If you have a drainage emergency in SW17, we can usually be with you inside 90 minutes. Our engineers cover Tooting and everything nearby, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
What we cover in SW17
SW17 includes Tooting, within Wandsworth. Homes, flats and commercial premises are all covered, from a slow sink to a complete system.
Tooting is Victorian terraced housing with a high level of conversion and a busy commercial high street. Shared laterals and grease from food premises account for most of the work.
Common causes in SW17
Most of what we attend in SW17 has one of these behind it:
- Foul water coming up through a chamber
- The whole system at a standstill
- Waste rising into a downstairs bathroom
- A gully surcharging during heavy rain
Signs worth reporting
The symptoms worth reporting when you ring:
- Water standing in an outside gully long after use
- More than one appliance backing up, rather than a single sink
- A glugging noise from a plughole when the bath is let out
- A sour smell near the gully that worsens after rain
How the visit works
The process is the same whatever the address, which is how we can quote a fixed price:
- We give you a realistic arrival time on the call
- Stop using water in the property until we arrive
- The aim is to finish it on the first attendance
- You find out if the pipe itself needs work
Before we arrive
Useful steps before we arrive:
- Keep water use to nothing, particularly appliances on a timer
- Keep people and pets away from any standing waste water
- Make sure the chambers can be reached
- Jot down what is draining and what is not for the call
Who pays for the repair
Not every blockage is yours to pay for. Most pipework beyond your boundary became the water company’s responsibility in 2011, so a fault out in the road is not yours to fund. We identify the location and are straight with you about it, even where it means there is no job in it for us.
What it costs in SW17
Emergency attendance starts at a fixed £120 plus VAT, and we never charge for coming out. We quote a fixed price, not a rate, so a difficult job in SW17 does not become an expensive surprise.