Drainage engineers in Chelmsford
Blocked or slow drains, bad smells and collapsed pipes. Say what is happening and where, and find out whether the drain is yours or your water company's before you pay for a repair.
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Listed drainage engineers
None listed yetNo drainage engineers here yet.
Post your job and trades who join will see it. Never more than 3 trades get your details.
Post your jobWhat to put in your job description
- What is happening: a blocked toilet or sink, water backing up, a smell, an overflowing manhole.
- Where: inside, a gully or manhole outside, or a drain shared with neighbours.
- Whether neighbours have the same problem: a shared drain is often the water company's.
- How old the home is, and whether there are trees close to the drains.
- For new work: what you want, such as a new drain, a soakaway or a septic tank service.
Don't put your name, phone number or address in the description: every trade who covers your area reads it. Your name, phone, email and address go only to the trades who take the job (3 at most).
Questions to ask before you hire
- Is the price fixed, or by the hour? Is there a call-out charge?
- Will you do a CCTV survey, and can I have the video and the report?
- Is the problem in my drain, or in a pipe that is the water company's?
- If you dig, who makes good the ground, and is that in the price?
- Do you have public liability insurance?
Registers and schemes to check
There is no legal register for drainage engineers. Some belong to a trade body, such as the National Association of Drainage Contractors. In England and Wales, a drain that serves only your home and is inside your boundary is usually yours; a drain or sewer shared with neighbours, or outside your boundary, is usually the water company's, which repairs it free. New drains need Building Regulations approval. We don't check this for you yet.
Your council in Chelmsford
Your local council deals with rubbish and bulky waste collections, and with planning if the job changes the outside of your home. For most of Chelmsford that is Chelmsford City Council; a postcode at the edge may be in a neighbouring council's area.
We take jobs from CM1, CM2, CM3, CM92, CM98, CM99 for Chelmsford. Trades choose the districts they cover.
More on hiring: Drainage engineers: what to ask and what to check.
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Fair questions
How many drainage engineers get my details?
3 at most. Drainage engineers who cover your area see the job first, without your name, phone, email or address. Only the first 3 who take it get your details, for this job only.
Which postcodes count as Chelmsford?
We use the postcode districts of the Chelmsford post town: CM1, CM2, CM3, CM92, CM98, CM99. Trades choose the districts they cover, and a job goes to trades who cover its district.
Do you check drainage engineers?
Not yet. There is no legal register for drainage engineers. Some belong to a trade body, such as the National Association of Drainage Contractors. In England and Wales, a drain that serves only your home and is inside your boundary is usually yours; a drain or sewer shared with neighbours, or outside your boundary, is usually the water company's, which repairs it free. New drains need Building Regulations approval. We don't check this for you yet.
Is it free?
Yes, for homeowners. Trades pay us a monthly plan to see jobs and contact homeowners.