When you have a blocked drain in N1, we can usually be with you inside 90 minutes. We attend jobs throughout Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury and Hoxton and everything nearby, day and night, including weekends and bank holidays.
What we cover in N1
The area we cover in N1 includes Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury and Hoxton, in Islington and Hackney. As we also attend the adjoining areas, we can deal with both ends of a shared run.
Islington, Barnsbury and Canonbury are Georgian and early Victorian terraces, a high proportion split into flats, alongside the restaurant strip on Upper Street. Shared laterals under front gardens are the norm here.
Common causes in N1
Across N1, the common causes are:
- Cooking fat washed into the kitchen waste, which solidifies as soon as it cools
- Cleaning wipes, which hold together once flushed
- Root growth finding an open joint
- Silt and grit building up where flow slows
Signs worth reporting
What you are likely to be seeing around N1:
- Water standing in an outside gully when nothing is running
- Two or more fittings affected together, which points at the shared run
- Gurgling from a toilet or sink when the bath is let out
- A sour smell near the gully that worsens after rain
How the visit works
Every job follows the same sequence, which is how we can quote a fixed price:
- Open the chambers in order to find where the flow stops
- Work out which side of the boundary the fault sits
- Clear the blockage with water jetting 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, including the washing machine and dishwasher
- Cordon off contaminated ground
- Clear access to the drain covers if you can
- Have your postcode and a description ready when you ring
Who pays for the repair
Before anyone invoices you, it is worth knowing where the fault sits. Your own run up to the boundary is your responsibility; shared runs and anything past the boundary generally are not. We record it so you have something to act on.
What it costs in N1
Outside drain clearance is a fixed £144 plus VAT. You get a fixed figure rather than a running clock, which means a stubborn blockage costs what we said.