Blocked drains can happen at any time but what should you especially look out for during the summer months to keep your drains and pipes clear of potential problems?
Plant roots
As plants have a growth spurt in the spring and summer, their expanding roots can infiltrate your pipes through the pipe joints, creating blockages, a damaged drainage network and even worse, collapsing drainage causing all facilities to back up and flood. This is hard to control but what we can do, is to plan and help prevent these events from happening. If you notice that you have a blocked drain or detect symptoms such as odour to slow draining sinks, basins or even toilets, give us a call and we will carry out a blockage investigation and drain clearance procedure and point you in the right direction. Call C4 Plus Drainage for your first-time fix.
REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN’T FLUSH, CALL C4 PLUS; THE DRAINAGE COMPANY YOU CAN TRUST AS YOUR NUMBER TWO’S IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
Blocked gutters and downpipes
If Gutters or rainwater downpipes haven’t been cleared after the autumn leaves have dropped, a build-up of moss, silt and leaves can occur and become compacted, especially with any additional drops of blossom, garden clippings and various other materials. At C4 Plus Drainage we offer a gutter cleaning service, which has proven to be a great cost effective way of helping to prevent and reduce the need for our 24 hour blocked drain clearance services. The days of needing ladders or scaffolding have gone as C4 Plus Drainage has invested heavily into our specialised gutter cleaning plant with its extendable telescopic poles reaching heights you would not believe. This has also minimised any health and safety risk from working at heights.
Preventative measures
As with many drainage issues, damage to your drainage system including leaks, cracks, breakages and blockages is not easily spotted until you notice a flood or bad odour. Our ‘CCTV look-see’ service is the best way to detect potential issues with your drainage system before they cause you an embarrassing problem.
At C4 we are always on hand to help with all drain services, and are always happy to offer you helpful advice on how to prevent blocked drains and of course, solve any drainage issues you may have.