Tree roots find the smallest gap in a joint and grow into the pipe, where they catch everything that passes and turn into a blockage. The mature trees around the older Salisbury streets and the Cathedral Close are lovely to look at and murder on a clay drain. Old cast-iron and clay pipes scale up much the same way. We cut the roots back and strip the scale with the right cutting head and the jetter, then run the camera to see where they got in. Cutting clears the drain today; relining the joint stops them coming back. We'll tell you straight which one you actually need.
What we cover
- Mechanical cutting backed up with high-pressure jetting
- Roots, scale and hardened debris stripped out
- A camera check to find where the roots got in
- Straight advice on a lasting fix versus another clear-out
How a typical job goes
You ring us
Tell us what's happening, where, and what you're seeing. We talk it through over the phone and give you a clear price for the likely job before anyone sets off. No call-out fee.
We turn up
An engineer arrives with the jetter, camera and rods on board, fast across Salisbury where possible. The price is confirmed before we lift a cover, and we don't carry on past it without re-agreeing.
Drain cleared
Flow restored, a camera check so you know the cause is gone, and the site left clean. If remedial work follows, it's covered by our 20-year guarantee.