Blocked drains in Selsdon are usually old clay pipework with roots in it. We cover Selsdon along with neighbouring Sanderstead, New Addington and Croydon, handling drain clearance, CCTV surveys and repairs. The price is agreed before we start and there is no call-out fee.
The ground around Selsdon is largely London clay, which shrinks in dry weather and swells when it is wet again. Old vitrified clay drains do not move with it, so joints open and tree roots find their way in. Repeat blockages in the same spot are almost always a sign of that rather than anything unusual going down the sink. Thames Water is the sewerage undertaker here and is responsible for the public sewer and the shared lateral drain, while pipework inside the boundary belongs to the property owner. We cover Sanderstead, New Addington and Croydon alongside Selsdon. What we are called out to most:
| Common cause | Why it happens in Selsdon |
|---|---|
| Root ingress | Clay ground movement around Selsdon opens joints in older pipework and roots grow in through them. |
| Fat and wet wipes | Cooking fat and wipes account for a large share of the kitchen and soil pipe blockages we clear locally. |
| Cracked clay laterals | A lateral that has cracked rather than blocked will clear under jetting and then fail again within months. |
| Surcharging gullies | Gullies back up in heavy rain where silt or roots have already narrowed the pipe below. |
All drainage work around Selsdon is quoted before it starts.
Blocked toilets, overflowing gullies, gurgling sinks and choked main drains are our daily work in Selsdon. We diagnose where the blockage sits, then rod or jet it out rather than guessing. Every job is quoted before we start, most are cleared same-day, and if a drain blocks repeatedly we look for the underlying cause instead of charging you to rod it again and again. We clear blocked drains across Selsdon, Sanderstead and New Addington.
A CCTV drain survey shows exactly what is wrong underground instead of leaving you to guess. Our camera travels the full run beneath Selsdon and records everything, so cracks, root damage, bellies and broken joints are pinpointed on screen. You receive the recording and a clear report, which means any repair is aimed at the real fault the first time. CCTV surveys tell you whether a Selsdon drain is blocked or actually damaged.
We fix damaged drains in Selsdon with the least disruption possible. Cured-in-place liners and patch repairs rebuild a pipe from within, avoiding the mess and cost of a full dig, and they work well on the clay and pitch-fibre pipes common in the area. Only where a drain has genuinely broken down do we open the ground, and then just the section that has failed. We repair the root-damaged clay laterals behind most repeat blockages locally.
When a drain floods, every minute counts, so we keep engineers on call across Selsdon day and night. One phone call gets someone moving toward you with jetting and pumping equipment already aboard, ready to stop the flooding and clear the blockage there and then. We work through the night, at weekends and on bank holidays, always at a clear, upfront price. 24/7 emergency drain clearance across Selsdon and Croydon.
Unrecorded and mis-mapped drains cause expensive surprises, so we locate them properly. Using sonde tracing and dye tests, we follow the pipework beneath Selsdon, confirm which property each shared drain serves, and produce a clear route map. It is the quickest way to settle a boundary question, plan an extension safely or aim a repair at exactly the right spot.
Brilliant service! I left a message on Good Friday at 2:30pm and by 5pm everything was sorted. Saved my Easter. Highly recommend.
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Pipes inside your property boundary are your responsibility. The shared lateral drain and the public sewer beyond it belong to Thames Water. Where it is not clear cut, we confirm ownership with a CCTV survey before any paid work.
Around Selsdon that normally means roots. Seasonal movement in London clay opens a joint, roots grow in, and they come back after every clearance until the joint itself is repaired. A camera survey confirms it either way.
Yes. We cover Selsdon, Sanderstead, New Addington and Croydon, and we can usually be with you the same day.
No. The price is agreed before work starts, and cover is 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Yes, that is what a CCTV survey is for. It matters because a blockage is a clearance job and a broken pipe is a repair, and the two cost very different amounts.
A slow drain today is a flooded one next week. Get a Selsdon engineer out fast, with a clear price upfront and no call-out fee.
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