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How it works

Straightforward, start to finish

1

You call and describe the problem

Tell me what's happening and I'll ask what I need to, no call centre and no hold music.

2

I give you one fixed price on the phone

Agreed before I set off, so there's nothing to negotiate once I'm on site.

3

I clear it, show you the photos and leave it clean

You see exactly what was wrong and that it's sorted, then I tidy up and go.

About the problem

Blocked drains in Somerset & Wiltshire

A blocked outside drain usually shows itself as water backing up, draining slower than it used to, or a gully or manhole overflowing when you run a tap or flush a toilet. Locally the causes are fairly consistent: older clay pipes with joints that have let tree roots in, years of fat and wet wipes narrowing the pipe from the inside, and pitch-fibre drains laid in the 1950s to 70s that deform or collapse under the weight of the ground above them as they age. Heavy rain and a high winter water table make all of these worse, which is why a drain that's coped all year can suddenly overflow after a wet week.

I start by working out roughly where the blockage sits, then clear it with jetting or rodding, whichever suits the pipe and the blockage. Jetting deals with fat, roots and compacted debris that rods tend to just push past. Once it's clear I check the flow properly rather than assuming it's fixed, and I'll tell you plainly if what caused it is likely to come back, rather than just clearing it and leaving.

Proof, not promises

Recent blocked drains work

Trench cut through a concrete path with the inspection chamber open beside itOpened up
The same path with a fresh tarmac strip running to the drain coverReinstated
Where clearing alone isn't enough, the run underneath is repaired and the surface patched back.
Most jobs like this are cleared in a single visit. You get one fixed price on the phone before I set off, and if I can't clear it you pay nothing for the visit.
Recent work

Recent work across Somerset & Wiltshire

Blockages cleared, broken runs dug out and replaced, and the ground put back properly afterwards. Every photo below is our own work, taken on the job.

Open trench along a house wall with a new orange drain pipe bedded in shingleDuring
The same passage with the trench filled and fresh concrete laid over itAfter
Drain run replaced along a side passage, then the surface concreted back over.
New black plastic inspection chamber set into the ground with a spirit level across it and water running through
New inspection chamber set level, with the flow running clear through it.
Jetting hose fed into an open brick inspection chamber in a patio
Jetting hose fed into an inspection chamber to clear the run.
Trench cut through a concrete path filled with gravel, with the round inspection chamber open beside itDuring
The same path with a fresh tarmac strip running from the doorstep to the round drain coverAfter
Repair under a concrete path, with the surface patched back in afterwards.
A dark void opened up in the ground beside a bag of aggregate
Void opened up in the ground where the drain below had given way.
Deep narrow trench with a new drain pipe bedded in shingle running towards a chamber
New pipe run bedded in shingle, ready to be backfilled.
New square gully and grate fitted under a downpipe and haunched in with concrete
New gully and grate under a downpipe, haunched in and finished.
Excavated hole exposing a buried pipe with tree roots growing around it
Dug down to a buried pipe with roots growing in around it.
Narrow path with a freshly concreted strip running between two drain covers
Path made good after the pipework underneath was replaced.
Where we work

Covering Taunton, Yeovil, Salisbury and the towns between

TauntonYeovilSalisburyBridgwaterWellingtonChardCrewkerneSherborneWincantonShaftesburyGillinghamWarminsterAmesburyWiltonIlminsterSomertonStreetGlastonburyFrome
Questions

Blocked drains FAQs

How do I know if my drain is blocked rather than just slow?

A blocked drain usually backs up completely, overflows from a gully or manhole, or gurgles when you run water nearby. Slow draining that still eventually clears is often the early stage of the same problem.

Will jetting damage an old pipe?

Done properly, no. I check the condition of the run first and adjust the pressure and technique for older or more fragile pipework rather than using the same approach on every job.

What if the blockage keeps coming back?

That usually points to a root ingress point or a low spot in the pipe collecting debris. A camera check shows exactly where and why, so we can deal with the actual cause rather than clearing the same spot repeatedly.

Do you clear drains inside the house as well as outside?

Yes, sinks, toilets and internal branch drains as well as the outside runs and manholes.

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