Our specialist drainage teams understand that one of the most common causes of drainage blockages are tree root ingress, disturbed ground such as back filled drainage trenches make it easy for the roots to travel through. It is generally thought that the condensation that naturally forms on the outer wall of the pipe, or the moisture leaking from broken joints attract roots looking for a good nutritious soil.

The roots gain access to the system via an array of methods such as: pipe joints, fractures, cracks and through inspection chamber walls and benching. The majority of the drainage systems within the UK are constructed from vitrified clay pipes and jointed using simple sand and cement. These joints offer little resistance to fine tree roots which once inside the drain develop into tap roots and root masses, which can massively reduce the internal bore of the pipe.

More modern systems i.e. plastic pipe using rubber sealed couplings are indeed less likely but still prone to root ingress if not protected adequately by using a root barrier. Our specialist drainage teams will be able to advise you of the best remedy available to you our customer and tailor this work to your budget.

Before any work is carried out, our engineers can provide you with an estimate of the proposed job, as well as our 100% transparent hourly rates, which are available through our website. (Click Here).

Your Manufacturers 1/2-year guarantee

We will only use manufacturers licensed products sourced from quality suppliers with good returns policies and good warranty timescale normally 12 months but in some cases we have been able to negotiate 24 month guarantee on parts for our customers. In the case of warranty issues with any such part or spare we promise to replace that material and seek reimbursement from the manufacturers thus impacting as little as possible on our customers.

Your Capital Plumbing & Heating Services Ltd 2-year labour warranty.

we always provide our industry leading 2 year labour warranty to all of our customers so that they can rest assured, that if a problem does arise our service and delivery are second to none this is illustrated through and backed by the assurance that you are using one of Checkatrade highest ranking businesses in the southeast.