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Collapsed and damaged drain repairs

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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

Drain repairs in Somerset & Wiltshire

A drain collapse usually shows up as a blockage that comes back again and again in exactly the same spot, or ground above the pipe that's visibly sunk. Locally the cause is normally one of: an old clay pipe joint that's finally failed, a pitch-fibre pipe from the 1950s to 70s that's deformed and eventually collapsed under the weight of the ground above it, or tree roots that have forced a joint apart bit by bit over years until the pipe gives way.

I confirm what's actually happened with a camera before any digging starts, so I know exactly what I'm dealing with rather than guessing. I open up only as much ground as the job needs, usually a single trench over the damaged section rather than the whole run, replace or repair the pipe properly, then reinstate the surface, whether that's concrete, tarmac or slabs, as close to how I found it as I can.

Proof, not promises

Recent drain repairs work

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.
A dark void opened up in the ground where a drain had given wayCollapsed section
Excavated hole exposing a buried pipe with tree roots growing around itRoot ingress found
Two of the most common causes of a repeat collapse: a failed section, and roots working into the joint.
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

Drain repairs FAQs

How do I know if a drain has actually collapsed rather than just blocked?

The clearest sign is a blockage that comes back again and again in exactly the same spot, or ground above the pipe that's visibly sunk. A camera check confirms it either way.

How much digging is involved?

Only as much as the job needs. Most repairs are a single trench over the damaged section rather than digging up the whole run.

Will you make good the surface afterwards?

Yes, whether that's concrete, tarmac or slabs, I reinstate it as close to how I found it as I can.

What causes a drain to collapse in the first place?

Locally it's usually an old clay joint that's finally failed, a pitch-fibre pipe from the 1950s to 70s that's deformed under the weight of the ground, or roots that have forced a joint apart over years.

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