Drain Unblocking Gatley

Near Gatley Carrs

Gatley Carrs was once marshy ground running down to the Mersey. It was partly drained for farming, and a 1934 map shows a major system of land drains with a sluice and a non-return outfall gate to keep out floodwater. House building began in 1934 on the high terrace of the Mersey behind the Horse and Farrier.

Homes near this lower ground can suffer from waterlogged gardens and slow surface drains after heavy rain. That isn't always a blocked pipe, and we can tell you which it is.

Weavers' cottages and older houses

Gatley was a hand-loom weaving village. Its cottages had cellars for storage and well-lit upper rooms for the looms, and some early chapel meetings may have been held in weavers' cottages on Styal Road. Drains under properties this old have usually been altered over the decades, so there can be unexpected bends and old clay sections. These snag paper and fat.

Interwar growth

Cheadle and Gatley Urban District grew faster than anywhere else in the Stockport area between the wars, as families moved out from Manchester. Gatley's semis from this period usually have clay drains, a rear kitchen gully and, often, a chamber shared with next door. Roots at tired joints and grease in gullies are the classic faults.