When you have a drain blockage in EC1, we are typically 60 to 90 minutes away. We work across Clerkenwell, Farringdon and Barbican and the streets around them, at any hour, 365 days a year.
What we cover in EC1
EC1 includes Clerkenwell, Farringdon and Barbican, inside Islington and City of London. We attend both residential and commercial property here, from single blockages to full drainage installations.
Clerkenwell and Farringdon mix converted warehouses and workshops with newer flats and a heavy concentration of bars and restaurants. Drainage here is mostly old brick and clay beneath buildings that have been reconfigured several times, so waste runs rarely follow the route anyone expects.
Common causes in EC1
The causes we see most often in EC1 are much the same year to year:
- A restriction that has been forming for months, finished off by one heavy load
- A structural fault in the pipe holding back solids
- A shared run affecting several properties
- Storm water using the same pipe as the foul waste
Signs worth reporting
What you are likely to be seeing in EC1:
- Water standing in an outside gully long after use
- Several fittings draining slowly at once, not just one
- A glugging noise from a plughole when the bath is let out
- Foul odour around a chamber that keeps coming back
How the visit works
What we do when we get there:
- Stop further discharge into the blocked run on arrival
- Locate the blockage by working through the chambers
- Remove the obstruction with jetting or rods
- Tell you what we found and whether the pipe needs more than clearing
Before we arrive
In the meantime, there are two or three useful steps:
- Stop using water in the property, especially washing machines
- Cordon off contaminated ground
- Move bins or planters off the inspection covers
- Jot down what is draining and what is not for the call
Who pays for the repair
On terraced and converted property, ownership is the first thing to settle. Your own run up to the boundary is your responsibility; shared runs and anything past the boundary generally are not. You get that in writing.
What it costs in EC1
Drain unblocking starts at a fixed £120 plus VAT, with no call-out charge at any hour. You get a fixed figure rather than a running clock, so a difficult job in EC1 does not become an expensive surprise.