Tree Root Removal The Hill
Tree root removal in The Hill cuts roots out of a sewer or stormwater pipe so water flows again. If a drain keeps choking near trees, we film to find the roots, cut them with the eel, jet the pieces out and film again. Ring your plumber in The Hill on (02) 4063 1093.
Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C
Last updated September 2026
How Do You Know It's Roots?
Signs that point to roots:
- Gurgling from the toilet or floor waste when the shower runs
- A plunger fixes it for a while, then the drain slows again
- Lush patches of lawn above the pipe run during dry weeks
- A gully trap smell that fades and returns
The camera confirms it and shows whether the clay around the entry point is whole or broken.
How the Root Clear Runs
For one home's branch or a shared line:
- 01
Locate on screen
The camera finds the root mass, marks its depth and shows whether the pipe has kept its round shape.
- 02
Cut and flush
The eel's blades chop through the thick roots, and the jetter rinses the fragments away.
- 03
Film again
The second video shows the clean pipe and the cracks the roots used.
A cracked joint lets roots back in. Pipe relining seals it from inside, which spares the stone and double-brick terraces from a trench.
What Drives the Price of a Root Clear?
We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.
- Distance from the opening to the roots
- A thin fringe of roots or a solid ball
- Whether the pipe also needs repair
- After-hours work at the after-hours rate
Roots on a Ridge That Feeds Them
Figs uphill, pipes downhill. On the ridge above, old figs and street trees surround Christ Church Cathedral, and their roots follow damp drain trenches down the slope, so the tree in your pipe may be some distance uphill. The Victorian terraces' clay lines run through rock and shale toward the harbour, and joints loosened by creeping soil let roots in.
"Woke up Friday to find my two kitchen sinks backed up. … Possibly tree roots from backyard neighbours." Anne
When We're Not the Right Call
A pipe snapped by moving ground can't be fixed by cutting roots, and a flattened length can't even be relined, so it gets dug and replaced. Roots in the public sewer beyond your boundary are for Hunter Water to clear.
Related Drain Work
CCTV drain inspection
To see where roots entered
Drain jetting
When fat and silt sit alongside the roots
Blocked sewer
When a whole row has backed up
blocked drains
Every other clearing job on the blocked drains hub
Tree Root Removal Questions From The Hill
How do I know the blockage in my The Hill drain is roots?
Suspect roots when a toilet flushes sluggishly one week and fine the next, or a gully smells on and off. The camera confirms it, since roots appear on screen as pale strands or a tangled ball at a joint.
Will the roots grow back after the line is cleared in The Hill?
They can, because cutting roots out leaves the gap they came through. The video after clearing shows every damaged joint, so you can weigh up relining those lengths.
Do you use chemicals to kill the roots?
No. The roots are cut by the eel and washed out by the jetter. Old clay and rubber seals in terrace drains don't take kindly to caustic products, so we keep it mechanical.
Can you clear roots from the shared line serving my terrace row?
Yes. Where heritage terraces share one clay sewer, a root ball in it stops every home on the row. One clear frees them all, and each owner can have a copy of the video.
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