Drain and Sewer Services in Ataşehir
For drain unclogging in Ataşehir, Cantley goes to homes, housing complexes and businesses across the district 24/7, and clears blocked drains without breaking tiles or walls. Whether it is the marble bathroom of a residence or the kitchen on an office floor, we work with a drain camera, a motorised drain snake and high-pressure water jetting. Before we start, we show you on screen what we see on the camera.
In tall buildings, blockages often form in the shared stack or in the collection line in the basement. That is why we work with site management and technical staff, and use the camera to see which floor the problem starts on before we act. This way the water to the whole block does not need to be shut off for longer than necessary. Asking the technical staff where the stack cleaning hatches are also speeds up the job.
From housing blocks to the financial centre
Ataşehir as it is today began with the housing blocks built in the 1990s and carried on with the residence towers that rose in the following years. In the older blocks, the inner surface of the stacks has narrowed with long use, and sediment has built up in the horizontal connections. Residents of the lower floors can see water from the upper floors coming back up through their own sinks or showers. Around Kayışdağı and İçerenköy, older apartment buildings sit alongside renovated ones. In these buildings, the points where old pipe meets new PVC drain pipe are where problems most often start. Which line belongs to whom among the flat owners is also a common question in these blocks, and the camera recording settles it.
The area around the Istanbul Financial Centre and the large shopping centres bring heavy office and restaurant traffic to the district. Shared kitchens on office floors, cafés and restaurant dishwashing lines narrow quickly with grease and coffee grounds. In residences, long vertical lines and pumped collection systems in the basement make the work more complicated. In these buildings, before clearing a blockage we look at the plan of the line with the technical management office, and put the camera in at the right point to work out between which floors the problem lies. We also tell management in advance which flats should not use water during the work. In tall buildings, a problem that starts in one flat can show up as an overflow in a completely different flat several floors below.
Working on the shared lines of tall buildings
Calls in Ataşehir mostly come from the shared lines of tall buildings and from heavily used business kitchens.
Drain Unclogging
When the shared stack in a housing block is blocked, water rises from the drains on the lowest floors. We clear the stack with a drain snake from the roof or from a cleaning hatch, then flush it with pressurised water down to the connection in the basement and run test water from the upper floors. Once the stack is open, we check together with you whether the water has drained away in the flats on the lower floors.
Kitchen Sink Unclogging
In shared kitchens on office floors, coffee grounds and food scraps narrow the sink line in a short time. We clear the line without interrupting working hours, and leave building management a short note explaining what should not go down the drain. We also recommend fitting a strainer under the sink that catches the grounds.
Toilet Unclogging
With wall-hung toilets in residences, the blockage can sit in the connection inside the wall. Without removing the concealed cistern or the tiles, we clear the blockage with fine-tipped drain snakes fed in through the toilet opening, then test the flow several times. We also check whether the floor around the toilet is wet.
Sewer Camera Inspection
For site management, we produce a camera recording of the lines from the block to the main sewer. The recording shows collapsed or reverse-sloped sections and makes it easier for the management board to decide which job to commission first. We hand the recordings over to management in digital form.
Backflow Valve Installation
In buildings with a basement car park or shops on the lower floor, water in the street line can flow back during heavy rain. We stop the backflow by fitting a backflow valve at the building outlet, and show the technical staff on site how to clean the valve. On rainy days, the valve stops the car park and shops from filling with sewer water.
All services we provide in Ataşehir
Frequently asked questions
The kitchen drain in my Ataşehir residence smells but flows. What is the cause?
The cause is most often a dried-out or wrongly fitted trap, or a stack that is not well ventilated. In drains that are rarely used, the water in the trap evaporates and sewer smell comes in. In tall buildings, if the stack ventilation is inadequate, water coming down from the upper floors can pull the water out of the trap and empty it. We check the drain and correct the trap, and if needed we inspect the stack with the camera. In a flat you have just moved into, this smell can also come from drains that stood unused for a long time.
The wall-hung toilet in our Ataşehir residence is blocked. Will the wall be broken?
No, in the vast majority of cases there is no need to break anything. Even though the connection of a wall-hung toilet is inside the wall, the blockage can be reached through the toilet opening and through the cleaning hatch on the floor stack. We locate the blockage with a fine-tipped drain snake and, if needed, the camera, and clear it without moving the concealed cistern or the tiles. When the job is done, we flush the toilet several times and check the flow with you, and leave the bathroom clean.
Can you come outside office hours to our office in Ataşehir?
Yes, since we work 24/7, we can come in the evening, at night or at the weekend. In plazas and office buildings, it is often easier to do the work after staff have left. If you arrange entry permissions with building security and the technical management office in advance, we start work without losing time at the door, and hand over the kitchen and toilets clean when we finish. During the work, we tell the floor manager which sinks and toilets should not be used.
Does our café in Ataşehir need a grease trap for its drain?
In any kitchen where greasy food is prepared, a grease trap noticeably reduces blockages. The trap lets the grease separate out before it reaches the drain, but if it is not emptied regularly, it becomes a source of blockages itself. When we clear the drain line, we check the size and connection of the trap, and explain our recommendation for how often to empty it. Knowing where the trap and its lid are makes the job easier at maintenance time.
Our drain unclogging services
No-Dig Drain Unclogging
We locate the blockage with a camera, then clear it with a drain snake and pressurised water. Your tiles stay where they are.
See detailsToilet Unclogging
From an overflowing toilet to the building's shared stack, we clear the toilet drain.
See detailsWashbasin Unclogging
Whether the blockage is in the trap or in the line inside the wall, we clear it cleanly.
See detailsKitchen Sink Unclogging
We jet the whole kitchen drain line with high-pressure water to remove built-up grease and starch.
See detailsCommercial Kitchen Drain Clearing
In restaurant and cafe kitchens, we clear the floor drain, grease trap and shared line without interrupting service.
See detailsShower and Bathtub Drain Unclogging
We clear the hair and soap that build up in floor drains, shower channels and bathtub drains.
See detailsBalcony Drain Unclogging
We clear balcony drains clogged with leaves, soil and sand before the rain arrives.
See detailsDrain Unclogging
We work out which drain is blocked, then clear the line in your home or workplace.
See detailsBlocked Drain Clearing
Is the blockage in the trap, the shared stack or the building outlet? We find it and show you the cause so it doesn't come back.
See detailsPVC Drain Pipe Unclogging
We clear PVC drain pipes without breaking anything, using heads that won't damage them.
See detailsPipe Unclogging
PVC, cast iron, galvanised or concrete pipe: we clear the blocked pipe with a head suited to its material.
See detailsWrite to us about your tower, block or office in Ataşehir
Whether it is a flat, a housing complex or an office, tell us about the problem, and we will look with the camera, show you the cause and clear it without breaking anything. The number 0212 923 66 85 and our WhatsApp line are open at every hour of the day, and we can also speak directly with your technical management office.