Drainage Installation in Dorset, Hampshire & Wiltshire

Surface water drainage and sewer connections from two engineers with twenty years in drainage between them: free quotes and a price agreed before we start.

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Every kind of drainage installation we do

Surface water drainage deals with rain. A soakaway is where that rain goes. A sewer connection joins a property's waste drainage to the public sewer. Not sure which you need? Ring us and we will tell you.

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Surface Water Drainage
For rainwater from roofs, downpipes and hard surfaces that needs somewhere sensible to go.
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Sewer Connections
For joining a property's drains to the public sewer, including the Section 106 application to the water company that comes first.
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03
Soakaways
For rainwater that needs to soak away into the ground, and for a soakaway that has stopped taking it.
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What is settled before we start

Whichever job is yours, these are true of it, so the only thing left to decide is which one you need.

No call-out fee

You pay for the work, not for us turning up.

A price before we set off

For most jobs, call us and we will give you a price, or our labour rate, before we set off.

The agreed price is the price you pay

It only changes if you approve extra work. If we find something that needs more, we tell you what it is and what it costs first.

No hidden extras

Waste disposal, parking and VAT are all stated clearly before any work starts.

We aim to be with you within 60 minutes, and we'll give you an arrival time when you call

Ring us and tell us what you need, and we will say what happens next.

Insured

Public liability cover up to £1 million.

How a drainage installation job runs

Five steps, and you are in charge of the timing at each one.

You call and tell us what you need

We aim to get as much information as we can over the phone.

You get a price before we set off

For most jobs we give you a price, or our labour rate, before we set off. Quotes are free.

We look at it on site and talk it through

We diagnose the job on site and explain what it needs, including any permission that has to come first.

You decide when it happens

Start now, or book it in, whichever suits you. If we find more work, we explain it and price it first, and you choose now or later.

You pay what we agreed, and the site is left clean

The price we agree before we start is the price you pay, unless you approve extra work. Every site is left cleaned, tidied and sanitised.

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Surface water or sewer connection? The honest difference

These are different jobs rather than rivals: one is about rain, the other about waste. If you cannot tell which yours is, ask us before you ask anyone else, because working that out costs you nothing.

	Surface water drainage	Sewer connection
What it deals with	Rainwater from roofs, downpipes and hard surfaces	Waste water from toilets, sinks and showers
Who has to agree first	It depends where the rain is going, and we work that out with you at the start	The water company, through a Section 106 application
Who it suits	A new extension, a paved area, or a downpipe with nowhere sensible to drain to	A new building, or an existing one that is not yet joined to the public sewer
What it costs to ask	Free quote	Free quote

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New drainage installation Dorset: what to sort out before work starts

Drainage installation on this page means two jobs. Surface water drainage takes rain from roofs, downpipes and hard surfaces to somewhere sensible. A sewer connection joins a property's waste drainage to the public sewer. Both look simple on a plan. What moves the job is what is already there: where the existing drains run, where the water can actually go, and how easy it is to reach the ground.

A connection to the public sewer needs the water company's agreement before anything is joined up, through a Section 106 application. Surface water is less clear cut. Whether it can go to a soakaway, a watercourse or the sewer depends on the site, and the answer decides what is possible. We work that out with you at the start, so the price we agree before we start does not change halfway through.

Between the two of us we have twenty years in drainage. We are members of the NADC (National Association of Drainage Contractors), our engineers are EUSR-carded, and we are insured with public liability cover up to £1 million. We are based in Ringwood and work across Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, from Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch to Southampton and Winchester. We are rated 5 stars on Google.

Drainage installation questions, answered straight

The money questions first, because they are the ones that decide it.

Do you charge a call-out fee to look at a new drainage job?

No. There is no call-out fee, so you pay for the work and not for us turning up. Quotes are free as well.

Can I get a price for drainage installation before you come out?

For most jobs, yes. Call us and we will give you a price, or our labour rate, before we set off. Ring first and ask, and we will tell you what we can say over the phone and what we need to see.

Will the final bill match what I was told?

The price we agree before we start is the price you pay, unless you approve extra work. If we find something that needs more work, we tell you what it is and what it costs first, and nothing extra happens without your say-so. Every charge, including waste disposal, parking and VAT, is stated clearly before any work starts.

What is the difference between surface water drainage and a sewer connection?

Surface water drainage takes rain from roofs, downpipes and hard surfaces away. A sewer connection joins a property's waste drainage to the public sewer. They are separate jobs with separate rules, and we will tell you which one is yours at no cost.

Do I need the water company's permission to connect to the sewer?

For a connection to the public sewer, yes: the water company has to agree first, through a Section 106 application. Other cases differ, for example where a drain is private, so we check what applies to your property before anything is agreed.

Do you do new drainage installation in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire?

Yes. We are based in Ringwood and work across Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire. Tell us the town and the job when you ring, and we will give you a price, or our labour rate, before we set off.

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