JD Drainage Solutions
Scheduled Drain Maintenance
Contracts for Landlords, Agents
& Commercial Operators
Stop paying emergency rates for problems that should never have happened. Scheduled jetting, CCTV, gully cleaning and grease trap servicing — agreed pricing, documented visits, fewer 2am call-outs.
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What's Included in a Maintenance Contract
A drain maintenance contract is a scheduled, fixed-price programme of preventative drainage work tailored to your property type and usage. For a single rental flat that might mean an annual jetting visit and a CCTV inspection every 3 years. For a 40-cover restaurant it might mean monthly grease trap servicing, quarterly drain jetting and bi-annual CCTV.
Each contract is built around your actual risk profile: kitchen drains in restaurants need very different attention than office bathrooms; HMOs need different attention than family lets; petrol forecourts need different attention than retail car parks. We design the schedule to your property — not the other way round.
Every visit is documented with a written service report, photos of any defects spotted, and recommendations for any remedial work needed before the next visit. You build a permanent service record that protects you in insurance claims, lease disputes, conveyancing and environmental health inspections.
What Reactive Drainage Actually Costs You
An emergency call-out is the most expensive way to resolve a drainage problem. Out-of-hours rates, urgent attendance premiums, the cost of cleaning up the resulting damage, and the void rent or lost trading hours while the property is unusable — a single blocked drain emergency at a rental property regularly costs £500–£1,200 all-in, against a scheduled maintenance visit at £120.
For landlords, blocked drains and sewage backups are also a Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) Category 1 hazard. Repeated incidents can trigger local authority enforcement notices, prohibition orders and in serious cases criminal prosecution under the Housing Act 2004. Documented preventative maintenance is the defence.
For commercial operators, drainage failures during trading hours destroy customer experience, force closures, attract environmental health attention and generate insurance excess on top of the repair cost. Most operators we speak to are paying more in three reactive call-outs a year than a structured contract would cost for 12 months of preventative service.
Property managers running multi-unit portfolios have a separate problem: chasing different contractors, different rates, different invoicing standards, and different paperwork for every property. A single managed contract across the portfolio replaces all of that with one schedule, one rate card and one set of records.
How We Structure Your Contract
Portfolio Assessment
We review your property type, usage, occupant profile, kitchen and bathroom count, and any historic drainage issues. For multi-property portfolios we visit a representative sample.
Risk-Based Schedule Design
We design a service frequency for each property based on actual risk — not a one-size-fits-all template. A 2-bed flat doesn't need monthly attention; a 40-cover restaurant absolutely does.
Fixed-Price Quotation
You receive a single quote with annualised cost, per-visit cost, and clear inclusions. Out-of-hours emergency cover for contract customers is at a fixed reduced rate.
Scheduled Delivery
Visits are calendar-scheduled. We attend without needing reminders. Tenants and managers are notified in advance. Each visit ends with a written service report.
Annual Review
Each contract is reviewed annually using the previous year's findings. Frequency is adjusted up or down based on what we actually found, not on what we assumed at the outset.
Why Property Managers Move to Contract Service
Predictable Annual Cost
Budget for drainage like you budget for boiler service. No surprise £900 emergency invoices.
Multi-Property Discounts
Per-visit pricing reduces as portfolio size grows. The same team services your entire portfolio with consistent rates and paperwork.
Priority Emergency Response
Contract customers get priority response and a fixed reduced emergency rate when issues do arise. No premium gouging at 2am.
Documented Compliance
Every visit ends with a written service report. Insurance, conveyancing, environmental health and lease audit records are all covered.
Single Point of Contact
One office, one account manager, one invoicing format. No more chasing five different contractors across the portfolio.
Tenant-Friendly Scheduling
Visits coordinated directly with tenants for residential properties; out-of-hours where required for commercial. We don't interrupt your business.
Typical Contract Specifications by Property Type
Single residential rental (flat or small house): annual high-pressure jet of foul drainage, CCTV inspection every 3 years, priority emergency response with fixed reduced rate. Typical annual cost £140–£220 per property. The annual jet alone removes 90% of the soap, fat and hair build-up that causes the most common rental drainage call-outs.
HMO (House in Multiple Occupation): bi-annual jetting (kitchen and bathroom drains see far higher loading in shared occupancy), annual CCTV, and 24-hour emergency cover. Required documentation supports HMO licensing inspections by the local authority. Typical annual cost £280–£450 per property.
Restaurant or commercial kitchen: monthly grease trap servicing under PPG3, quarterly kitchen drain jetting, bi-annual CCTV of all kitchen runs, annual full-system inspection. Out-of-hours service standard. Typical annual cost £1,800–£4,500 depending on cover count and trap configuration.
Hotel or pub with accommodation: quarterly bathroom drain jetting, monthly kitchen attention if catering, bi-annual gully cleaning, and CCTV survey of foul rising main every 2 years. Out-of-hours and priority response standard. Typical annual cost £900–£3,200.
Office building: bi-annual bathroom drain jetting, annual gully cleaning, CCTV of incoming foul main every 3 years, scheduled outside business hours. Typical annual cost £450–£1,200 depending on size and bathroom count.
Retail unit with food service or car park: gully cleaning bi-annually, drain jetting annually, grease trap servicing monthly if applicable, forecourt separator inspection 6-monthly under PPG3. Typical annual cost £600–£2,400.
Petrol forecourt: full PPG3 compliance programme — monthly visual inspection of separator, 6-monthly empty and inspection, annual integrity testing, gully cleaning quarterly. Full documentation for Environment Agency audit. Typical annual cost £2,400–£6,000.
Property management portfolios (10+ properties): per-visit pricing significantly discounted, single quarterly invoice, dedicated account manager, online service record access. We currently service several letting agencies and property management companies across Dorset on this basis.
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