17/03/2026
🚨 3 PIERS STRAIGHT THROUGH THE SEWER 😳💩
We were originally called out for a major sewer blockage, and after a bit of investigating it didn’t take long to realise something wasn’t right. The main sewer had been hit during the installation of a retaining wall… not once, but three times 😬 and then completely filled with concrete.
Definitely not an “obsolete” line 🚫
Once we got stuck into it, this turned into a pretty technical job. The sewer was running about 1.5m deep through sandy ground, so the trench was constantly caving in on us. We had to work in sections — dig, install, move forward — rinse and repeat all day ⛏️
There were concrete footings in the way, so we had to dig underneath and around them, and we couldn’t just bypass everything either — the kitchen waste was tied in between the damaged sections. That meant undermining the side path, getting underneath it, and picking that line up properly before tying it back into the new sewer.
On top of that, we had water services, stormwater and underground power all running through the same area ⚠️ so it was slow, careful work the whole way through.
Most of what you can see sitting in the trench is actually raw sewage… so yeah, not the nicest conditions to be working in all day 💩
Ended up being about a 13-hour day on site, but we got it sorted ✅
New section of sewer installed, kitchen reconnected properly, new overflow relief gully in, all tested and backfilled.
The tenants hadn’t been able to use anything since Friday, so they were pretty happy to have everything up and running again 🙌
Good reminder for anyone in construction — if you hit a drain, don’t assume anything. Get it checked properly before covering it up. Could save a lot of time, money and headaches later 👇
Another one done 👍