Drainlayers in Riccarton
Smart Contracting are certified drainlayers working across Riccarton, where the housing and the trees are both old enough that root invasion into clay pipe is the single most common reason we get called.
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Old pipes, mature trees, repeat blockages
Riccarton has some of the most established streets in the city, and the drainage underneath them is the same age. Clay pipe in short lengths with mortared joints is exactly what tree roots find, and once they are in, clearing the blockage buys you months rather than years.
If a drain has blocked more than once in the same spot, the honest answer is that it will keep doing it until the length is repaired or replaced. We put a camera down first so you are deciding on what is actually there rather than on a guess.
- Tree root blockages in old clay pipe
- CCTV before any digging
- Repairs that stop the repeat
Riccarton questions
Do you cover Riccarton?
Yes. Riccarton is inside the everyday Christchurch service area for blockages, inspections and repairs.
Why does my Riccarton drain keep blocking?
Almost always tree roots in old clay pipe. The joints in older lines let roots in, and clearing the blockage does not remove the way back in, so it returns. Repairing the length is what stops it.
Do you do CCTV drain inspections in Riccarton?
Yes. On housing of this age it is the sensible first step, because it shows exactly where the fault is and saves digging in the wrong place.
Do you do drainlaying in Riccarton?
Yes. On streets this old the job is often relaying a length rather than patching it, which is drainlaying proper, and it is what stops the same blockage coming back.
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