Drain surveys in W6 do not keep office hours. We run a genuine round-the-clock service covering Hammersmith and Ravenscourt Park, and a fixed price given on the call.
What we cover in W6
W6 includes Hammersmith and Ravenscourt Park, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. We work for householders and businesses alike in this area, from single blockages to full drainage installations.
Hammersmith combines residential streets with mixed-use buildings on the main roads, where a restaurant or shop sits below flats. Commercial kitchen grease restricting a run shared with residents is the defining local fault.
Common causes in W6
Nearly everything we clear in W6 has one of these behind it:
- A drain that keeps blocking, which suggests something structural
- A purchase in progress, and no records of the drainage
- An insurance claim requiring footage and positions
- A structure going over the drain line, where the run has to be located first
Signs worth reporting
The symptoms worth reporting when you ring:
- Water sitting in a drain outside hours after the last discharge
- Two or more fittings affected together, rather than a single sink
- A glugging noise from a plughole when the bath is let out
- A sour smell near the gully that keeps coming back
How the visit works
The process is the same whatever the address, so nothing turns into an open-ended bill:
- Remove debris so the footage shows the pipe, not the deposits
- Survey the whole run, not the first few metres
- Locate every fault from the surface
- Provide the footage and a written summary
Before we arrive
Before the engineer arrives, there are two or three useful steps:
- 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
- Note which fittings are affected when you ring
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 W6
A CCTV drain survey is a fixed £300 plus VAT, footage and written summary included. We never charge for coming out, whatever the time. You get the figure before any work begins.