Blocked drains cleared in Armadale

Because something structural is causing it. Tree roots are the usual culprit round here — they find a joint or a crack in an older clay line and keep coming back no matter how many times it’s cleared. A camera down the line tells you whether it’s roots, a collapse, a belly in the pipe or just a build-up.

Where it’s worth it, yes. For a one-off blockage from the usual causes, clearing it is enough. For a drain that keeps returning, a camera saves money in the long run because it stops you paying to clear the same line twice a year forever.

The blockage can be cleared and the roots cut out, but roots return to the same fault. The permanent fix is repairing or relining that section of pipe. We’ll tell you what the line actually needs rather than booking you in for a clean every spring.

Wet wipes, even the ones labelled flushable, are the single biggest cause of blocked sewer lines. Cooking fat down the kitchen sink is the next, because it cools and sets in the line. Both are easy to avoid and both cause expensive call-outs.

Turn the isolating tap off behind or beside the pan so it stops refilling, then don’t keep flushing to test it. If the overflow is coming up somewhere else in the house too, stop using water entirely and ring — that usually means the main line is blocked rather than the fixture.

Yes. Stormwater blockages and failed soakwells show up as water pooling against the house after heavy rain, which is worth sorting before it starts affecting footings.