A blocked bath or shower leaves standing water you can't use. Hair and soap scum usually clump together to block the pipe. Shower trays clog easily because their pipes are narrow. We use flexible drain snakes and gentle jetting to clear it fully.
Slow-draining baths and showers are often the first warning. Read our guide on the early signs of a blocked drain before you book.
We remove the drain cover to reach the trap. We take out any hair and debris right away.
A flexible snake breaks up and removes the blockage. For stubborn clogs, a spinning head clears packed hair and soap.
We flush the pipe clean with water. Where needed, gentle jetting clears any buildup left on the walls.
We fill the bath or run the shower to test it. This confirms it drains fast with no gurgling.
The cost depends on how easy the drain is to reach. A shower tray with tight access, or a blockage further down, can take extra work. Request a fast, fixed-price quote online. We always confirm the price first, and there is no call-out fee.
Fitting a simple hair catcher over the plughole works best. These cheap mesh or silicone guards stop hair before it enters the pipe. Clean the guard after each use, and flush the drain with hot water weekly.
Slow drainage almost always means a blockage in the trap or pipe. Sometimes the real cause is a venting fault instead. If air can't get past the water, it slows the flow. Our engineers check for both causes every time.
A shared waste pipe is common in many Newcastle upon Tyne homes. If it blocks, the bath, basin, and sometimes the toilet can all back up. When several fixtures drain slowly together, the blockage is likely underground rather than in one pipe.
