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Drain & Able - Blocked Drains Reading, Berkshire

Drain & Able - Blocked Drains Reading, Berkshire

4.9(85 reviews)See reviews ↓·Reading

About the company

Drain & Able is a family-run drainage specialist business based in Reading, Berkshire. The company employs directly employed qualified uniformed engineers and is listed on Checkatrade. Coverage extends across Berkshire and surrounding areas including Reading, Caversham, Tilehurst, Pangbourne, Calcot, Theale, Earley, Woodley, Sonning, Wootton, Shinfield, Henley, Wokingham, Bracknell, Crowthorne, Mortimer and Burghfield.

Additional services include professional CCTV drain surveys, removal of fat and grease deposits, removal of tree root ingress, flood water removal, safety sanitation and clean ups, repair of broken pipe work, and service cleaning and planned preventative maintenance.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

In Reading, the accounts left by customers of this drainage specialist point again and again to work that lasts rather than a temporary unblocking. People describe recurring blockages, crumbling clay gullies and old pipework that had defeated previous attempts, and they value the careful inspection and follow-up that finally settled the matter. Communication comes up repeatedly, both from the office and on site, with Diane singled out for coordinating appointments and keeping households updated as jobs were scheduled and completed.

Engineers named in the feedback include Ben, Kevin and Connor, praised for explaining procedures, working efficiently and leaving areas cleaner than they found them. Several reviewers remark on the tidy finish to replacement pipework and re-benched gullies, the politeness of the team and the reasonable cost of even substantial excavations. Speed of response to backed-up drains and slow sink waste features too, as does a willingness to fit around a customer's preferred timing for non-urgent work. A point made in several accounts is how calmly difficult and long-running drainage problems were handled from first inspection to final clean-up.

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Drain & Able - Blocked Drains Reading, Berkshire β€” Customer photo
Drain & Able - Blocked Drains Reading, Berkshire β€” Customer photo

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Laurence Hook8 June 2026

Drain & Able provided a prompt detailed quote for the replacement of a manhole cover and frame. They turned up on time on the agreed date but requested that the work could be put back a day because of the wet weather. They would have phoned me but didn't have my number as the work had been arranged through a third party. So I was impressed that they still turned up as agreed even though it was too wet to do the job. When the job was done the next day, I was very pleased with the neat work. I would recommend.

DW
Darren Watson4 June 2026

Excellent communications from Drain and Able from the quote down to the repair which was completed quickly and efficiently on the day. Thanks to Diane, Sam and Lee for all of their hard work.

KT
Kate T21 April 2026

Another great service from Drain&Able. We have a very level sink waste pipe so it regularly slow drains over the winter. Booked them in and was happy to wait a few weeks as it was not an urgent job and we didn’t want to use anyone else! They arrived on time and did the job and explained everything afterwards and cleaned up. Very reasonably priced too. Diane is superb with customer care. Just a lovely bunch of people.

PB
Paul Boulter6 February 2026

Absolutely fantastic service, even answered my email on a Sunday. Would not hesitate to recommend their services.

NB
nick bright29 September 2025

Really friendly and trustworthy team who came out, didn't try to diddle me, didn't rush their work, seemed very diligent and respectful. Really good team - only downside very in demand so took a while to be able to get them booked in!

SM
Steve Martineau20 August 2025

Thank you Kevin and Connor for painstakingly working out the drains problem we had. The follow up work was also arranged with great care and completed just before the family arrived for Christmas - phew! Many, many thanks. Keep on doing what you’re doing 😊

KD
ken dawson20 August 2025

Connor from Drain & Able attended my property to clear a drain that was backing up. Always very polite and efficient the problem was sorted quickly. I highly recommend this company.

Drainage specialists in Reading compared

Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews β€” businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 5 businesses in this category in Reading are compared.

RankProviderRatingReviewsOpen Sat.
1DGS Services Ltd - Reading drainage Companyβ˜… 5,0143No
224hrs Drainage Ltdβ˜… 5,0140Yes
3All Drain Servicesβ˜… 5,071Yes
4Reading Drain Careβ˜… 5,02Yes
5Drain & Able - Blocked Drains Reading, Berkshire (this page)β˜… 4,985Yes
Contact
+441189576244www.drainandable.co.uk124 Grovelands Rd, Reading RG30 2PD
Working hours
Monday00:00–24:00
Tuesday00:00–24:00
Wednesday00:00–24:00
Thursday00:00–24:00
Friday00:00–24:00
Saturday00:00–24:00
Sunday00:00–24:00