Drain surveys in SW17 do not keep office hours. Someone answers whatever time you call covering Tooting, with fixed prices confirmed before any work starts.
What we cover in SW17
SW17 takes in Tooting, within Wandsworth. We work for householders and businesses alike in this area, whatever the size of the job.
Tooting is Victorian terraced housing with a high level of conversion and a busy commercial high street. Shared laterals and grease from food premises account for most of the work.
Common causes in SW17
Nearly everything we clear in SW17 has one of these behind it:
- A run that blocks again within weeks, which usually means a physical defect
- A purchase in progress, with mature trees close to the run
- An insurer asking for evidence needing documented evidence
- An extension being planned, which needs the drain traced accurately
Signs worth reporting
What to tell us on the call:
- Water standing in an outside gully long after use
- More than one appliance backing up, not just one
- A glugging noise from a plughole 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:
- Remove debris so the footage shows the pipe, not the deposits
- Run the camera through the full length
- Mark the position and depth of each defect
- Give you footage plus a report an insurer will accept
Before we arrive
What to do before we get there:
- Hold off on taps, showers and appliances, especially washing machines
- Keep people and pets away from any standing waste water
- Clear access to the drain covers if you can
- Jot down what is draining and what is not for the call
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 work out where the fault is and say so, even when that means we are not the ones doing the repair.
What it costs in SW17
A CCTV drain survey is a fixed £300 plus VAT, footage and written summary included. You get a fixed figure rather than a running clock, so nothing changes once we are on site.