If you have a blocked drain in SE24, help is normally under 90 minutes away. We work across Herne Hill and the surrounding roads, 24 hours a day, including weekends and bank holidays.
What we cover in SE24
Our coverage of SE24 includes Herne Hill, part of Lambeth and Southwark. As we also attend the adjoining areas, we can deal with both ends of a shared run.
Herne Hill sits in a shallow valley with a history of surface water flooding, alongside Victorian terraces and converted flats. Gullies and surface water runs need clearing more often here than in surrounding areas.
Common causes in SE24
Across SE24, the usual culprits are:
- Cooking fat washed into the kitchen waste, which cools and hardens inside the pipe
- Wet wipes, which hold together in the drain
- Roots from nearby planting working into the pipe
- Silt and grit settling where the fall is shallow
Signs worth reporting
The symptoms worth reporting when you ring:
- Water standing in an outside gully hours after the last discharge
- Two or more fittings affected together, rather than a single sink
- Bubbling in the pan when something else empties
- Foul odour around a chamber that worsens after rain
How the visit works
Every job follows the same sequence, so nothing turns into an open-ended bill:
- Work through the inspection chambers 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
- Prove the flow from every connected appliance before we finish
Before we arrive
Useful steps before we arrive:
- Keep water use to nothing, including the washing machine and dishwasher
- Move children and pets away from the affected area
- Move bins or planters off the inspection covers
- Have your postcode and a description ready when you ring
Who pays for the repair
The first question on a shared drain is whose it is. A private drain serving one building is the owner’s; past the boundary it is normally Thames Water. You get that in writing.
What it costs in SE24
Outside drain clearance is a fixed £144 plus VAT. There is no call-out charge in SE24, at any hour. The price is confirmed before we start.