If you have a blocked drain in SW9, we can usually be with you inside 90 minutes. We attend jobs throughout Brixton and Stockwell and the surrounding roads, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
What we cover in SW9
SW9 covers Brixton and Stockwell, within Lambeth. We attend both residential and commercial property here, from single blockages to full drainage installations.
Brixton and Stockwell mix Victorian terraces, estates and a busy commercial centre. Food premises and converted housing discharge into the same combined network.
Common causes in SW9
Across SW9, the common causes are:
- Grease from the kitchen, which sets on the pipe wall
- Wipes marketed as flushable, which do not break down once flushed
- Root growth finding an open joint
- Silt 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
- Two or more fittings affected together, rather than a single sink
- A glugging noise from a plughole when the bath is let out
- A drain smell outside that worsens after rain
How the visit works
Finding the cause comes before clearing it:
- Check the chambers along the run to find where the flow stops
- Establish whether it is your pipe or the water company’s
- Jet the restriction out at a pressure suited to the pipe
- Flush the line and test each fitting before we finish
Before we arrive
In the meantime, a couple of things make a real difference:
- Keep water use to nothing, especially washing machines
- Move children and pets away from the affected area
- Make sure the chambers can be reached
- Note which fittings are affected for the call
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; beyond that, and on anything shared, it is generally the water company’s. We put that in writing after the visit.
What it costs in SW9
Outside drain clearance is a fixed £144 plus VAT. Prices are fixed rather than hourly, so a difficult job in SW9 does not become an expensive surprise.