Drainage Services in Ashford

Ashford grew as a market and railway town on the Great Stour, and its town centre sits on a mix of river alluvium and Wealden clay, ground that retains moisture and has historically supported older clay drainage beneath the Victorian terraces near the station and high street. These pipes, now well over a century old in places, are susceptible to cracking and root ingress from the mature trees found throughout the older residential streets.

Ashford has seen substantial new housing development in recent decades around Kennington, Repton Park and Park Farm, all built with modern plastic drainage systems and separate surface water and foul networks, generally more resilient than the town's older combined sewers. Even so, the pace of development has placed pressure on some existing infrastructure, and low-lying land near the Stour can still experience a raised water table after heavy rain.

We start work in Ashford with a CCTV drain survey to establish pipe material and age before deciding on the right approach, particularly relevant given how much the town's drainage varies between its historic centre and newer estates. Jetting clears the majority of blockages caused by root ingress or grease build-up, and no-dig lining allows us to repair cracked or displaced clay pipework beneath older streets without extensive excavation.