Blocked drains in SW14 have a habit of happening at the worst time. Our call-out runs 24 hours covering Mortlake and East Sheen, and a fixed price given on the call.
What we cover in SW14
What we take in across SW14 includes Mortlake and East Sheen, in Richmond upon Thames. As we also attend the adjoining areas, a run crossing a boundary needs only one contractor.
Mortlake and East Sheen are Edwardian and interwar housing with mature gardens close to the river. Roots at boundary runs and ground that holds water are the two things we deal with most.
Common causes in SW14
The recurring problems in SW14 follow a pattern:
- Grease from the kitchen, which cools and hardens inside the pipe
- Cleaning wipes, which stay intact all the way to the sewer
- Tree and shrub roots entering through a cracked joint
- Sand and silt collecting in a low point
Signs worth reporting
The signs that bring people to call us across SW14:
- Standing water in a yard gully when nothing is running
- Two or more fittings affected together, rather than a single sink
- Gurgling from a toilet or sink when something else empties
- Foul odour around a chamber that keeps coming back
How the visit works
Every job follows the same sequence, so nothing turns into an open-ended bill:
- Check the chambers along the run 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:
- Hold off on taps, showers and appliances, particularly appliances on a timer
- Cordon off contaminated ground
- Make sure the chambers can be reached
- Jot down what is draining and what is not so we arrive prepared
Who pays for the repair
Before anyone invoices you, it is worth knowing where the fault sits. Pipework inside your boundary serving only your property is yours; past the boundary it is normally Thames Water. You get that in writing.
What it costs in SW14
Outside drain clearance is a fixed £144 plus VAT. We quote a fixed price, not a rate, so a difficult job in SW14 does not become an expensive surprise.