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.
Chorlton's canal-side, tree-lined streets bring the same root-ingress problems we see in older terraces elsewhere in Manchester, while in Salford's mix of new-build apartments and older rows a blocked outside drain can mean very different things depending on which you're in. We trace it manhole by manhole before clearing it, so we're not guessing at the cause.
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.
