Drainage advice from people who've actually cleared the drain.
No filler, no scare-pieces, no listicles. Practical posts written by working drainage engineers in Salisbury, mostly answering the questions we get asked on the job.
Burst Main or Blocked Drain Salisbury | Tell the Difference
Water pooling near your Salisbury home? Learn how to tell a burst supply pipe from a blocked drain, and exactly who to call for each problem.
Read articleEmergency Drain Unblocking Salisbury | 2am Guide
Blocked drain at 2am in Salisbury? Here's what to do right now to stop it getting worse, and when you genuinely need an engineer tonight.
Read articleSeptic Tank Problems Wilton | What Owners Must Know
Septic tank or soakaway playing up near Wilton? Here's what the 2020 rules mean for you, when to empty, and how to spot soakaway failure early.
Read articleAre Flushable Wipes Safe for Drains | No
A Salisbury drainage engineer explains why 'flushable' wipes don't break down, what they do to your pipes, and what should actually go down the pan.
Read articleTree Roots in Drains Salisbury | Signs and Fixes
Roots crack joints, block pipes and wreck drains silently for years. Here's how to spot the signs and what root cutting or relining actually fixes.
Read articleDrains Flooding in Heavy Rain | Why Salisbury Backs Up
Why do Salisbury drains back up in heavy rain? Danny Whelan explains surface water, combined sewers and what you can actually fix yourself.
Read articleBlocked Drain Myths Salisbury | What's Actually True
Bleach, plungers, flushable wipes. Jordan Page at Drainsco breaks down the blocked drain myths heard across Salisbury and what to do instead.
Read articleSewer Flooding Wiltshire Homes | What Chippenham Tells Us
Wessex Water is spending £2m fixing Chippenham's overwhelmed combined sewer. Salisbury has the same problem under its streets. Here's what to do about it.
Read articleCCTV Drain Survey Salisbury | Worth It Before You Buy?
Buying a Salisbury property? A CCTV drain survey costs a fraction of what hidden defects do. Here's when to get one and what it typically finds.
Read articleNew Build Drainage Problems Salisbury | What to Check
New-build drainage defects are common on Harnham estates. Steve Marsh at Drainsco explains what goes wrong, who's responsible, and what to do about it.
Read articlePlastic Wet Wipes Ban UK | Drains Still Block After
England's plastic wet wipes ban lands May 2027, but 'flushable' alternatives still cause blockages.
Read articleClay Drain Pipes Salisbury | Spot Faults Before They Fail
Period homes across Salisbury SP1 and SP2 still sit on clay drainage laid a century ago. Here's how to spot ageing joints.
Read articleFrozen Blocked Drains Salisbury | What to Check First
Frozen or flooded drains in Salisbury this winter? Work through these checks before you call. Covers what freezes, what floods and what to do first.
Read articleBlocked Drains Harnham Salisbury | Why They Keep Coming Back
Drains in Harnham and Bemerton Heath block repeatedly for specific reasons. Steve Marsh explains what's going on and what a permanent fix looks like.
Read articleAutumn Drain Maintenance Salisbury | A Ten Minute Check
Gully grates, downpipes, slow drains: a Salisbury drainage engineer's field guide to a quick autumn check before leaf-fall blocks your drainage.
Read articleTalk to a Salisbury drainage engineer now. A clear price before we start.
Tell us what's blocked or backing up, and we'll give you a clear price for the likely job, no call-out fee, plus a realistic ETA, before we hang up.