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Drains & main lines

Drain repairs & main lines in Dublin

When a drain keeps blocking or backs up for no obvious reason, the problem is usually in the pipe itself. We diagnose it with a camera and fix it properly, often without digging up your garden.

A one-off blockage is a clear-and-go job. A drain that blocks again and again is telling you something is wrong underground, roots pushing in through a joint, a cracked or collapsed section, or a length of pipe that was never laid with enough fall. We find out which, and fix the cause rather than the symptom.

What we handle

  • CCTV drain surveys with a written report
  • Root ingress cutting and removal
  • Cracked, displaced or collapsed drain repairs
  • No-dig patch lining for damaged sections
  • Full drain and main line replacement where needed
  • Pre-purchase drain surveys for buyers

Signs the pipe itself is the problem

  • The same drain blocks every few weeks
  • Waste water pooling in the garden or around a manhole
  • Sunken ground or a soft patch above the drain run
  • Persistent bad smells outside even after a clear
Buying a house? A pre-purchase drain survey is cheap insurance. Finding a collapsed drain before you sign is a lot better than finding it after you move in.

No-dig repairs

Excavating a drain means a dug-up garden or driveway and a big bill to reinstate it. Where the pipe allows, we repair the damaged length from the inside with patch lining, no trench, less disruption, and you're back to normal the same day. If a section genuinely has to be dug out, we tell you plainly and quote it before we start.

What it costs

JobTypical price
CCTV drain survey & report€140
Root cutting / localised clearfrom €180
No-dig patch repairquoted after survey
Excavated drain replacementquoted after survey

Where we cover

We survey and repair drains across Dublin, including Clontarf, Rathmines and Dún Laoghaire. Send us your Eircode to confirm cover.

Who this isn't for

If the fault is on the public sewer beyond your boundary, it's Uisce Éireann's responsibility. Our survey shows exactly where the problem sits, so you know who should be paying to fix it.

Common questions

What is a CCTV drain survey?
We feed a small camera down the drain to see exactly what's wrong, roots, a crack, a collapse or a bad fall, so any repair is based on evidence, not guesswork.
Can you repair a drain without digging up the garden?
Often yes. No-dig methods like patch lining can repair a damaged section from the inside, which is faster and far less disruptive than excavation.
Do I get the camera footage?
Yes. You get the footage and a written report, which is also handy for insurance or a house sale.

Get to the root of it

Stop paying to clear the same drain. Book a survey and fix the cause.

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