If you have a blocked drain in N16, we can usually be with you inside 90 minutes. Our engineers cover Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill and Shacklewell and everything nearby, at any hour, every day of the year.
What we cover in N16
Our coverage of N16 spans Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill and Shacklewell, part of Hackney. As we also attend the adjoining areas, we can deal with both ends of a shared run.
Stoke Newington and Stamford Hill are Victorian terraces with a very high level of flat conversion and larger family occupancy. Wipes and cooking fat reach the drain in greater volume than the original design allowed for.
Common causes in N16
The causes we see most often in N16 are predictable:
- Grease from the kitchen, which sets on the pipe wall
- Cleaning wipes, which stay intact all the way to the sewer
- Tree and shrub roots finding an open joint
- Sand and silt settling where the fall is shallow
Signs worth reporting
The symptoms worth reporting when you ring:
- Water sitting in a drain outside hours after the last discharge
- Two or more fittings affected together, which points at the shared run
- Gurgling from a toilet or sink when something else empties
- Foul odour around a chamber that keeps coming back
How the visit works
The order matters, so we work it out before we jet:
- Work through the inspection chambers to find where the flow stops
- Work out which side of the boundary the fault sits
- Clear it with high-pressure jetting at a pressure suited to the pipe
- Flush the line and test each fitting before we finish
Before we arrive
What to do before we get there:
- Keep water use to nothing, particularly appliances on a timer
- Move children and pets away from the affected area
- Make sure the chambers can be reached
- Note which fittings are affected for the call
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; shared runs and anything past the boundary generally are not. We put that in writing after the visit.
What it costs in N16
Outside drain clearance is a fixed £144 plus VAT. Prices are fixed rather than hourly, which means a stubborn blockage costs what we said.