Pipe & Drain Cleaners clears blocked drains, toilets and sinks, jets sewers and carries out CCTV drain surveys right across Barnet, from Finchley and Hendon to Mill Hill, Edgware and Chipping Barnet, covering N3, N12, N20, NW4, NW7 and EN5. We are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, bank holidays included. Our office is in N11, on the edge of the borough, so Barnet is home ground for our vans. You get a fixed quote before any work starts and there is no call-out fee. Ring 0800 470 0946 for an emergency, or book a morning, afternoon or late-afternoon slot online.
- Open 24/7
- No call-out fee
- Fixed quote before we start
- Insured engineers
Need a drain engineer in Barnet?
Call free on 0800 470 0946 any time, or pick a time that suits you online.
Postcodes and neighbourhoods we cover in Barnet
We cover every street in Barnet, including these postcode districts:
- EN4 (part)
- EN5 (part)
- HA8 (part)
- N2 (part)
- N3
- N11 (part)
- N12
- N14 (part)
- N20
- NW2 (part)
- NW4
- NW7
- NW9 (part)
- NW11
Neighbourhoods: Chipping Barnet, Finchley, Golders Green, Hendon, Edgware, Mill Hill, Whetstone, East Barnet, Friern Barnet, Colindale, Totteridge, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Burnt Oak.
Drains in Barnet: what our engineers see
Barnet is London's most populous borough and its homes span more than a century of building. Edwardian and interwar semis line the streets of Finchley, Hendon and Mill Hill, while Hampstead Garden Suburb has its own carefully protected cottages and houses. Many of these properties still drain through original clay pipes with mortared joints, which can crack or slip with age and ground movement.
The borough is also one of the greenest in London, with tree-lined avenues, large gardens and open land around Totteridge and Mill Hill. That greenery is lovely to live with, but roots from mature trees and hedges are drawn to the moisture in leaking joints. Once inside, fine roots trap paper and grease and slowly close the pipe. Jetting with a root-cutting head clears them, and a CCTV survey shows whether the pipe needs repair.
Busy high streets in Golders Green, Edgware, North Finchley and Whetstone bring restaurant and takeaway kitchens, where fat, oil and grease can build up in shared drains. At the other end of the scale, new flats around Colindale and Brent Cross rely on shared stacks, so one resident's wet wipes can affect a whole block. We handle both, and before an extension we can survey the drains to help you find out whether a public sewer runs near the build.
Drainage services in Barnet
How it works
- Call or book. Ring 0800 470 0946 day or night, or book a 3-hour slot online.
- Fixed quote. Your engineer checks the problem and agrees a price with you before any work starts.
- Cleared and checked. We clear the blockage, test the flow and explain how to stop it coming back.
Barnet drainage FAQs
Do you cover all of Barnet, including High Barnet and Edgware?
Yes. We cover the whole London Borough of Barnet, from High Barnet, Totteridge and East Barnet in the north to Golders Green, Hendon and Cricklewood in the south, plus Edgware, Burnt Oak, Colindale and Mill Hill. Our office is just over the border in N11, so Barnet is one of our most familiar patches. We only work within Greater London, so we do not cover neighbouring Hertfordshire towns.
Who is responsible for a blocked drain in Barnet, me or Thames Water?
It depends on where the blockage is. You are usually responsible for drains that serve only your home and sit inside your boundary. Since October 2011, shared sewers and the lateral drain outside your boundary have generally been Thames Water's responsibility. If you are unsure, we can locate the blockage, often with a CCTV camera, and tell you which side it is on.
My 1930s semi in Finchley keeps getting slow drains. Why?
Homes of that age usually have clay drains with joints that can shift, crack or let tree roots in, especially near large gardens and street trees. A slow drain that keeps coming back is often a sign of roots or a partial defect rather than a one-off blockage. We clear it with high-pressure jetting, then a CCTV survey can show what is happening inside the pipe.
Can I get an emergency drain engineer in Barnet at night or on a Sunday?
Yes. We work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and bank holidays, so call 0800 470 0946 whenever an overflowing toilet or flooded manhole hits. We will get an engineer to you as quickly as possible and give you a fixed quote first. For non-urgent jobs you can book a 3-hour slot online.
Nearby areas we also cover
- Drain services in Enfield
- Drain services in Haringey
- Drain services in Camden
- Drain services in Brent
- Drain services in Harrow
- All London areas and postcodes
Blocked right now? We're open 24/7
Call free on 0800 470 0946 any time, or pick a time that suits you online.