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Drainage engineer feeding a CCTV survey camera into a manhole on a residential driveway in Bruche
Drainage Surveys · Bruche (WA1)

Four houses, one drain, and nobody knows whose fault it is.

A camera through every accessible run, a graded report and the full footage — handed over before we leave. £225 fixed. Someone can be with you in Bruche today.

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£225 fixed — no call-out fee Report & footage the same day
The layout, established
The layout, establishedWhich run is yours, which is shared, and where one ends and the other begins. In north Warrington that is half the answer.
Located to the metre
Located to the metreEvery defect measured from a named chamber and recorded for depth, so nobody digs speculatively and no contractor attends twice.
Same day, in writing
Same day, in writingMSCC5-coded report and the full narrated video, with you before the evening — not a summary next week.
Where we stand

We survey. We do not repair.Ever.

No quote at the end of the visit, no liner in the van, nobody ringing on Monday about the work. We are paid to establish what is wrong and to say so — and nothing we find changes what we are paid.

Looking is the cheap part

What a survey saves you

Four ways to deal with a drain problem, ranked by cost. The cheapest one tells you what the others are guessing at.

CCTV survey, then a targeted repair of the actual faultKnow the problem. Fix the right thing.
£225
Every time you pay to clear it and it comes backAgain and again, until the cause is found.
£80 each time
Digging blind on a guessExcavate, find nothing, fill it back in.
£2,000+
Discovering it after you've bought the houseThe most expensive way to find a drain fault.
£4,000–£12,000
Ring round the drainage firms in WA2 and most will not give you a price until somebody has been out. Ours is published, and we quote it before we attend.
£225 · One visit, one price Quoted before we attend

✓ What that buys

Everything below is included. There is nothing else to pay.

  • A camera down every accessible run, cover to boundary
  • Each defect graded and located to the metre, marked on the ground
  • Written WRc-standard report, in your hands the same day
  • The full narrated video and every defect photograph — yours to keep
  • A straight answer on what, if anything, actually needs doing

— What you never get

Not on the day, not on the invoice, not afterwards.

  • A call-out fee, or a charge for locating and marking
  • A price that moves once we've seen the job
  • A repair quote you didn't ask for
  • Any obligation to use us for the work
  • A report we keep hold of, or footage you have to ask twice for

The report is WRc-standard — accepted by solicitors, conveyancers and the major mortgage lenders. Take it to any contractor you like.

Victorian red-brick terraced street in Bruche
Bruche's drains

The drains are older than the people worrying about them.

Bruche sits between Padgate and the town, with a strong core of 1930s and post-war housing. It is classic shared-drainage territory, and it is also old enough that the original clay is now well past the age where joints stay tight.

Clay cracks, joints displace, roots get in. A camera finds it in an hour.

Also covering the rest of Padgate — same price, same day.

Under a WA2 street

What we find down there

Open joints in original clay, with root ingress following on behind. REC
Open joints in original clay, with root ingress following on behind.
Roots through an open clay joint. Rodding punches a hole through them; by spring they have closed it again. REC
Roots through an open clay joint. Rodding punches a hole through them; by spring they have closed it again.
A joint that has dropped. Everything passing catches on the step and the run silts up behind it. REC
A joint that has dropped. Everything passing catches on the step and the run silts up behind it.

Already had a survey and been quoted thousands?

Ring us and we'll tell you for free whether the repair is really needed. If they never gave you footage, that's your answer.

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Padgate and the north side of Warrington

Padgate areas we cover

WA1

Padgate· Bruche· Paddington· Fairfield· Howley

WA2

Fearnhead· Cinnamon Brow· Orford· Longford· Poulton· Winwick· Dallam

WA1 and WA2 across the north and east of Warrington. Anywhere in WA1 or WA2 we can usually be with you the same day.

Before you ring

Questions we get asked

How long does a clay drain last?
The pipe itself can last a century. The joints do not — they were made with materials that shrink and move, and once a joint opens it lets roots in and lets water out. Most of what we find in Bruche is at the joints rather than in the pipe.
Is the drain mine or United Utilities'?
Most drains serving a single property — up to the point where they join the public sewer — are your responsibility. The public sewer is United Utilities'. We identify the boundary during the survey so you know exactly where your liability ends.
How long does it take?
The survey itself is usually about an hour for a typical Bruche semi or terrace. Allow 90 minutes for larger properties or multiple access points.
Do you dig anything up?
No. The camera goes in through an existing cover, gully or, if needed, the toilet. Nothing is dug up, lifted or broken out. There is no mess.
What exactly do I get?
A written report coded to MSCC5 naming each defect, its location to the metre, a severity grade and our recommendation. Plus the full narrated HD video and defect photographs. Everything is sent to your phone the same day.
Will I get a copy of the video?
Yes. The footage is yours — sent to your phone or email the same day. Take it to any contractor for quotes, share it with your solicitor, or keep it for your records.
I'm buying a house — is it worth it?
A RICS HomeBuyer survey does not cover drains. Once you complete, every drain problem becomes yours. A £225 survey before exchange is how you avoid discovering a £4,000–£12,000 repair after you've moved in.
What if nothing is found — is it still worth £225?
Yes. A clear survey is peace of mind before you buy, or confirmation that a recurring blockage is a maintenance issue rather than a structural one. You also get a baseline video to compare against in future.

Don't dig until you've seen it.

£225 fixed. Same day. The footage is yours.

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