Family-run since 2013, we work right across the capital, with NW8 among the areas we attend most. That covers St John’s Wood and Maida Vale.
What we cover in NW8
The area we cover in NW8 runs across St John’s Wood and Maida Vale, within City of Westminster. As we also attend the adjoining areas, a run crossing a boundary needs only one contractor.
St John’s Wood and Maida Vale are mansion blocks and large stucco villas, much of it managed rather than owner-occupied. Communal drainage and porter access shape how jobs here are booked.
Common causes in NW8
The bulk of the jobs in NW8 traces back to a handful of causes:
- Fat and cooking oil poured down a kitchen sink, which sets on the pipe wall
- Cleaning wipes, which do not break down in the drain
- Root growth working into the pipe
- Silt and grit building up where flow slows
Signs worth reporting
The symptoms worth reporting when you ring:
- Standing water in a yard gully hours after the last discharge
- Several fittings draining slowly at once, rather than a single sink
- A glugging noise from a plughole when the bath is let out
- A sour smell near the gully that keeps coming back
How the visit works
We diagnose before we clear:
- Check the chambers along the run to find where the flow stops
- Confirm whether the fault is inside your boundary
- Clear the blockage with water jetting at a pressure suited to the pipe
- Run water through every fitting before we finish
Before we arrive
In the meantime, there are two or three useful steps:
- Hold off on taps, showers and appliances, particularly appliances on a timer
- Keep people and pets away from any standing waste water
- Make sure the chambers can be reached
- Have your postcode and a description ready for the call
Who pays for the repair
Whose pipe it is matters as much as what is in it. 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 establish which side of the line the fault sits and tell you plainly, even where it means there is no job in it for us.
What it costs in NW8
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.