Blocked Gully Drain
Gully Drain Cleaning, Repairs and Maintenance Services
Looking for gully maintenance services or have a blocked gully drain? MZR Drainage Services can help.
Gully Cleaning and Maintenance Services
Gullies are a very important part of your drainage system but they are often overlooked. Leaves, soil, and other debris can cause a blocked gully drain, but it’s important that if your gully drain is blocked, you address the issue as soon as possible to avoid further damage or problems.
Blocked drains and gullies can cause substantial damage to your home and result in potential flooding if you don’t get the issue dealt with quickly and efficiently. That’s where our Birmingham drain services can help.
The Importance Of Gully Repairs
Gullies in the drainage system make it easier to manage wastewater and groundwater as it enters the sewage system. Gullies also act as traps to filter out solid materials which can easily block the subsurface parts of the drainage system. With this in mind, gullies are a very important drain feature. With our blocked gully drain services, we can make sure no overflows or backflows from the sewer line get back into your home.
What Does Drain Unblocking Cost?
Domestic Drain Unblocking
Fast, fixed-price drain unblocking for your home – no hidden costs-
No call-out fee – price confirmed before work begins
-
Rodding, mechanical clearing or jetting as needed
-
Same-day and emergency call-outs available
Commercial Drain Unblocking
Professional drainage engineers for businesses and sites-
Most blockages cleared in 1–2 hours
-
Fully insured & certified engineers
-
Health & safety compliant – RAMS available
What Does a CCTV Drain Survey Cost?
Domestic CCTV Drain Survey
Fast, Fixed-Price CCTV Drain Inspections – No Hidden Costs-
Full WRC-standard drain inspection report
-
Up to 30 m of drainage (≤150 mm diameter) inspected
-
No-obligation quote for any repairs if required
Commercial CCTV Drain Survey
Professional, Fixed-Price CCTV Drain Surveys – No Hidden Costs-
Comprehensive WRC-standard commercial drainage report
-
Fully insured & certified engineers
-
Health & safety compliant – RAMS available
Specialist Gully Unblocking
Equipped with all of the technology and specialist drain unblocking equipment we need, here at MZR Drainage Services, we can clear the blockage from your gully fast and effectively. Our drain-unblocking services can be provided in and around Birmingham, and we can tend to a wide range of sites when it comes to your blocked drains.
From car parks and schools to homes and private drives, we’ll always be able to help. With decades of experience under our belts providing expert drain unblocking services, you can count on us when you need us for your blocked drains in Birmingham.
Emergency Gully Repairs
As a leading provider of drainage services, we understand that a blocked gully drain could occur at any time – and not necessarily within normal working hours. However, we are proud to be able to offer a 24/7 drains service which is on hand for emergency gully and trap repairs at your home or business site. Our emergency drain specialists are available around the clock, ready to resolve any blocked gully drains before the situation escalates into backflow and flooding issues.
Frequently Asked Questions About Blocked Gully Drains
A gully drain is the small grated drain set into the ground outside your property – usually near the kitchen or bathroom external wall, or at the base of a downpipe. It collects waste water from sinks, washing machines, showers and rainwater downpipes, and feeds it safely into the main drainage system.
Garden gullies block from leaves, silt, moss and soil washed down by rain. Kitchen gullies block from cooking fats, food waste and grease that solidify in the trap. Both types are made worse by missing or broken gully grids, which let larger debris fall straight into the chamber.
Common signs are water pooling around the gully grate, slow drainage when the kitchen sink or washing machine empties, foul smells outside the back door, and overflow during heavy rain. You may also see waste water tracking across paving instead of disappearing into the grid.
Surface debris – leaves, silt and visible build-up – can usually be removed by lifting the grate and clearing the chamber by hand or with a small trowel. Deeper blockages in the connecting pipework need professional rodding or jetting, especially where the gully is full of compacted grease, roots or scale.
Yes. A blocked gully redirects waste water back across paving, into flower beds or against the house, which leads to damp, foundation damage, flooded patios and frozen splashback in winter. Standing waste water also creates hygiene issues and attracts vermin.
We start by clearing the gully chamber and trap by hand, then use high-pressure water jetting to shift compacted grease, silt and root material from the connecting pipe. Where the cause is structural – a collapsed trap or broken pipe – we run a CCTV survey to confirm and quote the repair.
Most gully drain blockages are cleared within an hour. We aim to be on-site within 1 hour of your call across Birmingham and the West Midlands, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. More stubborn blockages caused by tree roots or fat build-up further down the pipe can take longer, but the gully itself is usually working again before the engineer leaves.
Domestic drain unblocking is £96 inc. VAT during standard hours (Monday to Friday, 08:00–16:30) and £132 inc. VAT outside those hours. There are no call-out charges, no inspection fees and no weekend surcharges – the price quoted is the price you pay. View full pricing.
Sweep leaves and silt away from the grate weekly during autumn, fit a stainless-steel gully cover if yours is missing, scrape food waste into a bin rather than rinsing it down the kitchen sink, and book an annual jet-clean if you’re on a high-use drainage line.
Reviewed and Trusted
by our customers
Have a look here to find out what our customers think of us and our work.
Absolutely amazing service! We had a slow draining shower and it got critically worse last night. I messaged MZR at 10:30pm, had a response at 6:30am this morning and a booking for this afternoon to…
Amazing service. Guy arrived within a few minutes of my placing the call. Very quickly assessed the drain problem and fixed it. No mess. Very professional and so fast. Drains now flowing freely.…
We had to call MZR out on a Saturday afternoon due to a blocked external drain causing flooding. Jason turned up within the hour and sorted the problem really quickly and at a great price. Will…
Blocked external drain sorted in just 30 minutes, I couldn’t believe how quickly the issue was resolved. Big thanks to Jason as well; such a polite, friendly, and professional guy. Highly recommend…
"Phone was answered quickly and within a short time an MZR was assigned to the job and he arrived within 15 minutes of the anticipated time. Did an excellent job and was most helpful. A thoroughly…
What's Next? Easy...
Just call MZR or use our online form. Whether an emergency or not we’ll arrange a convenient time to come and see you. Whenever possible we’ll use the latest CCTV technology to investigate your problem.
