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A localised patch repair fixing a single cracked section runs £300 to £600, and full relining runs £400 to £600 per metre. Excavation is quoted only when it is genuinely unavoidable. We survey first, always, so the quote is based on what the camera actually shows rather than a guess, and you are deciding from evidence.

Usually not. Most broken drains are now fixed by relining, which inserts a resin-soaked liner into the existing pipe and cures it in place, leaving a smooth new structural pipe inside the old one. No trench through the garden, no jackhammer through the patio, and most domestic repairs are done in a day.

The tell-tale signs are a drain that re-blocks within weeks of every clear, one patch of lawn that is always soggy, an unexplained dip or sinkhole in the drive, and rats appearing. Any one of those is worth a camera. None of them are worth panicking about, because most damage turns out to be a crack or a displaced joint rather than a collapse.

Most domestic relining jobs are done in a day, and a cured liner is a structural pipe with a design life measured in decades, typically quoted at 50 years. It is also smoother than the pipe it replaced, which is why relined runs tend to block less than the original clay ever did.

Accidental drain damage is covered by many buildings policies, though root ingress and general wear often are not, so it depends on the cause and your wording. We provide the survey footage and written report your insurer needs either way. If the damage has caused a leak or water damage inside the house, that side is a plumber and insurance job.

A crack or displaced joint is a pipe that still holds its shape and can almost always be relined or patched from the inside. A collapse is a pipe that has lost its shape, so there is nothing left to line and that section has to be replaced. The important part: cracks become collapses if they are left, so catching it at the crack stage is what keeps it cheap.

Because we will not quote structural work from a hunch, and you should not accept one that is. The camera shows you the damage on screen, so you decide from evidence rather than from a salesman's frown. If anyone quotes you an excavation without showing you footage first, get a second opinion. Ideally ours.

Yes, by sealing the way in rather than fighting the tree. Roots only enter through an existing crack or open joint, so once that entry point is patched or relined the same roots have nowhere to get in. Removing the tree is almost never necessary, which is just as well in an area this fond of its trees.