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Drain Doctor Birmingham

Drain Doctor Birmingham

4.5(72 reviews)See reviews ↓·Birmingham

About the company

Drain Doctor Birmingham is a drainage and plumbing provider operating in Birmingham. The company has been operating since 1994 and has over 30 years of experience, with more than 60 locations nationwide. Richard Scandrett serves as Regional Director for Birmingham North, and Michael Baddely serves as Regional Director for Birmingham South. Drain Doctor serves sectors including hospitality, manufacturing, warehouse, and logistics.

Services include drainage services such as CCTV drain survey, off mains, toilet unblocking, drain unblocking, and drain repair; plumbing services such as emergency plumbing, water mains repairs, toilet repairs, tap repairs, leaking pipes, and shower repairs; and commercial services such as CCTV drain survey, planned maintenance (PPM), pump services, grease traps and FOGs, drainage, and plumbing. The company provides free call outs, fixed, no obligation quotes, and responds to enquiries within 15 minutes. It works in a way that minimises disruption to the property and cleans up after the job is done.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Skilled engineers and dependable attendance run through the feedback for this Birmingham drainage specialist. Reviewers describe call-outs arriving faster than expected, including one emergency unblocking reached within two hours and a same-day visit, with the quoted price honoured and no call-out charge added. Mark and Mark James appear by name for friendly, thorough work on blocked toilets and awkward jobs, explaining the cause and giving advice to prevent a recurrence, while Dave Thomas is thanked for attending at short notice, clearing a blockage and putting a camera down to trace a tree root in a shared drain.

Simon is credited with resolving a major sewage overflow and cleaning the surrounding area before leaving, and Operations Manager Helen is mentioned for her help on the phone. A point made in several accounts is the tidiness of the finished work: engineers test repairs thoroughly, clear up after themselves and work through difficult blockages without fuss.

Several customers note that the office team kept them updated once the initial enquiry was made, and a business facing a shutdown had its problem fully resolved within a couple of hours. Expertise, clear upfront pricing and polite, informative engineers are mentioned repeatedly, covering everything from a blocked manhole to recurring root intrusion, with the outcome described as excellent value given the time spent on site.

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Reviews

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dbigdog7925 May 2026

Called up to arrange for a callout to inspect my blocked drains. Was told that they will come the following day.Didnt show up and not even a call . Very unprofessional. Won't be using this lot again!

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Brittany Hayes2 April 2025

Really fast coming out to investigate the problem. Turns out it was an issue with the drainage of the whole street, so the Drain doctor serviceman that came told me my water company should do the repair at no cost to me. Really appreciate his honesty, as he could have just charged us for unblocking our drain and we’d have been none the wiser. Instead he helped us find the root of the problem. Will definitely come to them in future for any needed work

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Gary Danks20 February 2025

Please can you say thanks to Mark James. After having 3 plumbers to try to fix the problem of not having a shower or toilet for over 4 days. This man came to the house on time, looked at the problem and ensured the wife who was upset that it would get sorted in a hour. To which it was. It didn't seem a problem to this guy. Just shows that not all hero's wear capes. 5 stars thanks Mark.

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Posky Idnani6 November 2024

Mark was a super hero , extremely experienced and knowledgeable, was able to sort the toilet out and provide Gold advice to prevent further issues. Service was supper quick being a same day call out service , would highly recommend!!!

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Ceiridwen Edwards5 April 2024

I cannot recommend Drain Doctor highly enough – if you live in Worcestershire and have any issues with your drains, make them your first port of call! I have used Drain Doctor several times over the past few years due to tree roots causing drain blockages on a regular basis. I always ring them ahead of any of the other drain companies, as they arrive quickly and get on with the job. As always, Operations Manager Helen was very helpful when I rang at 5.40pm to book an engineer’s visit, calling me back at 7.15pm to let me know that he was on his way. Engineer Rhys arrived at 7.45pm, and dealt quickly and efficiently with the drainage problem, clearing the blockage and tree roots with a high-pressure water jet. By 8.40pm, the problem was sorted and the cost was very reasonable for such a short call-out time. An excellent service and great to have 24/7 availability when needed.

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Aiyub Pathan2 November 2023

My manhole cover which is located in the Alley was overflowing with sewage and so I needed someone to get this sorted. I googled and found this company and got in touch. Customer service was great and was very quickly booked in. When the Engineer came out he gave me a quote which I was happy with and off started the unblocking. Simon was the Engineer and he was very experienced in this field. He sorted the issue within no time and cleaned around the manhole and fitted it back on. Overall I was pleased with the service and the efficiency from Simon who was also a very friendly and approachable guy.

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Cohort Tuition12 October 2023

Cannot express our gratitude to Drain Doctor for coming out and sorting out our major blockage issue. We thought we would have to stop trading at one point as we had to stop the water. Simon the engineer who came out was an absolute legend, took him a couple of hours but the issue was fully resolved by the end of it. We could tell he was being thorough and just doing a sterling job. Professional, informative, super polite and gave expert advice on how we can avoid the issue happening again and kept us informed every step of the way. From us contacting Drain Doctor last night at around 10 pm to Simon coming out this morning, it was such a seamless experience. We received three phone calls this morning before Simon came out with updates on his ETA. Lovely to see another company that is so passionate about running a professional business with excellent customer service.

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