Covering Lower Caversham, Caversham Heights, Caversham Park, Emmer Green and across the bridges into Reading.
Rated 5 stars by 100+ customers on Google. We aim to reach Caversham in under an hour.
24hrs Drainage is a Reading-based drainage company covering Caversham, clearing blocked drains, running CCTV surveys and repairing pipes for homes and businesses 24 hours a day, with a one-hour response target and a fixed price agreed before any work begins. So when a drain blocks, a smell rises from the pipes, or water pools where it should not, you have someone close by who can sort it quickly.
Caversham sits on the north bank of the Thames, just across Caversham Bridge and Reading Bridge from our base on Falmouth Road. That puts us minutes away, and it means we know the local drains. Lower Caversham lies within an Environment Agency flood warning area for the Thames, much of the older housing around the high street still runs on Victorian and Edwardian clay pipes, and the leafy streets that make Caversham so pleasant also send tree roots searching for those pipes.
From a flat in Lower Caversham to a period home in Caversham Heights or a shop near the bridge, the work lands the same way. You deal directly with Carlo, the engineer who turns up, and you get the problem explained in plain terms before anything is agreed. Domestic or commercial, day or night, the response does not change.
Homes, businesses, landlords and letting agents across Caversham all use us. Here is what we can do.
Minutes away, across the bridge. Our base on Falmouth Road is a short drive from Caversham, so for an emergency you are not waiting on someone coming from miles off.
A fixed price, agreed before we start. You get a clear price up front and approve it before anything begins, so there is no clock running and nothing added at the end.
You deal directly with the engineer. Carlo turns up, does the work and explains it in plain terms. No call centre, no middleman, no upselling.
Rated 5 stars by 100+ Google reviewers. Customers across Reading and Caversham rate us five stars because the job gets done properly, on time and at a fair price.
Insured, verified, domestic and commercial. Full public liability insurance, health and safety rules followed, and Checkatrade verified, from a single flat to a row of shops.
Step 1: Call us or book online. It takes two minutes.
Step 2: We arrive, find the problem and give you a fixed price.
Step 3: We get it cleared, and leave your property clean and tidy.
From the Thames on one side to old pipes and leafy streets, Caversham throws up a few drainage problems worth knowing about.
Lower Caversham sits inside an Environment Agency flood warning area for the River Thames, covering Caversham Road, the streets near Caversham Bridge and Reading Bridge, and the homes closest to the water. When the river runs high, surface water and foul drains can back up. In January 2024, Storm Henk pushed the Thames at Reading to its highest level since the 1947 floods. Regular maintenance and a CCTV check help you stay ahead of it.
Much of Caversham, especially the terraced streets around the high street and the conservation areas, went up in the Victorian and Edwardian years. Those homes often still run on the original clay or pitch-fibre drains. Old pipes crack, joints come apart and roots find the gaps. If your home is from that era and the drains have never been surveyed, it is worth a look.
Caversham is known for its trees, from the canopy around St Peters to the mature gardens of Caversham Heights. Roots chase moisture, and the smallest crack in a pipe is enough to let them in. If a drain keeps blocking in the same spot, roots are a likely cause.
The chalk beneath the Chilterns, right on Caversham doorstep, makes this a hard water area. Over the years, limescale builds up inside your pipes and narrows them, slowing the flow long before you notice. Descaling clears it out and brings the pipe back to full bore.
Caversham mixes century-old streets with newer areas like Caversham Park Village and recent mews developments. Each brings its own issues, from worn-out pipes in the old housing to construction faults in the new. A drain survey tells you which one you are dealing with.
As well as the whole of Caversham, we cover Lower Caversham, Caversham Heights, Caversham Park, Caversham Park Village and Emmer Green, plus Mapledurham and the riverside streets. Cross either bridge and we are working right through central Reading, out to Tilehurst and Woodley, and along the river towards Sonning and Henley. Wherever you are in the area, we are not far away.
Reading Town Centre
Caversham
Tilehurst
Whitley
Earley
Woodley
Shinfield
Lower Earley
Calcot
Southcote
Wokingham
Bracknell
Maidenhead
Slough
Windsor
Ascot
Theale
Twyford
Mortimer
Pangbourne
Basingstoke
Hook
Fleet
Yateley
Hartley Wintney
Odiham
Aldershot
Farnborough
Farnham
Newbury
Henley-on-Thames
Wallingford
Didcot
Abingdon
Cholsey
Goring-on-Thames
Camberley
Bagshot
Farnham Common
A blocked drain rarely fixes itself, and it gets worse and more costly the longer it is left. Call us or book online and we will sort it, available 24/7, with a fixed price agreed before we start and no obligation to go ahead.
Quick answers to what Caversham customers ask most. Need more detail? Give us a call.
A: We are based in Reading, minutes across the bridge from Caversham, and aim to reach you within the hour for an emergency. For urgent jobs we leave straight away and call you with an arrival time.
A: The cost depends on the type of blockage, where it is, how severe it is and the method needed to clear it. We do not guess over the phone. You get a fixed price before any work starts, the quote is free with no obligation, and most simple blockages are cleared in a single visit.
A: In many cases, yes. No-dig drain lining puts a new pipe inside the old one without excavation, and the pipe is surveyed with a camera first to confirm lining will work.
A: Parts of it are. The Environment Agency lists Lower Caversham within a River Thames flood warning area, and the lower streets near the river have flooded in recent years, including during Storm Henk in 2024. When the river is high, drains in those areas can back up, so maintenance and CCTV checks are worth keeping up.
A: Yes. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year, including Christmas Day. The same fixed-price approach applies whenever you call.
A: We would recommend one. A normal house survey does not check the drains, and with Caversham period housing and flood history in parts, a CCTV survey can flag a costly problem before you commit.
A: Yes. We work with shops, restaurants, offices and landlords across Caversham and the high street, including planned maintenance contracts that keep your drains clear and your doors open.
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