Family-run since 2013, we work right across the capital, and E8 is inside our core coverage. That covers Dalston, Hackney Central and London Fields.
What we cover in E8
E8 takes in Dalston, Hackney Central and London Fields, in the London Borough of Hackney. We attend both residential and commercial property here, from single blockages to full drainage installations.
Dalston, Hackney Central and London Fields combine terraced housing with a busy high street of food businesses. Kitchens and bathrooms moved during refurbishment leave shallow-fall runs that block repeatedly.
Common causes in E8
In E8, the usual culprits are:
- Cooking fat washed into the kitchen waste, which solidifies as soon as it cools
- Wet wipes, which hold together in the drain
- Tree and shrub roots working into the pipe
- Sand and silt building up where flow slows
Signs worth reporting
The symptoms worth reporting when you ring:
- Water sitting in a drain outside hours after the last discharge
- More than one appliance backing up, which points at the shared run
- A glugging noise from a plughole as another appliance drains
- A drain smell outside that is stronger in warm weather
How the visit works
This is how a visit works:
- Check the chambers along the run to find where the flow stops
- Confirm whether the fault is inside your boundary
- Jet the restriction out at a pressure suited to the pipe
- Flush the line and test each fitting before we finish
Before we arrive
Worth doing while you wait:
- Keep water use to nothing, particularly appliances on a timer
- Move children and pets away from the affected area
- Clear access to the drain covers if you can
- Jot down what is draining and what is not so we arrive prepared
Who pays for the repair
The first question on a shared drain is whose it is. Your own run up to the boundary is your responsibility; past the boundary it is normally Thames Water. We record it so you have something to act on.
What it costs in E8
Outside drain clearance is a fixed £144 plus VAT. You get a fixed figure rather than a running clock, so nothing changes once we are on site.