Drainage Services in Coalville

Coalville grew rapidly during the 19th century coal-mining boom, and its terraced housing, built quickly to accommodate mining families, sits on ground that has been influenced by historic underground workings across the area. This can cause uneven settlement in places, affecting the alignment and fall of the town's original clay drainage, much of which is now well over a century old and prone to cracking and root ingress from street trees.

Later estates around Ravenstone and Hugglescote, built as the town diversified beyond mining, generally use plastic drainage systems less affected by historic ground disturbance, though the varied subsoil across former colliery land still requires care when assessing drainage faults. Villages on Coalville's fringe towards Charnwood Forest, including parts of Whitwick and Thringstone, include some properties on septic tanks where mains connections do not reach more rural, wooded plots.

We begin Coalville jobs with a CCTV drain survey to understand ground conditions and pipe material before recommending further work, particularly important given the area's history of mining-related ground movement. Jetting clears the majority of blockages from root ingress and settled debris, and no-dig lining lets us repair cracked or displaced pipework beneath gardens and driveways without extensive digging. For rural properties we also inspect septic tanks and carry out percolation testing.