Since every property is different, newcastle upon Tyne's old buildings often get blocked drains. Tyneside flats in Heaton share one drain stack between flats. That shared stack can block and hit both homes at once. We know these old pipes well, and we clear them.
Send us a quick quote request online. Tell us what you've noticed — slow drainage, gurgling, bad smells, or standing water. We send a local engineer to your Newcastle upon Tyne property, arriving with urgent jobs prioritised.
Since every property differs, your engineer checks every access point on site. If needed, a CCTV camera finds the exact blockage inside the pipe.
We clear the blockage with the right tool for the job — jetting, rodding, or mechanical cutters. Then we flush the line clean.
We still run water through every affected fixture to check the flow. Before we leave, we confirm no other problems remain.
You still get a clear summary of what caused the blockage. We also share simple tips to help prevent it happening again at your Newcastle upon Tyne property.
Since access varies by property, first, we check your drain layout. We check if the blockage is yours or a shared one. If it's not clear, we send in a CCTV camera to find it. Then we clear it by rodding, jetting, or cutting, whichever works best.
Local tip: Since prevention beats a repeat callout, in a Tyneside flat, both flats often drain slowly together. That usually means the blockage sits in the shared stack. Call us instead of rodding it yourself. DIY rodding can push the blockage further in, making it harder to clear.
Our engineers work across Newcastle upon Tyne and reach Newcastle upon Tyne with urgent jobs prioritised. If a blockage is causing flooding or a sewage backup, we treat it as urgent. This helps limit damage to your property.
The cost depends on how bad the blockage is, but there's no call-out fee either way. Ask for a fast, fixed-price quote online, and we confirm the price before we start any work. Tougher jobs needing jetting or excavation naturally take longer to clear.
In Newcastle upon Tyne, we often see shared drainage stack blockages in tyneside flats affecting both upper and lower flats simultaneously and fat and grease accumulation from student hmo kitchens in heaton and jesmond. Properties such as Victorian terraces, Tyneside flats, Georgian properties in Grainger Town, student HMOs, and modern city-centre apartments are still especially at risk, thanks to older pipework and mature trees nearby.
