Drain Unblocking Sale

Blocked Drain in Sale?

Blocked drains, toilets and gullies cleared by a family-run team based in Cheadle, about 7 miles away.

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  • From £75 + VAT

If you have a blocked drain in Sale, we can help. We cover the town centre, Sale Moor, Brooklands and Ashton upon Mersey. The Drain Unblocking Company is family run, based in Cheadle and connected to Sale by the M60.

Areas and postcodes we cover

Sale Areas We Cover

  • M33 7

    Sale town centre and the area around the Metrolink

  • M33 2

    Sale Moor

  • M33 3 and M33 4

    Brooklands and the Manor area

  • M33 5 and M33 6

    Ashton upon Mersey, down towards the Mersey

What we do

Drain Services in Sale

Drain unblocking

Outside drains, gullies, manholes and sinks, cleared by rodding or jetting.

Blocked toilets

Toilets and soil stacks blocked by wipes, paper or sanitary items.

CCTV drain surveys

Camera inspections from £260 + VAT for a 2-bed house.

Drain tracing

Find where a pipe runs and locate buried manholes.

Patch drain repairs

Seal one crack or open joint without digging. Patch repairs only, not full relining.

Excavations and repairs

Collapsed pipes dug out and replaced where a patch won't do.

How Sale's History Shapes Its Drains

Sale grew quickly after the Bridgewater Canal arrived in 1765 and especially after the railway opened in 1849. It became a commuter town, and its population more than tripled by the end of the 19th century. Its housing today mixes several distinct eras.

Victorian terraces, semis and villas

Some Victorian terraces, semis and villas survive, and many of the larger houses have been converted into flats. Old clay drains in these properties are prone to cracked joints and roots. In converted houses, a shared stack or run can affect every flat when it blocks.

1930s semis

Sale has many 1930s semi-detached houses, built for a growing middle-class population. Their drains are usually clay with cement joints. Typical issues are blocked rear gullies, roots at tired joints, and extensions built over the original run.

1970s estates

Newer estates were built in Ashton upon Mersey and the east of Sale during the 1970s. Their plastic pipework resists roots, but it still blocks with fat, wipes and debris.

The M60 runs along the Mersey valley on an embankment built to reduce flood risk, and the gravel for it was dug from what became Sale Water Park. If gardens near the river are waterlogged, the cause may be land drainage rather than a blocked pipe.

What We Clear in Sale

  • Blocked drains and stacks in converted flats
  • Gullies overflowing behind 1930s semis
  • Toilets blocked with wipes or sanitary products
  • Grease build-up from town-centre cafés and takeaways

If the Problem Keeps Coming Back

A CCTV drain survey shows exactly what's inside the pipe. It's useful for landlords of converted Victorian houses and for anyone buying in Sale. To find a buried chamber or a pipe under an extension, we can use sonde tracing. A patch drain repair can often seal an isolated crack (we offer patch repairs only, not full relining), and excavation deals with collapsed sections.

Clear prices

Drain Unblocking Prices in Sale

Sale is charged at the same prices as the rest of our area.

Rodding and plunging

From £75 + VAT

Soft or localised blockages. Up to 1 hour on site.

Jetting and machine work

From £150 + VAT

Roots, fat, scale and stubborn debris. Up to 1 hour 30 minutes on site.

Quote on request

Commercial drainage

From £220 + VAT

Shops, food outlets, offices and other business premises.

All prices plus VAT

Late-night, weekend and bank holiday rates can be higher. If so, we'll tell you before you book. See our pricing and terms.

How it works

Our Service in Sale

  1. Call or WhatsApp

    Send us a WhatsApp or give us a ring. We'll give you a clear price before we travel, with no extra call-out fee, and let you know when we can arrive.

  2. We clear the blockage

    We clear the drain and test it.

  3. We check and advise

    We'll explain anything else we find, without any pressure.

Questions

Sale Drain FAQs

Do you cover Sale Moor, Brooklands and Ashton upon Mersey?

Yes. We cover the M33 2 to M33 7 postcodes across all of Sale.

I own a flat in a converted Victorian house. Who deals with a shared drain?

Drains shared by more than one property are generally the responsibility of United Utilities. A drain serving only your property, within its boundary, is usually yours. We'll tell you where the blockage is.

Is my waterlogged garden a drain problem?

Sometimes. It can also be a land drainage issue. We can check the drains, and we also install land drains and soakaways.

Need a Drain Unblocked in Sale?

A family-run team, open 24/7, with a clear price before we set off. Call or WhatsApp now.

The Drain Unblocking Company · 2 St Margaret's Road, Cheadle SK8 2HD · info@thedrainunblockingcompany.com