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Updated Mar 2026 | 4 min read | 1,300+ Reviews

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If your stormwater drain is not working properly, you may find that your yard is flooding and your gutters are overflowing.

Best Storm Water Drainage Solutions

If your stormwater drain is not working properly, you may find that your yard is flooding and your gutters are overflowing.

There are plenty of reasons for a stormwater drain to become blocked, including heavy rainfall, broken pipes, or objects caught in them which shouldn’t be there.

Storm Water Damage

Stormwater drains have a simple job, stopping runoff. But they can only keep doing it properly if they’re cleaned now and then.

Leave it too long and it can do significant damage to your property and pipes, so deal with it quickly.

Identifying the issue

There are a few ways to spot an issue with your stormwater drain. The most obvious? Gutter overflow on the ground.

If your roof gutters are overflowing because the water’s crawling along too slowly, that’s another sign of a blocked stormwater drain. So are garden drains that aren’t draining properly.

CCTV

If your stormwater drainage is playing up, a CCTV drain camera inspection is the best place to start.

At Drainpro we’ve run these cameras for years, so we get the full picture of what’s happening in your drains. We can tell you exactly what the problem is and what needs to happen next.

Unblocking the drain

Sometimes the blockages are simple for a plumber to remove, even if it is messy work.

Leaves and roots can often get in the way and block up a stormwater drain, particularly during autumn and winter.

High Pressure Water Jet

Many stormwater blockages are stubborn. A standard clean won’t shift them.

That’s where the high pressure jet machine comes in. We use it to flush out roots, dirt and debris safely, without damaging the drain any further.

Call the Professionals

Dealing with a blocked stormwater drain? Call in the professionals. Stormwater drain cleaning is what we do day in, day out, so if you need a hand, call us on 1300 303 247.

Or fill out our online form and we’ll get back to you soon.

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