Ready Set Plumb is a licensed, family-run plumbing business that clears blocked drains across Sydney. With 15+ years on the tools and a fully in-house team, no subcontractors — we clear blocked kitchen, bathroom, sewer and stormwater drains for residential, strata and commercial customers. Same-day service is available, with a $0 call-out fee and a fixed price before any work starts.

What We Clear

Common blocked drain problems we clear across the North Shore

Most blocked drains start small and get ignored until they back up. Slow drainage, gurgling, bad smells or water pooling where it shouldn’t are all worth getting onto early, a quick clear is far cheaper than an overflow through the house.

Blocked Kitchen Drain

Blocked kitchen, bathroom & shower drains

Grease, fat, food scraps, hair and soap build-up are the usual culprits indoors. We clear the line and, where it helps, camera it so you know whether it’s a one-off or a build-up worth jetting properly.

Clearing a blocked toilet

Blocked toilets & sewer lines

A blocked toilet or a whole-house slow-down often points to the main sewer line. We locate the blockage, clear it, and check the line condition so a recurring problem doesn’t keep coming back.

Blocked Stormwater drain

Blocked stormwater drains

The North Shore’s heavy tree cover means leaf litter and silt regularly choke stormwater pits and downpipes, especially through autumn and after a Sydney downpour. Worth clearing before the next big rain pools against the house.

Tree roots blocking drain

Tree roots in the line

Older suburbs like Roseville, Lindfield, Killara, Gordon and Pymble have established trees and a lot of original clay sewer pipe. Roots find the joints and block the line. We clear the roots, and if the pipe keeps failing, we can reline it from the inside rather than dig up your garden.

Pay over time with Brighte

Interest-free payment plans on hot water, repipes & bigger jobs.

Our Method

How we find and clear the blockage

We clear it at the source and show you the cause, not just punch a hole through it so it blocks again next month.

Blocked Drain

CCTV drain camera inspection

We send a waterproof camera down the drain to find exactly where and what the blockage is and you see it too. The difference between guessing and fixing, and it tells us whether it’s a simple clog or a damaged pipe.

Drain Snake

Drain machine & high-pressure jetting

For most blockages we use an electric drain machine or high-pressure water jetting to cut through roots, grease and build-up and flush the line clean, not just clear a path through the middle of it.

Pipe relining membrane

Pipe relining for recurring blockages

If a pipe is cracked or root-damaged and keeps blocking, we can reline it, a new pipe formed inside the old one, with no digging up your driveway or garden. A genuine specialty of ours through Ready Set Reline, with trade training from Brawoliner in Germany.

Blocked right now?

Here’s exactly what happens when you call

You don’t want a lecture, you want it gone. No call-out fee to come and look, and a fixed price before any work starts.

All plumbing work carries risk, and you’re trusting someone with your home. Two things protect you. Our Lifetime Labour Guarantee means if our workmanship isn’t right, we come back and put it right at no cost to you. We also carry $20 million in public liability insurance, so if anything’s damaged on the job, you’re covered. And we show you the problem on camera before we touch it, so nothing gets charged that you haven’t seen and approved.

North Shore Plumbers

Licensed, Insured and Local

01

You call, we answer

Tell us what’s happening, slow sink, overflowing gully, blocked toilet. There’s no call-out fee to come and look.

02

$0 call-out fee and we give you an arrival time

A specific time, not a vague window. Our team works across the North Shore daily, so we’re rarely far away.

03

We diagnose it properly

For anything beyond a simple clear, we run a CCTV camera down the line so we can see the blockage, no guessing.

04

You get a fixed price upfront

We quote the job before any work starts. If you’re happy with the price, you approve it, and we can get started. The number on the quote is the number you pay.

05

We clear it and back our work

The drain runs clean and the area’s left tidy. Our workmanship is covered by the Ready Set Plumb Lifetime Labour Guarantee.

Reviews

What our customers say about us across Sydney

4.9
from 326 Google reviews
Rating breakdown
5 316 4 7 3 0 2 0 1 3
Most mentioned in our reviews
Friendliness267
Punctuality258
Fair & honest pricing248
Quality of work237
Cleanliness232

I called to unblock the drainage in the laundry, blocked by tree roots. I have the issue quite often and no one has done a proper job previously. Christopher and Mark came and fixed the issue brilliantly! I am very happy with their professionalism.

Georgia Lee

We had an emergency with a clogged sewer on the weekend. Ryan saved the day. Professional and punctual, he fixed the issue. Excellent service at a reasonable price. Highly recommend.

Vadim Gerasimov

We called Ready Set Plumb for a blocked drain and Sam was there within 1.5 hours. He investigated, informed us of the issue, quoted, and then went on to fix the problem. Highly recommend as they are reliable and trustworthy.

Georgia Bartley

Ryan was a lifesaver—blocked drains would have caused us havoc, but he was able to get there the same day and fix the problem. Pricing was clearly explained at the outset so there were no surprises.

Jonathan White

Following a disastrous flooding event at my unit due to tree roots blocking the sewerage outlet, I had the good fortune to meet the Ready Set Plumb team, who operated with rapid, quiet efficiency to repair the service.

Paul Murray

Ryan did a fantastic job with a blocked sewage pipe that stretched over 60 metres. His quick thinking devised alternative solutions and successfully cleared the pipe. Spotlessly clean and tidy with his tools and equipment.

Yew Chu

Plumbing quote being explained

Our Minimum Standards

No boot prints, no mess, no exceptions

Clean uniforms. Clean boots. Drop sheets down before we start. Tools, packaging, and offcuts out with us when we leave. If we need to open a wall or ceiling, we’ll tell you first and leave the area tidy.

  • Drop sheets laid before any work begins
  • Shoe covers worn inside your home
  • All debris, offcuts, and packaging removed when we leave
  • Work area left clean and tidy, not “tradie tidy,” actually tidy
  • Any access to walls, ceilings, or other areas discussed with you before we touch them
  • A walkthrough of the completed work before we pack up

You won’t find boot prints on your tiles or copper shavings in your bath. That’s not a bonus we charge for. It’s the minimum standard.

Ready Set Plumb

GUARANTEE

No. RSP-4815

LIFETIME GUARANTEE

Certificate of guarantee

Lifetime Labour Guarantee

This certifies that all workmanship carried out by Ready Set Plumb is guaranteed for as long as you own your home — no call-out fee, no expiry date.

Issued toJ. Castellano
PropertyDalrymple Ave, Roseville
CoverageLifetime of ownership
Workmanship covered · in writing on every invoice
Ready Set Plumb
Customer

In Writing, Every Time

Our Ready Set Plumb Guarantees

The number on your quote is the number you pay. Every job comes with three things in writing, so you’re never relying on a verbal promise.

Fixed Price Guarantee

You’ll get a fixed price before we start. That’s the price you pay, no estimates, no surprises at invoice time.

Lifetime Labour Guarantee

If our workmanship fails, we come back and fix it, for as long as you own the home.

Turn Up On-time Guarantee

We’ll give you a 2 to 3 hour timeslot so you can plan your day as needed and we’ll keep you updated.

Service Area

Suburbs we serve across Sydney

Based in Roseville and covering the entire Sydney metropolitan area including the North Shore, Northern Beaches, Eastern Suburbs, Inner West and Hills District.

Artarmon
Asquith
Cammeray
Castlecrag
Chatswood
Cremorne
Crows Nest
East Killara
Eastwood
Epping
Gordon
Greenwich
Hornsby
Hunters Hill
Killara
Kirribilli
Kurraba Point
Lane Cove
Lavender Bay
Lindfield
Longueville
Marsfield
Mosman
Mount Colah
Mount Kuring-gai
Naremburn
Neutral Bay
North Epping
Northbridge
North Sydney
Pennant Hills
Pymble
Roseville
South Turramurra
St Ives
St Leonards
Thornleigh
Turramurra
Wahroonga
Warrawee
Waverton
West Pymble
Willoughby
Wollstonecraft
Balgowlah
Beacon Hill
Belrose
Brookvale
Collaroy
Dee Why
Fairlight
Forestville
Frenchs Forest
Killarney Heights
Manly
Narrabeen
Newport
Queenscliff
Seaforth
Warriewood
Bellevue Hill
Bondi
Double Bay
Elizabeth Bay
Millers Point
Paddington
Randwick
Rose Bay

Annandale
Ashfield
Balmain
Dulwich Hill
Forest Lodge
Glebe
Leichhardt
Lewisham
Marrickville
Newtown
Rozelle
Stanmore
Strathfield

Baulkham Hills
Beecroft
Bella Vista
Carlingford
Castle Hill
Cheltenham
Cherrybrook
Dural
Stanhope Gardens
West Pennant Hills
Winston Hills

FAQ

Blocked Drain Frequently asked questions

Straight answers to the things people ask us most about blocked drains.

It depends where the blockage is. If it’s in the pipes on your side of the property boundary, it’s the owner’s responsibility and that’s most household blockages. If it’s in Sydney Water’s main sewer, that’s theirs to fix. The tricky part is knowing which. We run a CCTV camera down the line to find exactly where the blockage sits, tell you whose responsibility it is, and only charge you for work that’s actually yours. If it turns out to be Sydney Water’s, we’ll point you in the right direction.
Yes. After a CCTV inspection we can give you the footage and a written report showing where the blockage was, what caused it, and the condition of the pipe. Landlords, strata managers and insurers often ask for this, so let us know when you book and we’ll have it ready.

Yes, same-day service as well as after-hours service is available across Sydney. Urgent jobs jump the queue. If your only toilet is blocked or a drain’s overflowing, call us! Tell us it’s urgent, and we’ll get to you as fast as we can.

A standard blocked drain clear starts from $79, and we quote a fixed price upfront before any work begins. There’s no call-out fee. More involved jobs, jetting, camera inspection or relining, are quoted after we’ve diagnosed the problem.

Recurring blockages usually mean something structural: tree roots getting into the pipe joints, a sagging section, or a cracked pipe. This is common in older Sydney homes with original clay or earthenware sewer lines. A CCTV inspection shows the cause, and pipe relining can fix it permanently without excavation.