Earthquake & EQC Repairs
Earthquake drainage repairs in Christchurch.
If you have ceramic or earthenware drains, earthquake damage is very likely. It can take years to surface, and when it does it is a mess. At no cost to the homeowner, we camera your drains and let you know the extent of the EQC (now the Natural Hazards Commission, NHC) damage.
What's involved
The Christchurch earthquakes broke and shifted drains right across the city, and a lot of them still are not right. Post-earthquake drainage is our specialty, including the shared-driveway and cross-lease jobs that need a practical solution rather than a quick patch.
We understand quake-damaged ground, shared drainage, and how these jobs sit with insurance and EQC. We find a solution that actually works, do the repair properly, and leave the place tidy.
The repairs are usually covered by EQC (now NHC).
Damage from the 2010 to 2011 Canterbury earthquakes is typically covered by EQC, now the Natural Hazards Commission (NHC), usually at no cost to you. Once we are nominated on your claim, we camera your drains, help with the paperwork, and complete the repairs once approved, even on an existing claim.
1. Nomination
You contact EQC (NHC) and nominate us as your repairer. We can talk you through it.
2. Appraisal
We assess the damage on camera.
3. Submission
We forward it to you and EQC (NHC) for approval.
4. Repairs
Approved, we fix it. EQC (NHC) covers the cost.
- Practical fixes for quake-damaged drainage
- Experience with shared and cross-lease drainage
- We work in with your insurance and EQC claim
- The jobs other companies said were too hard
What we cover
- CCTV inspections
- Jet blasting
- Hydro excavation
- Root cutting
- Live connection works
- Drain replacement
- Manhole construction and repair
- Stormwater mains and pits
- Subsoil drainage
- Sub-divisions
Earthquake & EQC Repairs, on the job.
Earthquake & EQC Repairs questions.
Do you do EQC and insurance drainage repairs in Christchurch?
Yes. Post-earthquake drainage is one of the things we are best known for, and we work in with your insurance or EQC claim. A camera inspection gives you the evidence the claim needs.
Other companies could not solve my drainage problem. Can you?
Often, yes. Difficult post-earthquake, shared and collapsed-drain jobs are exactly what we specialise in. We diagnose it on camera first, then find a fix that will actually hold.
Can you handle shared or cross-lease drainage?
Yes. We have sorted plenty of shared driveways and townhouse drainage, and we are used to the extra coordination those jobs take.
Related services
CCTV Drain Inspections
A camera down the line shows exactly what is going on underground, so you fix the real problem, not a guess.
Drain Repairs
Broken, cracked, root-invaded or collapsed pipes dug out, repaired and reinstated to a high standard.
Residential Drainage
New drains, connections, gully traps and stormwater for homes and new builds across Christchurch.
Christchurch and wider Canterbury.
Blocked drain, a repair, an EQC job or a new build, give us a call or send a message and we will sort you a time.
- Rolleston
- Halswell
- Hornby
- Cashmere
- Riccarton
- Wigram
- Lincoln
- Wider Canterbury
Booking desk
Talk to the crew.
- 022 532 7278 Call or text
- info@smartcontracting.co.nz
- Rolleston, Christchurch
- Mon to Fri, 7:30am to 5pm