Straight answers from the engineers who do the work — what causes blockages, what a repair really involves, and how to avoid the same problem next winter.
After a record-dry summer, the first heavy autumn rain is hitting drains across Herts and North West London hard. Here's why gullies overflow, a 30-minute check you can do yourself, and who's responsible for fixing it.
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A house blockage and a commercial kitchen are not the same job. The hourly unblocking rate stays £120. A tanker, a chamber empty or licensed disposal is quoted separately.
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On Hertfordshire clay a soakaway only works if a BRE Digest 365 test passes. If it fails, a French drain needs a legal outlet, not a bigger hole in the same clay.
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Why a CCTV drain survey before an extension saves money: build-over rules, damaged pipes, sign-off and resale, plus a pre-build checklist.
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Is a drainage problem your responsibility or your water company’s? How to tell, when to call Thames Water, and what to do next.
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How fat, oil, grease and wipes build up into fatbergs in household drains, the warning signs to look for and the habits that prevent them.
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The latest UK figures on sewer blockages, wet wipes, fat and fatbergs, the 2027 plastic wipes ban, and how to protect your drains.
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Planning an extension in Hertfordshire? When you need a build-over agreement, what it costs, what you cannot build over and how to find your drains first.
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The 2026 company brochure: the services, the area we cover, and how a visit works. Handy to send on to an architect, a builder or a buyer.
