Family-run since 2013, we work right across the capital, and SE3 is well within our patch. The postcode takes in Blackheath and Westcombe Park.
What we cover in SE3
SE3 takes in Blackheath and Westcombe Park, in the London Borough of Greenwich and Lewisham. We work for householders and businesses alike in this area, from a slow sink to a complete system.
Blackheath and Westcombe Park have substantial period houses with mature gardens on ground that falls away from the heath. Roots and seasonal ground movement are the two things surveys find most often.
Common causes in SE3
What actually causes most of the work in SE3 are much the same year to year:
- A restriction that has been forming for months, finished off by one heavy load
- A cracked or displaced section holding back solids
- A shared run affecting several properties
- Rainfall filling a combined system
Signs worth reporting
The symptoms worth reporting when you ring:
- Standing water in a yard gully when nothing is running
- Two or more fittings affected together, not just one
- Bubbling in the pan when something else empties
- A sour smell near the gully 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:
- Make the property safe on arrival
- Locate the blockage by working through the chambers
- Remove the obstruction with jetting or rods
- Explain the cause and whether the pipe needs more than clearing
Before we arrive
What to do before we get there:
- Hold off on taps, showers and appliances, particularly appliances on a timer
- Cordon off contaminated ground
- Move bins or planters off the inspection covers
- Jot down what is draining and what is not when you ring
Who pays for the repair
Before anyone invoices you, it is worth knowing where the fault sits. 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 SE3
Drain unblocking starts at a fixed £120 plus VAT, with no call-out charge at any hour. There is no call-out charge in SE3, at any hour. You know the cost before the engineer picks up a tool.