Drain and Sewer Services in Fatih
When you need drain unclogging in Fatih, Cantley comes to any address on the historic peninsula 24/7 and clears the blocked drain without breaking or digging. It makes no difference whether it is a restored house in Balat, a hotel in Sultanahmet or a restaurant kitchen in Kumkapı. The team first films the inside of the pipe with a camera and shows you the location of the problem on screen. Only then does it work at that exact point, using a drain snake, a robot or high-pressure water. Old tiles and marble floors stay exactly where they are.
Some buildings in Fatih are more than a hundred years old, and the pipes beneath them are often made up of pieces added later. That is why every job needs to start carefully, by seeing the condition of the pipe. Tell us the type of building and the problem you are having by phone or on WhatsApp. Despite the traffic and narrow streets, the team reaches the building with portable machines, explains the cause and starts work once you approve. In hotels and restaurants, we can plan the work for the quietest hour of the business.
Century-old buildings, dense commerce and guesthouses
Fatih covers the whole historic peninsula inside the city walls and holds the oldest settlement fabric in Istanbul. On the slopes of Balat and Fener there are old terraced houses, in Aksaray and Laleli dense commercial buildings and hotels, around Sultanahmet guesthouses and restaurants, and around the Grand Bazaar century-old hans and shops. The streets of Kumkapı are full of fish restaurants. In most of these buildings the plumbing has been renewed in different periods by different tradespeople, and old lines and new parts have been joined together. In some buildings the original layout of the plumbing was never documented, so where the pipes run only becomes clear when you look from the inside with a camera.
In this kind of building stock, drain problems are layered too. Old cast iron and clay pipes become rough on the inside, collect deposits and narrow over time. In terraced houses, one building's drain may pass through the neighbour's basement. In hotels, the water from dozens of bathrooms collects in the same stacks, and hair and soap residue builds up on the lower floors. In restaurant kitchens, food waste and frying oil harden in the line. In historic buildings, breaking floors and walls is often not possible, so camera inspection and clearing from the inside is less a choice of method than a necessity in Fatih. In hans, the drains of dozens of shops join into a single line.
Work from hans to hotel bathrooms
When we are called to a building in Fatih, the jobs we do fall into the following groups, depending on the type of building:
Sewer Camera Inspection
In an old han or a terraced house, most of the time nobody knows where the drain line runs. We push the camera along the line and identify its direction, its bends and where it connects. This footage guides you in every later repair. It can also be shared with the building owner.
Kitchen Sink Unclogging
When the kitchen drain of a restaurant in Kumkapı blocks in the middle of a busy evening, we strip the grease and food waste from the line with high-pressure water and clear the remaining blockage with a drain snake. We also remind the business to have its grease traps emptied regularly. We try to finish the job before the kitchen closes.
Shower and Bathtub Drain Unclogging
If the showers in several rooms of a hotel in Sultanahmet drain slowly at the same time, the problem is in the shared stack. We open the stack from its lowest point, clear the hair and soap build-up, then check the flow from each room's drain one by one. We try to solve the problem at the shared point without working inside the rooms.
No-Dig Drain Unclogging
When the pipe under an old tile floor in a restored house in Balat blocks, breaking is not an option. We find the blockage with the camera and clear it from the inside with a drain snake or robot, using a force suited to the pipe. The floor and wall fabric is kept exactly as it is.
PVC Drain Pipe Replacement
If a cracked section of old cast iron pipe keeps leaking and collecting deposits, we remove only that piece. We fit PVC drain pipe of the right diameter in its place and make the connection to the old pipe watertight. The sound sections are left untouched. After the replacement, we check the line again with the camera.
All services we provide in Fatih
Frequently asked questions
Can a drain be cleared without breaking in a restored building in Fatih?
Yes, in restored buildings clearing without breaking is already the method we prefer. With the camera we see the location of the blockage and the condition of the pipe, and we use a drain snake or robot with a force that will not damage the old pipe. If the pipe has collapsed on the inside and nothing can pass, we show you this on screen and talk through the repair that needs the least intervention. This approach also protects the historic fabric of the building.
Why does the kitchen drain of our restaurant in Kumkapı overflow on busy evenings?
The reason it overflows on busy evenings is that the line is already narrowed by grease. A pipe that only just copes with a small flow overflows when the dishwashing and worktop water suddenly increases. A full grease trap speeds this up. When we clean the line with high-pressure water and check the grease trap, the flow returns to normal. If the size of the grease trap does not suit the workload of the kitchen, we will tell you that too.
Water drains slowly in several rooms of our hotel in Sultanahmet. What is the cause?
If several rooms slow down at the same time, the problem is most likely in the shared stack those rooms are connected to. Hair, soap and shampoo residue collects at the bottom of the stack. After we open and clean the stack from below, we check the flow from each room's drain. To avoid disturbing your guests, we can plan the work for a suitable hour. By checking the rooms in turn, we also see whether the problem is at another point.
How does the team reach the building in Aksaray, with the traffic and narrow streets?
The team reaches the building with portable machines even when the vehicle cannot pull up to the door. The drain snake machines and camera systems are small enough to carry by hand, and for jobs that need high-pressure water the hose is extended. If you describe the building entrance and the state of the street by phone, the team prepares accordingly. Some of the equipment can also be carried up the stairs.
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 detailsContact us for your building in Fatih
For the drain of a historic house, hotel or restaurant, call 0212 923 66 85 or write on WhatsApp. The Cantley team comes to the building, films the inside of the pipe and clears the blockage without touching the floor. You can call day or night.
