Drain Repairs In Lincoln

Before we quote, we confirm who owns the pipe. Shared and lateral drains in Lincoln are normally Anglian Water's responsibility, so we won't ask you to pay for a repair that isn't yours. If the damaged section is yours, many buildings insurance policies cover accidental damage to underground pipes, and our report and photos support a claim — speak to your insurer before work starts.

Relining avoids digging up drives, patios and gardens, and suits pipes that are cracked, leaking or root-damaged but still broadly in shape. Where a pipe has collapsed, our groundworks team excavates, replaces the section and reinstates the ground. Find out more about no-dig drain relining.

Lincoln is built across a break in the Lincoln Cliff, the limestone ridge that runs north to south through the county. The Witham flows through the gap. Lincolnshire Limestone forms the high ground Uphill, while the older Charmouth Mudstones form the lower ground to the west and the base of the cliff. The British Geological Survey's memoir for the neighbouring Grantham district warns that the Lincoln Edge escarpment is prone to landslip. So a drain on a hillside street and one on the flat land Downhill can fail for quite different reasons.

The age of the pipes adds to this. Much of the city's terraced and villa housing went up after the railways arrived in the 1840s, when Lincoln was growing as an engineering town, so many private drains are clay pipes laid well over a century ago. Roots, cracked collars and joints pulled apart by ground movement are the usual findings.

We survey before quoting, then patch, reline or excavate as needed, keeping digging to a minimum on flagged yards and narrow Uphill streets. Lincoln repairs start from £250 + VAT, with a written quote before any work.