Blocked Drain Clearance in Brighton
Waste coming up in a basement flat, or a manhole overflowing behind a row of terraces? We clear the blockage, show you on camera what caused it, and tell you who is responsible for the repair.
- 30 minute call back, day or night
- Same-day fix wherever parts allow
- Fully insured, DBS-checked team
- One accountable team, no subcontractors
- Debit and credit cards accepted
Blocked drain in Brighton? Here’s how we clear it.
Most of our Brighton drain callouts are to older clay drains under Victorian and Edwardian terraces, and to converted houses where several flats share one drain. We clear the blockage first, then camera-survey the pipe so you know whether it will happen again.
- Kitchen, toilet and outside drains cleared by jetting and rodding
- CCTV camera survey, with the footage talked through on site
- Tree roots, fat and wipe build-up cut out of old clay pipes
- Cracked and displaced joints repaired
- Gullies and inspection chambers cleared and flushed
Why Brighton drains block
Large parts of Brighton were built in the Victorian and Edwardian era. Streets in Hanover, Kemptown, Round Hill and Preston Park still drain through the original clay pipes. Over the years the joints shift, and once a joint opens up, roots and grease catch on the edge. That is why the same drain can block every few months.
Many of those houses are now flats. A basement or ground floor flat sits at the lowest point of the drain, so when it blocks, that is where the waste comes up first. If you live upstairs and your toilet or sink is slow to drain, the flat below may already have a problem.
Terraced streets often share one drain run along the back of the houses or under the gardens. Since October 2011, a drain that serves more than one property and sits outside your boundary has usually belonged to Southern Water, the sewerage company for Brighton and Hove. We find where the blockage is before we start. If it is on Southern Water’s side, we tell you, so you are not paying for their repair.
Cafés, pubs and restaurants in the North Laine, The Lanes and along the seafront send a lot of fat and food waste into the drains. If you run a food business, we can clear a blocked drain overnight or early in the morning, so you can open on time.
Here’s what happens when you call
- 1You call us
Tell us what’s happened. We’ll work out whether you need us now or first thing, and talk you through making it safe in the meantime.
- 2We come to you
You get a named engineer and a realistic arrival window, a call when they’re on the way, and we turn up inside the window we gave you.
- 3We fix it
We repair the fault, tidy up, and tell you plainly what went wrong and what it costs to put right for good.
Call now, or get a call back in 30 minutes.
Every minute counts. Our engineers are on call across Brighton 24 hours a day.
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Anywhere in Brighton? We can get to you.
From Kemptown and Hanover to Patcham, Hollingbury and Woodingdean, and along the coast to Rottingdean and Saltdean. Our engineers work out of Conway Street in Hove, a short drive from most of Brighton, so call us and we will give you an honest arrival time.
- Brighton
- Kemptown
- Hanover
- Preston Park
- Patcham
- Hollingbury
- Moulsecoomb
- Woodingdean
- Rottingdean
- Saltdean
Blocked drain in Brighton? Common questions
Need it fixed now?
Call us, or request an urgent call back.
Lines answered 24/7 by the team who will attend, not a call centre.