Blocked drains in SW16 do not keep office hours. We run a genuine round-the-clock service covering Streatham and Norbury, with the price agreed up front.
What we cover in SW16
What we take in across SW16 runs across Streatham and Norbury, in Lambeth and Croydon. Because we cover the neighbouring postcodes too, we can deal with both ends of a shared run.
Streatham and Norbury combine Victorian terraces with interwar housing on ground that has a history of surface water flooding. Gullies and soakaways here need clearing more often than average.
Common causes in SW16
In SW16, these are the ones that come up again and again:
- Grease from the kitchen, which solidifies as soon as it cools
- Cleaning wipes, which hold together once flushed
- Tree and shrub roots finding an open joint
- Soil and grit collecting in a low point
Signs worth reporting
Before you call, it helps to know what you are looking at:
- Standing water in a yard gully when nothing is running
- More than one appliance backing up, which points at the shared run
- Bubbling in the pan as another appliance drains
- A sour smell near the gully that worsens after rain
How the visit works
We work to the same order on every visit, which is how we can quote a fixed price:
- 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
In the meantime, there are two or three useful steps:
- Stop using water in the property, particularly appliances on a timer
- Keep people and pets away from any standing waste water
- Move bins or planters off the inspection covers
- Note which fittings are affected 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 work out where the fault is and say so, even where it means there is no job in it for us.
What it costs in SW16
Outside drain clearance is a fixed £144 plus VAT. We never charge for coming out, whatever the time. The price is confirmed before we start.