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Signs Your Clifton Hill Property Has a Stormwater Drainage Issue

Queensland's storm season can be unforgiving on properties with ageing or poorly designed stormwater systems. Water pooling on driveways, paths or lawns long after rain has stopped often points to a blocked stormwater drain, a collapsed pipe, or a stormwater pit that's no longer draining as it should. Left unattended, these issues can undermine paving, saturate garden beds and eventually push water against your home's foundations.

Other warning signs include gurgling or bubbling from stormwater pits during heavy rain, unpleasant odours drifting from grates, or water tracking under doors and into garages. These symptoms can indicate root intrusion, a charged line under pressure, or even an illegal stormwater to sewer connection, none of which tend to improve on their own.

Older homes in particular can suffer from undersized pipework or connections that no longer meet current council stormwater requirements, especially where downpipes were never properly tied into the legal point of discharge. Identifying the cause early through a proper CCTV stormwater inspection can save considerable disruption down the track.