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Brisbane, Ipswich & Gold Coast

Blocked Drain Specialists

Recurring blockages, sewer overflows, and collapsed stormwater lines, if it’s underground and causing problems across SEQ, we’ve probably seen it twice this week.

Expert Blocked Drain Services

It always starts small. A slow-draining sink, or a toilet that gurgles at 11 pm when you’d rather not deal with it. Down here, the cause is usually aging clay pipe with tree roots working the joints, though after a heavy summer storm, an overloaded stormwater line is just as common.

Toilets, showers, kitchen sinks, sewer lines, stormwater, we clear the lot across SEQ. Most jobs come with high-pressure water jetting. If the cause isn’t obvious, the camera goes in before we quote anything.

Why choose

Why SEQ Property Owners Call Us First

We don’t do general plumbing. Drains, sewers, downpipes, and stormwater, that’s the whole business. After 25 years working SEQ lines, we know what’s down there before the camera confirms it.

25 Years on SEQ Drainage

We’ve pulled root mass out of clay sewer lines under pre-1980s Brisbane homes more times than we can count. Twenty-five years of it. So we usually know whether your line needs a jet or a reline before the camera confirms it.

Full Service Area, Brisbane, Ipswich & Gold Coast

We work right across SEQ. Cleared a blocked toilet in Carseldine the other week, and we’re regularly out at Southport on cracked sewer lines. Kitchen sink blockage or a collapsed stormwater system, same-day call-out, 24/7.

Camera-First Diagnosis

A high-pressure water jetter clears the blockage. A pan-and-tilt CCTV camera tells you why it is blocked. On recurring drain issues or anything involving a sewer line, we run the camera first, because clearing a line without knowing its condition is just guessing.

Common Causes of Blocked Drains

Most blocked drains come down to the same handful of causes — and in SEQ, a few of them are more common than anywhere else. Here’s what the camera finds most often.

Grease & Fat Build-Up: It doesn’t block overnight. Cooking grease coats the pipe wall, hardens, and narrows the line over months. Kitchen sink blockages are almost always this. Hot water jetting clears it, but the habits that caused it don’t change themselves.
Hair & Soap Scum: Shower drains and bathroom sinks cope with this constantly. Hair binds with soap residue, forms a clump, and holds everything else that comes through. It’s one of the more straightforward clears, until it’s been building for two years.
Wet Wipes & Foreign Objects: “Flushable” wipes aren’t. The same goes for cotton pads, sanitary products, or whatever the kids dropped in. None of it breaks down. It just snags in the line and catches everything behind it, and that’s how most blocked toilet drains end up at the sewer.
Tree Root Intrusion: Out in the older Brisbane suburbs, this is the big one. Roots find a hairline gap in a clay sewer joint and just keep growing, for years, sometimes, before anything backs up. A jetter cuts the mass out. Then the camera goes in to show what the pipe’s actually doing underneath.
Mineral & Debris Build-Up: Older PVC and clay lines accumulate sediment, mineral scale, and storm debris over time, particularly in stormwater systems after a Queensland summer downpour. Gradual narrowing until the line can’t handle the load.

Our Blocked Drain Services

Every job is different, but the process isn’t guesswork. From a blocked shower drain to a collapsed sewer line, here’s how we work through it, and why the order matters.

CCTV Drain Inspection: Before any jetting or repair, the camera goes in. A pan-and-tilt CCTV inspection finds the blockage location, identifies the cause, and shows the pipe condition. On recurring blockages, especially, skipping this step means fixing the symptom, not the problem.
High-Pressure Drain Jetting: A 4000 PSI water jetter clears grease build-up and root mass that a snake just pushes around. It cleans the pipe wall, not just the blockage. That’s how most blocked drain call-outs across SEQ end up sorted.
Blocked Shower, Sink & Toilet Drains: Hair and soap scum are what clog most shower drains. It builds up slowly, binds into a plug, and the water starts pooling around your feet. Toilets are usually wet wipes. We cleared both on the same day. The ones that block again a month later are the ones we put a camera down.
Preventive Drain Maintenance: Scheduled CCTV inspections and drain jetting before a blockage forms, particularly useful for older SEQ properties, strata buildings, and rental portfolios. Cheaper than an emergency call-out. Most property managers who’ve had one sewer overflow don’t skip it twice.

Hear From Our Clients

Stephen Gerard Shannon

Wade and Gene brought great work ethic and a professional and reassuring assessment of a blocked toilet drain which otherwise could have been a tension-making situation. They were knowledgeable and confident in all their approaches and their people skills were first class. At the end of the day, the site was left clean and neat which put a highly-professional finish to their workmanship They deserve a blue ribbon.

Patrick Canwat Vincent

I recently had SEQ Blocked Drains attend my property to clear a blocked drain, and I couldn’t be happier with their service. Not only were they very reasonably priced, but they also did an amazing job. The team was professional, thorough, and took the time to explain exactly what the issue was and how to prevent future blockages. Their communication was excellent throughout the entire process, which gave me confidence that the problem was being resolved properly. I highly recommend SEQ Blocked Drains for anyone needing reliable and affordable drain services!

RedDog

I just wanted to show my appreciation on the job you completed last Saturday.

Your professionalism and hard work really helped us a lot. Your services are phenomenal and your prices are affordable.

I HIGHLY recommend SEQ Blocked Drains.

How to Avoid a Blocked Drain Call-Out

Most blockages are preventable. Four habits that actually make a difference to your drainage system.

Keep Grease Out of the Kitchen Sink

It doesn’t wash away; it coats the pipe and hardens. Cool it, bin it. That’s the whole fix.

Use Drain Guards in Showers and Sinks

Hair and soap scum are the leading causes of blocked shower drains. A $4 drain guard catches it before it becomes a call-out.

Nothing Except Toilet Paper Down the Toilet

Wipes, sanitary products, and paper towels do not break down in the line. Blocked toilet drains are almost always this.

Schedule Preventive Drain Maintenance

A CCTV inspection once a year finds the build-up before it blocks. Cheaper than an emergency call-out. Particularly worth it on older SEQ properties.

Why Regular Drain Maintenance Is Essential

Most sewer and stormwater problems build up long before they show. Tree roots are the usual ones; they get into a clay joint and keep working it, sometimes for years, before anything backs up at the surface. Run a camera through once a year, and you catch that early, while it’s still a jet-and-clear job and not a relining quote.

Property managers know this better than anyone. One sewer backup in a tenanted place costs more in call-outs and angry phone calls than a year of maintenance ever would.

Got a Blocked Drain in SEQ?

Blocked toilet at 10 pm? Sink that’s been getting slower for weeks? Whatever it’s doing, we’re out across Brisbane, Ipswich and the Gold Coast 24/7.

Call 1300 453 884 or book a same-day call-out online.

FAQs About Blocked Drains

Do you offer pipe relining, or will you need to dig up my yard to fix a broken drain?

Usually, no digging. Pipe relining cures the line from the inside with a resin sleeve, so your pavers and lawn stay put. We run a camera through first to check the pipe's a candidate. If it's collapsed too far for a reline to hold, we'll tell you straight and walk through what excavation involves.

Do your blocked drain services cover septic tanks, greywater systems, and rural properties?

Yes. We service septic systems, greywater tanks, and domestic wastewater treatment plants across SEQ, including rural and acreage properties in the Ipswich and Logan hinterland. Septic trench rehabilitation using high-pressure water jetting is a common job out that way. If you're outside the metro area, call us, and we'll confirm coverage for your location.

How much does it cost to clear a blocked drain, and do you charge for quotes?

Quotes are free. Most call-outs are fixed-price, so you'll know the figure before we start. Access is what shifts it, along with whether the line needs a camera to find the cause. A straight clear costs less than chasing down a blockage that keeps coming back.

Which specific areas of Brisbane, Ipswich, and the Gold Coast do you service?

We cover Brisbane and the Gold Coast, out through Ipswich, and most places between. Same-day if you call early enough. Not sure if we reached you? Ring us, and we'll check while you're on the phone.

My backyard is flooding, and it smells like sewage outside. Is this an emergency?

Yes. Raw sewage pooling in the yard is a real health risk, so don't leave it. Most times, it's a blocked sewer line. Sometimes the drain underneath has collapsed. Call 1300 453 884, and we'll get someone out.

Drainage Specialists Across Brisbane, Ipswich & Gold Coast