All drains and waste pipes need cleaning at some time. Drains are often subject to abuse. Scale, silt, grease and foreign objects inevitably accumulate and usually it’s only a matter of time before the pipe’s capacity and flow is reduced or obstructed creating conditions liable for blockages.

The simplest and normally the first technique used to unblock drains is the use of drain rods, or drain rodding as it is known. 

However in many cases unless the person using the rods is experienced, drain rodding can cause more problems or compound the blockage harder. Learn more about drain rodding causing further problems by reading our case study here.

You’ll know pretty quickly if you need a drain cleaning. Blocked drains are unpleasant things which, as well as being smelly and unhygienic, are not nice things to have to clear yourself.

Don’t worry though because professional help is at hand. We are the Blocked Drain Company and as the plumbing and drain cleaning specialists, we have the skills and know how – as well as the right tools from drain rodding to more sophisticated equipment - to clear blocked drains quickly and easily.

So if you need a drain cleaning?  We will get to you FAST and clear your blocked drain, sink or toilet for you. From Drain Rodding to High Pressure Water Jetting, call in the experts at a fixed low cost price.

If the drain blockage reoccurs, it will be re-surveyed and put right free of charge (subject to conditions)

Terms & Conditions apply which are fairly balanced between you as our customer and us as your drainage company.

We want you to be happy with everything we do, we would also like you to recommend us to any of your neighbours, friends and family.

We know that as our valued customer, you will only recommend us if you are happy with our work, find our prices agreeable and our guarantee fair and acceptable.

Mrs H from Guildford called Blocked Drain Company because the occasional smells from the sewer inspection chamber (manhole) were getting more frequent.

Mrs H had already had a local ‘handy man’ visit twice and he had used drainage rods which initially cleared the problem, (or so she had thought), but the smells and blockages kept returning.
After hearing our radio advertisement on Eagle Radio, Mrs H called us to arrange a fixed fee visit as she wanted to get this drain problem fixed once and for all.

Our engineer arrived with 47 minutes of the phone call and after listening to what Mrs H told him, immediately got to work by putting a remote control camera into the inspection pit.

The problem was clear to the engineer and to Mrs H who was able to stand next to our van and watch the CCTV screen too.

After removing two broken off ‘DIY grade drain rods’ exactly 8 meters down the pipe, the camera showed what looked like a brick that was lodged at a bend in the pipe and it was this which was causing the blockages!

Our engineer was able with the use of the CCTV explain to Mrs H why when the brick was in one position the flow although restricted did allow waste to pass it, and when the brick moved to a side on position, it restricted the pipe and hence caused a blockage backing up along the drain.

Our engineer quickly loosened and recovered the brick from the drain which turned out to be the same type of brick that was used to construct the driveway.

According to Mrs H, a previous inspection chamber cover that had been made of plastic with paving bricks inset into it had broken and been replaced some 8 months earlier.
After sending the camera back down the pipe for one more look, our engineer was satisfied that he had cleared the problem and that there were no further bricks (or DIY tools) hidden within the drainage system!
Mrs H was delighted that at last the ongoing mystery of her erratic blocking drains was found and finally sorted out properly.

Mrs H commented, “This had been a most annoying problem and one that I had thought on two previous occasions had been repaired by our local handyman fellow”.
“From watching the television fitted within your engineers van, I feel I now know more about the drainage of my property than the builders who built it some 36 years ago”.

Mrs H continued; “I have learnt a valuable lesson, and fortunately for me at £86.25 it was not an expensive one. The next time that I need any job done on the house, I will rely on expert services and not a so called handyman”.

“I have telephoned the fellow to advise him that I have his two drainage rods that he mislaid, he has not returned my telephone call or indeed come around to collect them, I do not imagine that he will”.

A very pleased Mrs H concluded, “As you know, I have recommended your services to my friends Mr & Mrs J and I understand that they have accepted your estimate for the renovation of the inspection chamber in their garden”.
“I am sure that you will provide the same first class service and indeed they too will be very pleased with your work as I am”.

“Finally, will you again please thank your engineer James, he was most courteous and polite throughout, and his manner and professionalism is a credit to your company”.

Mrs H, from Guildford

Because drains are normally below ground level and out of sight, the exact cause and extent of the problem may not be obviously apparent.

Why we use CCTV to survey?

Over time and use, your drains and sewers integrity can deteriorate and you won’t know this until you have a blocked drain.

It could take many years or perhaps in some cases a relatively short period of time, your drains efficiency could be compromised as a result of many factors.

Common reasons for drainage problems are ground movement, poor construction techniques, tree roots etc.

The Blocked Drain Company uses CCTV to survey and investigate a drain’s condition for the following reasons:

Problem Solving –

Sometimes, nothing less than a visual assessment of the offending pipe will sort the drainage problem out.

On these occasions, CCTV cameras are sent down the drain to provide both our engineer (and you if you want to) with a full insight of the drainage condition on a television screen installed on all of our vehicles.

CCTV surveys of drains, pipes, and sewers provide our engineer and yourself with an accurate assessment and therefore the most cost effective way to repair the drainage problems.

Drain Blockage Prevention –

If problems with drains are to be avoided, CCTV allows us to identify potential blockages and faults before they really do become a problem.

Our engineers can advise and show you on the CCTV system where potential trouble spots are in your drainage system and what to avoid getting washed or flushed away.

By just following the engineers advice you can prevent further blockages or drainage issues arising again.

Property Pre-Purchase Surveys –

In recent years our pre-purchase property surveys have become a very popular service.

With so many homes and properties having had extensions, driveways, and other modifications etc in the last few decades, property surveyors have been taking a closer look (often with our CCTV systems) at what changes or effects the building works have had to the drainage.

In a full property survey, property surveyors need to ensure that their professional opinions are supported by facts , and therefore the Blocked Drain Company are often called in to survey with CCTV properties that have had work carried out that may have affected the drainage.

Rectifying structurally defective drains can be expensive so, if buying a property, think about having a CCTV inspection to establish their condition as part of a pre-purchase survey.

We provide the CCTV images that we record onto a DVD.

Not exactly a great night in of family viewing we agree, but it is a very cost effective way to get piece of mind on your potential new purchase.

When drains get blocked or stop working as they should, you need the problem solved quickly, efficiently and at a reasonable price.

The Blocked Drain Company are specialists in solving drainage blockages and problems in the home or on commercial premises. No matter what the problem is, we have the engineers and equipment ready to fix:

• Blocked or overflowing drains
• Root ingress from trees or shrubs
• Debris and internal blockages
• Damaged or collapsed drains
• Sunken or dropped drain systems

No Call Out Charge –

Whatever the drainage problem is, from a simple blocked pipe to a collapsed drain, the Blocked Drain Company will visit your home or business premises to evaluate and provide a free of charge, no obligation quotation to repair the drain problem.

What we do to Unblock Drains
The Blocked Drain Company engineers have all the latest technology and techniques available to them to ensure that blockages are not only properly cleared but that they do not re-occur. The drainage engineer will recommend the most appropriate method to resolve your blocked drain problem:

Drain Rodding – Probably the best known and the most frequently used clearance technique is to eliminate the blockage with rods, which will then restore free flowing conditions.

High Pressure Water Jetting – A hose that is placed into the pipe releases powerful water jets at up to 5000 psi. The nozzle at the hose end converts the water into laser cutting jets which strip deposits from pipe walls, flush out waste and restore full flow.

Electro-Mechanical Cleaning – Another technique used to thoroughly clear and eliminate scaling from waste pipes and main sewers is electro-mechanical machining.
We use specialist steel cables that are flexible and have blades/cutters to quickly cut through any debris, hardened deposits, tree roots etc. to restore normal drainage flowing again.

The Blocked Drain Company Guarantee

Of course we guarantee our work, so all blockage clearance workmanship carried out by the Blocked Drain Company engineers is guaranteed for 90 days for domestic jobs and 30 days for commercial jobs.

If the drain blockage reoccurs, it will be re-surveyed and put right free of charge (subject to conditions).

Read more about our guarantee by clicking here

Different Methods of Drain Repair

It is not very common but in some cases when we investigate and un-block a blocked drain our CCTV survey shows that the cause for the blockage is a structural defect in the drain pipe.

In such a case our engineer will use the on-board CCTV system and record the underground damage on a DVD to show our customer exactly what and where the problem is and explain in lay-terms what the recommended repair would be.

Our engineer will offer you a quotation to repair the drain problem based upon the CCTV images taken during the investigation.

The engineer will upon request produce a report of the problem found and contained in that report will be the recommended method of drain repair.

It is important to point out that www.BlockedDrainCompany.co.uk is the online name for SDI-Unistride Limited, a privately owned NON FRANCHISED independent
company that does not need to have ‘sales targets’ to reach, shareholders to appease and certainly does not operate an ‘Engineers Commission System’ unlike
some of our competitors.

All of our engineers are employed by SDI-Unistride, we do not use self employed contractors.

Learn more about our drain repair services and technology by clicking a link below:

• Localised Structural Drain Repairs

• Section Lining Drain Repairs

• Drain Excavation