Dealing with a drain blockage in N5, help is normally under 90 minutes away. We attend jobs throughout Highbury and the streets around them, at any hour, every day of the year.
What we cover in N5
The area we cover in N5 runs across Highbury, part of Islington. As we also attend the adjoining areas, we can deal with both ends of a shared run.
Highbury is largely Victorian terraced and semi-detached housing with mature street trees. Root ingress into clay joints under front gardens is the recurring finding on camera surveys here.
Common causes in N5
Most of what we attend in N5 traces back to a handful of causes:
- A gradual deposit, tipped over by a single wash
- A cracked or displaced section holding back solids
- A blockage on pipework shared with neighbours
- Storm water using the same pipe as the foul waste
Signs worth reporting
Before you call, it helps to know what you are looking at:
- Water standing in an outside gully long after use
- More than one appliance backing up, rather than a single sink
- Bubbling in the pan when the bath is let out
- A drain smell outside that keeps coming back
How the visit works
The process is the same whatever the address, which is how we can quote a fixed price:
- Stop further discharge into the blocked run on arrival
- Locate the blockage by working through the chambers
- Clear it by jetting or mechanically
- Explain the cause and whether the pipe needs more than clearing
Before we arrive
Useful steps before we arrive:
- Stop using water in the property, especially washing machines
- Keep people and pets away from any standing waste water
- Make sure the chambers can be reached
- Have your postcode and a description ready for the call
Who pays for the repair
Not every blockage is yours to pay for. Most pipework beyond your boundary became the water company’s responsibility in 2011, so a fault out in the road is not yours to fund. 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 N5
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 N5 does not become an expensive surprise.