Blocked Drains & Drain Unblocking in Nottingham

Most blockages build up over time. Fat, oil and grease tipped down the kitchen sink goes hard inside the pipe. Wet wipes and sanitary products catch on the joints. Outside, soil, leaves and silt wash into the gullies. On older clay pipes, tree roots can push in through a cracked or displaced joint.

Once it's blocked, the water backs up, goes down slowly or starts to smell. Get it cleared quickly and you avoid an overflowing manhole, water damage and extra strain on weak joints.

• Fat, oil and grease (FOG) from kitchens
• Wet wipes, nappies and sanitary products
• Leaves, silt and debris in outside gullies
• Tree root ingress in older clay pipes
• Collapsed or displaced pipe sections

First the engineer finds the blockage. That means lifting the inspection chambers and testing each run. A simple blockage comes out with drain rods or an electro-mechanical cleaner. Stubborn fat, scale and silt need high-pressure water jetting. The jet scours the full bore of the pipe, so it doesn't just punch a hole through the middle.

If it keeps blocking, we can run a CCTV camera down the line to see why. You get our recommendation in writing before any repair is done.

In England, the drain that serves only your property is usually yours, up to the boundary. Since 1 October 2011, shared drains and lateral drains outside your boundary have generally been down to the local water company. Across our area that's Severn Trent Water or Anglian Water. On the day, we can tell you which section is blocked and whose it is.