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Blocked drains in Romsey

Romsey is the other half of the regular patch and there is normally something of ours in the town most weeks. Drain clearance, CCTV surveys, jetting, gullies and repairs in Romsey, with the camera down the run so you see what we found.

Nearby: Braishfield . North Baddesley . Ampfield
Rod and hose reels set up at a rear alley job, Drainage Solutions project near Market Place, Romsey SO51
Rod and hose reels set up at a rear alley job
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Drainage in Romsey

Romsey has an old core with genuinely old drainage under it, brick chambers and salt-glazed clay runs that have been altered several times over the years, surrounded by newer housing on modern plastic, so what is under the ground is rarely what the plan says it is. In practice most of what we are called out to in Romsey is blocked drains, with everything else on the list available alongside it.

Questions

Working in Romsey

What drainage work do you do in Romsey?

Across Romsey (SO51) it is mostly blocked drains, CCTV surveys, gully and channel drain clearance and drain repairs, along with the emergency callouts that go with all of it. Romsey has an old core with genuinely old drainage under it, brick chambers and salt-glazed clay runs that have been altered several times over the years, surrounded by newer housing on modern plastic, so what is under the ground is rarely what the plan says it is. Every job starts with the covers coming up and a look at which chambers are holding water, rather than a price guessed over the phone.

Do you charge extra to come out to Romsey?

No. Romsey is about 7 miles from the Southampton base, well inside the daily patch, so travel is in the price and an emergency callout there is a normal run rather than a special trip.

Have you worked in Romsey before?

Yes. Romsey is the other half of the regular patch and there is normally something of ours in the town most weeks. Ring and we will tell you what we normally find in the drainage around Market Place and what your job is likely to involve before anyone gets in the van.

Does the type of property in Romsey change the job?

It does, and mainly through age. A good deal of central Romsey is on brick chambers and salt-glazed clay laid a very long time ago, altered whenever somebody extended, and not always recorded. Clay is fine while it is intact but the joints open, roots find them and sections drop. That is why we would put a camera down before digging anything in a town centre property here, rather than after. Newer housing around the edges is ordinary modern pipework and much more predictable.

Can you do a CCTV drain survey in Romsey?

Yes, and in Romsey it is often the thing worth doing first. The camera runs chamber to chamber with the depth and distance on screen, and you get the recording along with a plain account of what was found and where. That matters when somebody else has to act on it: an insurer, a buyer's solicitor, a landlord or the water company all want evidence rather than a description.

How quickly can you get to an emergency in Romsey?

Romsey is around 7 miles from the Southampton base, so an emergency callout there is usually well inside a couple of hours and frequently a good deal quicker. The line is answered at night, at weekends and on bank holidays, and you get a realistic time on the phone rather than an optimistic one.

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Drain blocked in Romsey?

Call and we will tell you what it is likely to be before we set off.

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Send a few details and we will come back with a price. If it is an emergency, ring instead and we will get to you quicker.

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Southampton, Romsey and the surrounding villages