Drain surveys in SW9 have a habit of happening at the worst time. Someone answers whatever time you call covering Brixton and Stockwell, and a fixed price given on the call.
What we cover in SW9
The area we cover in SW9 includes Brixton and Stockwell, in Lambeth. As we also attend the adjoining areas, we can deal with both ends of a shared run.
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
Most of what we attend in SW9 traces back to a handful of causes:
- A run that blocks again within weeks, which usually means a physical defect
- A property being bought, where the drainage condition is unknown
- An insurance claim needing documented evidence
- Building work about to start, where the run has to be located first
Signs worth reporting
What to tell us on the call:
- Water standing in an outside gully when nothing is running
- Two or more fittings affected together, rather than a single sink
- Gurgling from a toilet or sink when something else empties
- A sour smell near the gully that keeps coming back
How the visit works
What we do when we get there:
- Flush the run so the camera can read the pipe
- Record the entire line
- Record where each defect sits, and how deep
- Give you footage plus a report an insurer will accept
Before we arrive
Worth doing while you wait:
- Keep water use to nothing, including the washing machine and dishwasher
- Move children and pets away from the affected area
- Clear access to the drain covers if you can
- Note which fittings are affected for the call
Who pays for the repair
On terraced and converted property, ownership is the first thing to settle. Pipework inside your boundary serving only your property is yours; shared runs and anything past the boundary generally are not. We put that in writing after the visit.
What it costs in SW9
A CCTV drain survey is a fixed £300 plus VAT, footage and written summary included. There is no call-out charge in SW9, at any hour. The price is confirmed before we start.