Blocked drains in W5 do not keep office hours. We run a genuine round-the-clock service covering Ealing and Northfields, with fixed prices confirmed before any work starts.
What we cover in W5
The area we cover in W5 includes Ealing and Northfields, within Ealing. Since we work the surrounding postcodes as well, a run crossing a boundary needs only one contractor.
Ealing is suburban in character, with interwar semis, Edwardian villas and larger gardens. Soakaways, garden gullies and tree roots account for most of what we attend.
Common causes in W5
Most of what we attend in W5 comes down to a short list:
- Grease from the kitchen, which solidifies as soon as it cools
- Wet wipes, which do not break down once flushed
- Root growth entering through a cracked joint
- Soil and grit settling where the fall is shallow
Signs worth reporting
What you are likely to be seeing around W5:
- Water standing in an outside gully when nothing is running
- More than one appliance backing up, which points at the shared run
- Gurgling from a toilet or sink when something else empties
- Foul odour around a chamber that worsens after rain
How the visit works
What we do when we get there:
- Open the chambers in order to find where the flow stops
- Confirm whether the fault is inside your boundary
- Jet the restriction out at a pressure suited to the pipe
- Prove the flow from every connected appliance before we finish
Before we arrive
While you wait for us, there are two or three useful steps:
- Stop using water in the property, 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 when you ring
Who pays for the repair
A blockage is not automatically your bill. Shared drains and laterals transferred to the water company in England in 2011, which means a fault beyond your boundary is theirs to fix. We establish which side of the line the fault sits and tell you plainly, even when that means we are not the ones doing the repair.
What it costs in W5
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.