We are a family-run firm covering London since 2013, with SW18 among the areas we attend most. The postcode takes in Wandsworth, Earlsfield and Southfields.
What we cover in SW18
SW18 takes in Wandsworth, Earlsfield and Southfields, within Wandsworth. We work for householders and businesses alike in this area, whatever the size of the job.
Wandsworth, Earlsfield and Southfields are classic late-Victorian terraces, heavily extended. The River Wandle influences ground water, and paved-over gardens push rainfall into runs that cannot take it.
Common causes in SW18
Throughout SW18, the common causes are:
- Cooking fat washed into the kitchen waste, which sets on the pipe wall
- Wet wipes, which stay intact all the way to the sewer
- Tree and shrub roots entering through a cracked joint
- Soil and grit building up where flow slows
Signs worth reporting
What tends to prompt the call across SW18:
- Water sitting in a drain outside hours after the last discharge
- More than one appliance backing up, rather than a single sink
- Bubbling in the pan as another appliance drains
- Foul odour around a chamber that keeps coming back
How the visit works
The order matters, so we work it out before we jet:
- Open the chambers in order 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
- Prove the flow from every connected appliance before we finish
Before we arrive
Worth doing while you wait:
- Hold off on taps, showers and appliances, especially washing machines
- Keep people and pets away from any standing waste water
- 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
The first question on a shared drain is whose it is. Pipework inside your boundary serving only your property is yours; past the boundary it is normally Thames Water. We record it so you have something to act on.
What it costs in SW18
Outside drain clearance is a fixed £144 plus VAT. We quote a fixed price, not a rate, which means a stubborn blockage costs what we said.