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Asked by Karen on 25th May 2022"Depends what type of drains and what the blockage is"
Answered on 25th May 2022 - Member since Mar 2021 - report"It depends on a lot of factors is the drain collapsed were is it located ie sort ground or in concrete if it’s a single line or shared is it the pipe or the bends were it’s blocked first step would be to scan d drain wit cctv to establish what the issue is"
Answered on 17th Jun 2022 - Member since Jun 2022 - report"Hi. This is circumstantial. There is no one answer for this question. It depends on what has caused the blockage i.e. general soft blockage, wipes, collapsed drains or tree roots etc, how long the blockage has been building up, are there any accessible manholes (assuming it is external drain blockage) and the experience, equipment and charging structure of the company you decide to use."
Answered on 25th May 2022 - Member since May 2022 - report"On average startt to finish 1hour and advise camera inspection after to check after"
Answered on 27th May 2022 - Member since Jan 2020 - report"Depending on the cause of blockage could take anything from 10 minutes to a few hours. Also depending on how quick and experience the person is at doing the job."
Answered on 11th Jun 2022 - Member since Jun 2022 - report"This all depends on the drain and what is blocking it.
Could be a easy fix with just rods or may need to be dug out and new drains put in"
"It depends on wat is blocking it and how far up the line it is blocked"
Answered on 25th May 2022 - Member since Mar 2022 - report"It can take from a single plunge which is minutes, to a drain collapse, which could be days to repair."
Answered on 25th May 2022 - Member since Jan 2022 - report"Depends on the blockage and where it is may have to be dug up"
Answered on 25th May 2022 - Member since Nov 2021 - report