Drain and Sewer Services in Büyükçekmece
When you need drain unclogging in Büyükçekmece, Cantley comes to any address in the district 24/7 and clears the blocked drain without breaking tiles or walls. It could be an overflowing toilet in a flat in Mimarsinan, or the kitchen line of a summer house in Kumburgaz that has stood empty all winter. Our team first looks inside the pipe with a camera and shows you on the screen exactly where the blockage is. Then we use a motorised drain snake or high-pressure water jetting on that spot only. Your tiles, walls and garden surfaces stay as they are.
In Büyükçekmece some homes are lived in all year and others only in summer, and that difference changes how drain lines behave. In pipes that go unused for a long time, grease and sediment dry out, the water in traps evaporates, and garden manholes fill with leaves and sand. By phone or WhatsApp, a short description of which drain is running slowly and since when is enough. Our team sees the problem on site, explains the cause and starts the repair only with your approval.
What happens to pipes when summer houses become permanent homes
For many years Büyükçekmece's coastline was where Istanbul residents had their summer homes. A large share of the housing estates stretching along Mimarsinan, Kumburgaz and Güzelce is made up of low-rise blocks and detached houses with gardens. Many of these homes are now lived in all four seasons, but the drain lines beneath them were laid for summer use. Further inland, newer apartment blocks and gated housing complexes have recently gone up. Because the older settlement on the lake side and the new blocks stand side by side in the same district, the causes of the blockages we see vary clearly from one address to the next. That is why we start every job by asking about the address and the age of the building.
The picture we meet most often in holiday estates is sand, leaves and tree roots building up in the long shared line that runs through the garden. Because the line sees almost no water in winter, the sediment inside hardens, and when all the flats fill up at once at the start of summer, the water backs up. In homes that have become permanent residences, washing machines and dishwashers have been added, and the old narrow pipes struggle to carry the load. In low-lying homes close to the sea, when the street line fills during a downpour, dirty water can come up through the ground-floor drains. In this last case, unclogging alone is not enough: the outlet of the line also needs a measure that stops backflow. For site management, scanning the whole line with a camera and showing the problem points one by one prevents dealing with the same fault at the start of every summer.
Calls from the seaside estates to the lakeshore
Most calls from Büyükçekmece fall under roughly the same few headings. In each one we first see the cause, then choose the right machine.
Manhole Unclogging
If a garden manhole in a Kumburgaz summer estate is full of sand and overflowing, we open the cover and break up the build-up with pressurised water. Nobody should climb down into the manhole, because the gas that collects inside is dangerous. Then we check the lines connected to the manhole one by one.
CCTV Drain Unclogging
In villas with tree-filled gardens, roots get into the drain line through the joints and the same spot blocks every spring. With the camera we find the exact position of the root, clear it with a robotic cutter and get the line flowing again without digging up the garden.
Kitchen Sink Unclogging
In a summer house left closed all winter, the layer of grease inside the kitchen pipe dries and hardens. With the first washing-up of the season, the water just sits in the sink. With a motorised drain snake and warm pressurised water, we strip this layer off the pipe wall.
Backflow Valve Installation
In homes close to the coast whose ground floor sits lower than the road, water in the street line returns on rainy days and rises through the bathroom drain. A backflow valve fitted at the building outlet lets water flow outwards only and cuts off this return.
Balcony Drain Unclogging
On wide balconies and terraces exposed to the sea wind, sand, leaves and dust fill the drain strainers. When the drain blocks, rainwater pools on the balcony and can seep into the living room over the door threshold. We clear the strainer and the first bend of the pipe to open the water's path again.
All services we provide in Büyükçekmece
Frequently asked questions
Why does the drain in my summer house in Büyükçekmece smell bad after being closed all winter?
The most likely cause is the water in the traps evaporating. The water in a trap works like a curtain that holds sewer gas back. When the house goes unused for months it dries out and the smell reaches the room. When you arrive, run water through all the taps and drains for a while. If the smell does not go away within a few days, there may be sediment or a crack in the line, and we will look with a camera and show you the cause.
The garden manhole at our site in Kumburgaz is overflowing. What should we do first?
First clear the area around the manhole and do not let anyone open the cover and climb inside, as the gas in there is dangerous. After that, the site management can call us. Our team cleans the manhole and the main line connected to it with pressurised water, and uses the camera to show whether the overflow comes from sand, roots or a collapsed pipe.
If roots have got into the line at our villa in Büyükçekmece, do we have to dig up the garden?
In most cases no digging is needed. The roots are cleared by sending a robotic cutter or a snake with cutting heads into the line, and the result is checked with the camera. If part of the pipe is broken or collapsed, we discuss renewing the line for that section only. We make that decision together, looking at the image on the screen.
If the drain in the ground-floor flat of our building in Mimarsinan overflows, is our flat the cause?
Usually the cause is not a single flat but the building's shared stack. When the lower part of the stack blocks, water from the upper floors heads for the lowest drain, meaning the shower and toilet on the ground or first floor. In this case we clear the stack from below and assess the problem together with the building management. Meanwhile the toilet and shower in the lower-floor flat should not be used.
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 detailsIf a drain is overflowing in Büyükçekmece, call now
You can reach the Cantley team on 0212 923 66 85, or send a photo to the same number on WhatsApp. Whether it is a summer house, a villa or a flat, we come to your address and see the problem on site.