Drainage Services in Nuneaton

Nuneaton's ground is largely Mercia Mudstone overlying old coal measures, and the legacy of mining in the area means some drainage runs have shifted slightly over the years as the ground has settled. Terraced streets built in the late Victorian and Edwardian period around Chilvers Coton and Stockingford typically have combined clay sewers, and their age combined with historic ground movement makes them prone to displaced joints and cracking that show up as recurring damp patches or slow gullies.

The post-war council estates that expanded the town through the 1950s and 60s introduced separate foul and surface water pipework, generally in clay or early concrete, and these runs now often need attention as they approach the end of their working life. Newer housing towards Bermuda Park and the eastern fringes uses plastic pipe, which is more resilient, though shallow cover depths on some estates leave pipework vulnerable to root pressure from street trees and to damage during garden landscaping work.

We start every job in Nuneaton with a CCTV drain survey to confirm what's actually happening underground rather than guessing from surface symptoms. High-pressure jetting deals with the silt and scale common in older clay pipework, and for cracked or offset sections we favour no-dig relining where the pipe run allows it, which avoids disturbing gardens and driveways across the town's many closely built terraced streets.