Blocked Drains in Pretoria — Cleared Properly the First Time

Fat, soap scum and hair build up gradually inside pipework. Wet wipes and sanitary products catch on joints and trap everything else flowing past. Tree roots find clay-pipe joints in older Pretoria suburbs and grow into the line. Collapsed or bellied sections of pipe trap waste at the low point.

Caustic drain cleaners and basic rodding usually punch a hole through the blockage without removing it — so the line re-blocks within weeks. We clear the full bore of the pipe and confirm with CCTV inspection where appropriate.

We start with the simplest effective method — rodding or augering for accessible kitchen, bathroom and gully blockages. For main sewer blockages, root intrusion and grease build-up, we use high-pressure water jetting which scrubs the inside of the pipe back to bare wall. Where the cause is unclear or repeat blockages have happened, we run a CCTV camera through the line so you can see exactly what's going on.

If CCTV inspection shows a collapsed, root-damaged or bellied section, we quote the repair separately and clearly — usually a localised excavation and pipe replacement, not a full re-line. We will never quote a major drain replacement off the back of a basic blockage call-out.