Blocked Drains East Devon
Exjet covers Honiton, Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, Seaton, Axminster and the villages between them, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. We work for householders, holiday-let owners, farms and commercial sites, from a blocked gully to a failed septic system. There is no call-out charge, and our engineers carry jetting and CCTV equipment on board, so most jobs are diagnosed and dealt with in a single visit.
what we do
East Devon is two different drainage problems in one district. On the coast there are Regency and Victorian properties in Sidmouth, steep ground at Beer and Branscombe, and a large stock of holiday lets whose systems sit idle for months and then take a hammering through the season. Inland there are market towns, farms and a great many properties with no mains drainage at all.
Exjet has been clearing and repairing drains across the South West since 1986. We bring the same equipment and standards to a cottage in Honiton that we use on adopted sewers and commercial contracts: high-pressure jetting to shift the blockage, a CCTV survey to establish what caused it, and a written recommendation if the pipe itself needs work.
Coast and Countryside Drainage, Properly Diagnosed
A drain that keeps blocking is rarely just unlucky. In older East Devon properties it is usually clay pipework with displaced joints or root ingress from mature hedging and trees. On the coast, steep falls and long runs to the sewer mean anything solid can settle where the gradient eases. In the villages it is more often a soakaway that has silted up or a septic tank that has not been emptied on schedule.
We survey before we quote. If a clean will do, we will tell you that rather than sell you a repair.
Why Choose Exjet in East Devon
Exjet has been working on drains and sewers across the South West since 1986. Our engineers are directly employed rather than subcontracted, which is why standards hold steady from one job to the next. We carry Constructionline Gold, SSIP/SMAS, CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation, so we are equally at home on an adopted sewer, a commercial site or a domestic drain behind a cottage.
In practice that means the crew who arrive in Honiton or Sidmouth bring the same jetting and survey equipment we use on utility contracts, and you get a straight explanation of what was wrong, what we did and whether anything still needs attention. No call-out charge, no jargon, and no pressure to buy a repair you do not need.
AREAS WE COVER IN EAST DEVON
We cover the East Devon postcodes — EX9, EX10, EX11, EX12, EX13 and EX14 — taking in Honiton, Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, Seaton, Axminster and Budleigh Salterton, along with Beer, Branscombe, Colyton, Colyford, Sidbury, Sidford, Newton Poppleford, Feniton, Dunkeswell, Awliscombe and West Hill.
We also work out across the Blackdown Hills and the Otter and Axe valleys, and on towards Exmouth, Cullompton and Exeter.
The district splits neatly in two. Along the coast, older properties and steep ground make for long, sharply graded runs, and holiday lets put heavy seasonal load on systems that sit unused for months. Inland, a great many properties are off mains drainage entirely, with septic tanks and soakaways that need proper maintenance rather than attention only when something goes wrong. Our vans carry high-pressure jetting and CCTV survey equipment as standard, so we can diagnose and clear most problems on the first visit.
Those districts cover the bulk of our East Devon work rather than marking a boundary. We also work up through EX15 to EX17 around Cullompton and Tiverton, into Exeter itself, and on across Somerset, Dorset and Cornwall. If your postcode is not listed, ask anyway.
Further west or north? We have dedicated pages for Exeter and Taunton.
Drainage FAQs East Devon
Do you offer emergency drainage callouts in East Devon?
Yes. Exjet runs a 24-hour callout service across East Devon, every day of the year. If a drain is overflowing, a toilet will not flush or water is backing up into the property, call 0800 328 6655 and we will get an engineer to you.
Which East Devon towns and villages do you cover?
We cover EX9 to EX14 — Honiton, Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, Seaton, Axminster and Budleigh Salterton — plus the surrounding villages including Beer, Branscombe, Colyton, Sidbury, Feniton, Dunkeswell and West Hill. If you are unsure whether you are in range, call and ask.
What kinds of blockages can you clear?
Sinks, toilets, baths, showers, outside gullies, yard drains, soil stacks, surface-water runs and main sewer connections. We work on domestic, holiday-let, agricultural and commercial systems, and there is no size of pipe we are not equipped for.
How do you find what is causing a blockage?
Usually by inspection and flow testing, which is often enough on its own. Where a problem keeps returning or the cause is hidden, we run a CCTV camera down the line and record what we find, so you can see the fault rather than take our word for it.
Can you fix drains that keep blocking?
Yes. A drain that blocks repeatedly is telling you something — commonly a displaced joint, root ingress from mature hedging, a collapsed section, or a gradient too shallow to clear itself. We survey the line, establish the cause and set out your options rather than simply jetting it again.
Is there a call-out charge?
No. There is no call-out charge. We explain what the work involves and what it will cost before we begin, so nothing on the invoice comes as a surprise.