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• Five Tell-Tale Signs You Might Have A Collapsed Drain

  Suspect you might have a collapsed drainpipe? Here are 5 ways you’ll be able to tell if you do. Drainage systems: the unsung heroes that help keep our homes intact. Many homeowners overlook their importance and neglect drain maintenance – yet it st...

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• How To Take Care Of Your Drainage System This Winter

  Discover our expert’s top tips on how to keep your underground drainage system healthy this winter. As we think about wrapping up warm for the months ahead, it’s important that we also keep our drainpipes in mind. Yes, they’re likely the last t...

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• Common Winter Drainage Problems And How You Can Avoid Them - Total Pipeline Systems

  Your drainage system is extremely vulnerable in the winter; here’s how you can protect it. With the frost, snow and Baltic temperatures that winter brings, your drainage pipes and systems are left extremely vulnerable – so it’s important you know ho...

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• Why is summer the ideal time for drain maintenance?

  As the lockdown restrictions take a tentative step towards easing, and with temperatures rising, it’s looking like we could be able to reunite with loved ones and soak up the sun in beer gardens this summer. However, although you wouldn’t normally as...

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• How to identify what type of drainage system you have

  Think you might have a problem with your underground drainage? It’s not impossible but, in order to take the appropriate action and rectify the issue effectively, you need to know what type of drainage system you have. Luckily, here at Total Pipelin...

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• Can cleaning products be damaging your drainage system?

  At some point almost all of us will experience a drain blockage of some degree, but how likely are you to call out a plumber as your first port of call? The chances are, you’re not. When signs of a blocked drain rear their ugly head, the likelihood i...

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• Winter home improvement projects made easy with Total Pipes

  With winter just around the corner, we’ll bet you’re looking forward to staying indoors and keeping cosy. But – although it’s tempting to laze around in your pyjamas for most of the day and snuggle up on the sofa – why not work on improving the inter...

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• How to Fit the Perfect Underground Drainage System

  A good underground drainage system can prevent the build-up of surface water and help to avoid erosion - either of the surrounding landscape or any nearby buildings. Draining an area of land can also increase the variety of uses for which it is suit...

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• How to improve your garden’s drainage

  Prone to large amounts of rainfall in the UK - grass and soils are often heavily saturated - and this can cause gardens to suffer from poor drainage. Another reason for this is that more of us are choosing to convert our gardens into paved areas for ...

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• A Guide to Installing an Effective Underground Drainage System

  Depending upon whether you are installing a new drainage system or intending to make alternations to an existing drainage network; you should always ensure that you liaise with the Building Control Department at your local Council. And present plans ...

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