Overflowing outside drain? We'll find it, clear it, and explain why it happened.
An overflowing gully or a manhole that won't stay down usually means a blockage somewhere in the run between your property and the main sewer. It's one of the most common calls we get, especially on older terraced streets with shared drainage.
We start by lifting the nearest manhole covers to see where the water is and isn't flowing, which tells us roughly where the blockage sits before we even start clearing it. That means less guesswork and less disruption to your garden or driveway.
Aigburth's tree-lined streets are one of the most common sources of root ingress we deal with in outside drains, while in Wavertree's dense terraces a blocked outside drain is often a shared run rather than one house's problem alone. Either way, we lift the nearest manholes to trace where the blockage actually sits before we start clearing it.
Almost never for a straightforward blockage — rods and jetting clear the vast majority of outside drain problems without any digging. Excavation is only needed for a genuine structural repair, and we'd always show you the CCTV footage and agree that before starting.
Recurring outside blockages are usually tree roots finding their way into a joint, or a section of pipe that's settled and created a dip where debris collects. A CCTV survey pinpoints exactly which it is.
