Blocked drains in WC2 rarely wait for a convenient moment. Someone answers whatever time you call covering Covent Garden, Strand and Holborn, with the price agreed up front.
What we cover in WC2
Our coverage of WC2 includes Covent Garden, Strand and Holborn, within Westminster and Camden. Because we cover the neighbouring postcodes too, we can deal with both ends of a shared run.
Covent Garden and the Strand carry an unusual density of restaurants and bars in buildings that were never designed for commercial catering. Fat entering the network here is the single biggest cause of repeat blockages.
Common causes in WC2
Nearly everything we clear in WC2 has one of these behind it:
- Fat and cooking oil poured down a kitchen sink, which sets on the pipe wall
- Wet wipes, which do not break down all the way to the sewer
- Root growth working into the pipe
- Soil and grit settling where the fall is shallow
Signs worth reporting
What to tell us on the call:
- Water standing in an outside gully when nothing is running
- More than one appliance backing up, not just one
- A glugging noise from a plughole when the bath is let out
- A drain smell outside that keeps coming back
How the visit works
Here is what happens when we attend:
- Work through the inspection chambers to find where the flow stops
- Confirm whether the fault is inside your boundary
- 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
Useful steps before we arrive:
- Hold off on taps, showers and appliances, especially washing machines
- Move children and pets away from the affected area
- 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
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, and a defect on the shared run is not your cost. We identify the location and are straight with you about it, even when that means we are not the ones doing the repair.
What it costs in WC2
Outside drain clearance is a fixed £144 plus VAT. There is no call-out charge in WC2, at any hour. You know the cost before the engineer picks up a tool.