Tell us what
it's doing

Plumbed Right provides a free on-site quote before any work starts, so you know the exact price before we touch a tool. No call-out fee, no obligation to book.

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HoursPhones answered 24/7
Service areaPerth metro, strongest across the northern suburbs (Sorrento, Duncraig, Hillarys, the Joondalup corridor) and the western suburbs. Call to check your street.

Questions

Blocked sewer
questions

Still unsure? Call and talk to our team, not a call centre.

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Is it the sewer?

How do I know the sewer is blocked and not just one drain?

If water comes up somewhere you didn't use it, such as the shower filling when the toilet flushes or the gully overflowing outside, the sewer line is blocked. One slow sink on its own is usually a single drain. We confirm it with a camera.

Why is sewage coming up through my shower?

The shower floor waste is often the lowest drain inside the house. When the sewer line is blocked, wastewater backs up and comes out at the lowest point first. Stop running water and call 0499 281 430; we treat sewage overflows as priority calls.

What is the overflow relief gully for?

The overflow relief gully is the grated outlet outside near the laundry or bathroom. It sits lower than your indoor fixtures, so when the sewer blocks, the overflow spills outside instead of inside. An overflowing gully means the blockage is between the gully and the street.

Whose problem is it?

Is a blocked sewer my problem or Water Corporation's?

Water Corporation looks after the sewer main. The pipes on your side of the connection are the property owner's to maintain. We camera the line to find which side the blockage is on, and if it's in the main, we tell you so you can report it.

What is a boundary trap?

A boundary trap is a water-filled bend in the sewer line near the front boundary of many older Perth properties, with an inspection opening for access. Roots and debris collect in the bend, so it's a common place for a sewer blockage on older homes.

Will tree roots come back after you clear the sewer?

Clearing removes the roots but not the cracked joint they came through, so they can grow back. After clearing, we camera the line and show you the joint. Relining that section seals it, and relining carries a 25-year warranty.

Cost

Do you charge a call-out fee for a blocked sewer?

No. There's no call-out fee to come out and quote your job, and if we can't clear the blockage, you don't pay for the attempt. After-hours and weekend rates can differ from weekday rates, so ask when you call.

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Sewer backing up?
Call it in now

Stop running water and call 0499 281 430. We'll find where the sewer is blocked, give you the price, and get the house flowing again. Phones answered 24/7.

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Blocked sewer
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