Blocked toilets in SW11 have a habit of happening at the worst time. We run a genuine round-the-clock service covering Battersea and Clapham Junction, and a fixed price given on the call.
What we cover in SW11
SW11 takes in Battersea and Clapham Junction, inside Wandsworth. We attend both residential and commercial property here, whatever the size of the job.
Battersea and Clapham Junction set Victorian terraces around the park against new riverside towers. Faults split accordingly: roots and grease in the older streets, shared stacks and pump chambers in the newer blocks.
Common causes in SW11
What actually causes most of the work in SW11 are much the same year to year:
- Wipes and sanitary items caught at a bend
- A heavy load of paper, on a pan with a weak flush
- A partial blockage in the stack, so the pan is the symptom rather than the cause
- A foreign object stuck in the pan
Signs worth reporting
What tends to prompt the call around SW11:
- Standing water in a yard gully hours after the last discharge
- Two or more fittings affected together, rather than a single sink
- Gurgling from a toilet or sink when the bath is let out
- Foul odour around a chamber that is stronger in warm weather
How the visit works
We work to the same order on every visit, which is what keeps the price fixed:
- See whether anything else in the property is affected
- Protect the bathroom before any work starts
- Clear the pan and trap with the right tool for the blockage
- Move to the stack and the drain outside if the pan is already clear
Before we arrive
Before the engineer arrives, there are two or three useful steps:
- Keep water use to nothing, including the washing machine and dishwasher
- 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
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, which means a fault beyond your boundary is theirs to fix. We identify the location and are straight with you about it, even where it means there is no job in it for us.
What it costs in SW11
A blocked toilet is normally cleared at the fixed £120 plus VAT rate. Prices are fixed rather than hourly, which means a stubborn blockage costs what we said.