Ask Us Drain Services

Whether you're dealing with an inconvenient leak or a full-blown drainage disaster, you can rely on the team here at Ask Us Drains to fix the problem quickly, efficiently, and at a competitive price. Alongside our domestic and commercial drainage services - which include drain cleaning, drain maintenance and CCTV drain surveys - we also offer 24/7 emergency callouts for above and below ground plumbing issues. Got a blocked drain? Noticed a burst pipe? The team at Ask Us Drains can fix all kinds of drainage and plumbing issues in and around your home.

Ask Us Drains delivers a broad range of drainage and emergency plumbing solutions to homeowners, landlords, businesses and public authorities in the South East of England. The business was established back in 2003 by our Managing Director Matt Williams, who started out in the waste management sector back in 1988. In our many years of trading, we've grown from a one-man band to a flourishing company that employs a number of qualified site engineers and boasts a growing team of admin staff. We're now based in Colchester's Angora Business Park, which means we're perfectly located to deliver drainage and emergency plumbing solutions to virtually all locations in Essex, Suffolk and London.

If you suspect there's a leak or a blockage within your drainage system, we can carry out a CCTV drain survey in the first instance to determine where the root of the problem lies. This involves sending a camera into the system to inspect the pipework, analysing the images, and reporting our findings back to you in a technical report or with recorded footage. Our CCTV cameras can detect everything from broken or collapsed drains to blockages, root ingress and displaced joints. They can provide us with an important insight into the state of your drains, and we use this information to recommend a treatment method that will solve the problem and future-proof your system against any preventable damage.

From straightforward drain installations and soakaway installations to setting up rainwater harvesting systems, oil separators and underground storage tanks, our team of expert drainage engineers can do it all. Sometimes it makes sense to completely replace your drainage system, or at least its core components. We can handle any and all new drain installations in Colchester, Essex and beyond, including adding a gully to a driveway all the way through to fitting an entirely new setup. If it makes sense to work with what you've already got, we can restore your drain back to its original condition with the help of non-obtrusive, industry-leading technologies.

The team at Ask Us Drains specialises in supplying and installing rainwater recycling tanks in homes throughout Essex, Suffolk, London and the South East of England. Rainwater harvesting involves storing rainwater in above or below ground storage tanks instead of letting it run off the roof and into a drain. It's a simple, efficient and eco-friendly way of collecting 'free' water that can be used in place of water from your mains supply. For most properties, we will install a rainwater harvesting tank in an appropriate underground location.

We do our best to avoid drainage excavations wherever we can, as these works can be expensive and disruptive. But if your project calls for a more comprehensive repair or an entirely new installation, you can trust the team at Ask Us Drains to make sure everything runs smoothly. Ask Us Drains has been managing drain excavations for many years. Our skilled contractors have the knowledge, the equipment and the confidence to take on projects of any size and scale, and have an intricate understanding of the various health and safety requirements that need to be in place onsite to ensure the excavation works are safe and fully compliant with current legislation.

It's always a good idea to do your due diligence before you go to exchange, and this is why a Home Buyers' drain survey is an absolute must for anyone who is buying or selling a property. Look at it this way: you wouldn't buy a new home without getting a conveyancer in to check the condition of the building first, so why wouldn't you check out its drainage system, too? The last thing you want is to move into your dream property and quickly realise there are underlying problems with the systems that are serving it.

Blocked drains can become the banes of our lives. They're smelly, they're unpleasant, and they can bring any drainage system to a complete standstill. If you're struggling with blocked drains, contact the experts here at Ask Us Drains in Essex. We are on hand 24/7 to fix your blocked drains fast and at a competitive price. We have the tools, the technologies and the experience to clear any domestic household drain from built-up dirt and debris, and we regularly deal with blocked sinks, baths, showers, toilets, gullies, stack pipes, vent pipes, gutters, downpipes, soakaways and non-operating rainwater harvesting tanks.

Ask Us Drains has been consulting on all aspects of drainage design, installation and maintenance works for nearly 17 years. Whether you need help developing or repairing a private drainage system, or you're a water provider seeking assistance with a new or ongoing project at a major development, you can trust our engineers to deliver expert advice that's always backed by practical solutions. Our drainage consultants in Colchester have undergone extensive training and hold all the relevant accreditation, including certificates from PASMA and IPAF that demonstrate their competence in working at height or within spaces that are confined or difficult to access.

Sometimes it's difficult to justify spending money on something that's underground, or something you can't see. But your drainage system is crucial to the smooth-running of your home. A blocked toilet, a leaking pipe, a blocked sewer - all these things can wreak havoc with your property (and your lifestyle) if they are not dealt with quickly. At Ask Us Drains, we offer fast, reliable and affordable domestic drainage services to homeowners and landlords who want to address these issues as quickly and as affordably as possible.

Ask Us Drains provides a full suite of commercial drainage solutions to offices, schools, hotels, restaurants, bars, holiday parks and all manner of businesses and public organisations in Colchester, Essex and throughout the surrounding areas. Our commercial drainage contractors also have extensive experience in carrying out works at English Heritage sites, where space is at a premium and the drainage requirements are typically more complex. From servicing staff toilets to installing and servicing roof drains, rainwater downpipes and other crucial drainage components, our friendly engineers are always on hand to ensure your systems are performing correctly and your staff and visitors can enjoy a safe, hygienic environment while they're at your premises.

Call Ask Us Drains! We provide 24/7 emergency plumbing services for customers in Colchester, Essex and the surrounding areas. At the very least, a pesky plumbing or drainage problem can stop your day or night in its tracks. At worst, it could cause major damage to your system and lead to expensive repairs further down the line. Our emergency engineers are available around the clock to tackle those last-minute above and below ground plumbing jobs head-on. We combine our many years' experience with the latest technology to get to the root of the problem and come up with the right solution at the right price.

Whether you need us to blast out a blockage using our state-of-the-art drain jetting equipment, or you want to arrange a routine clean of your drains to keep them performing at their best, you can count on Ask Us Drains to take care of any and all of your drain cleaning needs in Colchester, Essex and the surrounding areas. We use high pressure jet washers to dislodge mineral deposits and other debris that can build up within a drainage system. Over time, these kinds of blockages may lead to excess water build-up and flooding, which in itself can cause significant damage to your pipes and your property - so it's important to call our drain cleaning and drain jetting experts as soon as you notice something's wrong.

If your drive, path or patio is no longer looking its best, why not book it in for a deep clean? Ask Us Drains provides expert driveway and patio cleaning services to spruce up your landscape and ensure all your outdoor surfaces are clean, fresh and free from unsightly marks and stains. Our industrial-grade, high-pressure machinery delivers exceptional results in a short space of time. This innovative equipment takes care of everything from leaves, mildew and algae to stubborn oil stains, leaving your surface in great condition and adding years to its lifespan.