Downpipe Clearing
Water down the pipe, not down the wall.
Serving Greater Manchester & Lancashire.

A clear gutter feeding a blocked downpipe still floods a wall. Downpipes trap the fine silt and moss that the channel lets past, and the blockage usually sits at a bend, a shoe or the gulley at the bottom. We work the pipe from both ends, clear it, then run water through to prove it reaches the drain.
What's included
- Blockage located by sounding and camera rather than guesswork
- Rodded and vacuumed from the hopper and the shoe
- Gulley at the base cleared and checked for standing water
- Full water test to confirm flow all the way to the drain
- Pipe clips checked and refitted where they have pulled off the wall
- Damp staining on the wall photographed so you can watch it dry out
Who it's for
Properties with a persistent damp patch, a green streak down the render or water pooling at the base of a wall.
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Downpipe Clearing FAQs
Why is only one downpipe blocking?
Usually because it serves the longest run, sits under the heaviest tree cover, or has a tight bend where silt settles. That pipe then needs checking more often than the rest.
Can a blocked downpipe cause damp inside?
Yes. Water running down a wall for months soaks the masonry, and the damp patch inside often appears well away from the pipe itself.
What if the blockage is below ground?
If the gulley is backing up, the problem is drainage rather than the pipe, and we will say so rather than charging for a clear that will not fix it.
Do you clear internal or hidden downpipes?
We handle accessible stacks and hoppers. Fully boxed-in internal pipes need a builder to open up first.
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We cover Greater Manchester (Manchester, Didsbury, Chorlton, Sale, Prestwich, Altrincham) and Lancashire (Preston, Burnley, Blackburn, Colne, Clitheroe) and everywhere in between.
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