Drain and Sewer Services in Şişli
For drain unclogging in Şişli, the Cantley team comes 24/7 to addresses across the district, from apartment flats to office tower floors, and clears the blocked drain without breaking or digging anything up. Whether it is the marble bathroom of an old apartment building or the kitchen of a new residence, we first look inside the pipe with a camera and pinpoint exactly where the blockage is. Then we clear only that section with a motorised drain snake or with water at a pressure suited to the age of the pipe. The tiles and finishes stay in place, and when the job is done we test the line in front of you and explain what caused the blockage.
On a single street in Şişli you can find a building that is nearly a hundred years old, a newly built office block beside it and a café on the ground floor. This density affects both the plumbing and the working conditions. Parking is hard to find, building entrances are narrow, and in many buildings you need to speak with the manager or caretaker beforehand. When you call, we ask about the building type, your floor and whether there is a caretaker, so the team can get into the building quickly and start work. If there is no lift, we like to know that too.
Old buildings with cast iron stacks and busy office blocks
In a large share of the older apartment buildings around Nişantaşı, Kurtuluş and Feriköy, the waste stacks are still made of cast iron. Cast iron rusts from the inside and its surface turns rough, and grease, soap and sediment cling to that roughness and narrow the pipe bore over the years. In these buildings the stack often runs down through a light well or an air shaft, and the flat connections have been changed to PVC drain pipe during later renovations. The joints where cast iron meets PVC are where blockages show up most often. Because high pressure can be dangerous in these ageing pipes, we first check their condition with the camera and choose the right nozzle and pressure accordingly.
Around Mecidiyeköy and Bomonti, tall office buildings, residences and shopping centres dominate. The problem here usually comes from heavy use: many toilets on the same floor line, staff kitchens and food and drink businesses on the ground floor. Grease from cafés and restaurants can build up in the building's shared line and affect the residential floors as well. When we work in Şişli, we schedule office buildings for the time the building management prefers. In older apartment buildings we let the neighbours know and ask them not to use the stack for a short while, so no new overflow happens during the work. In residences, working together with the technical management office makes it easier to reach shafts and access covers.
Marble bathrooms, office floors and café kitchens
Şişli's old and new buildings call us out for different jobs. These are the five situations we are called to most often in this district.
CCTV Drain Unclogging
In the cast iron stacks of old apartment buildings, we find the blockage with the camera and clear it without forcing the pipe. If the footage shows rust or a crack, we share it with the manager, so a decision about the stack can be based on a record rather than a guess.
No-Dig Drain Unclogging
When a drain blocks in a Şişli bathroom renovated with marble or specialist ceramic tiles, nobody wants the surface broken. We clear the blockage by going in through the floor drain, the trap or the toilet connection, and we cover the work area with a sheet. To avoid damaging the grout and the marble surface, we never place equipment directly on the tiles, and when the job is finished we leave the area dry and clean.
Sewer Cleaning
In buildings with a café or restaurant on the ground floor, the shared line narrows with grease. We flush the line with high-pressure water, send the business and the building management footage that shows where the load comes from, and set a regular cleaning interval together.
Toilet Unclogging
When several toilets overflow at the same time on an office floor in Mecidiyeköy, it points to a blockage in the floor line. We clear the floor line when staff have left the building, then test every toilet on the floor in turn and report the result to the building management.
Manhole Unclogging
When the manhole in the back garden or at the foot of the light well of an old apartment building fills up, we open the cover and clean the inlet and outlet pipes. Nobody goes down into the manhole, all the work is done from above with the machine, and the cover is closed securely afterwards.
All services we provide in Şişli
Frequently asked questions
The stack in our old apartment building in Şişli is blocked. Can pressurised water damage the pipe?
Not when it is done at the right pressure and after looking with the camera first. Because old cast iron pipes can have rust and thinning, we lower the pressure to suit the condition of the pipe and, when needed, use only the snake. If we see a crack or a hole on the camera, we do not force the clearing. We show the situation to you and the manager and decide together how to proceed.
Can the drain in our flat in Nişantaşı be cleared without breaking the bathroom marble?
Yes, it can be cleared without breaking marble or ceramic. We reach the pipe with the machine through the floor drain, the trap or the toilet connection, and we see the location of the blockage on the camera as we work. To protect the marble surface, we cover our work area with a sheet. Breaking only comes up if the pipe itself has broken or collapsed, and even then we do nothing without your approval.
There is no parking in Şişli. How does the team get to the building?
The team leaves the vehicle at the nearest suitable spot and walks to the building with portable equipment. Our drain snake and camera are small enough to carry by hand. When you call, tell us whether there is a spot in front of the building where we can stop briefly or a car park nearby, and we will plan around it. Letting the caretaker or manager know also makes getting into the building easier. If the lift is small, we carry the equipment up the stairs, which is no problem.
The drain in our café in Mecidiyeköy keeps blocking. What should we do?
First the line needs to be cleared and the camera used to see where the grease is building up. The main cause of frequent blockages in cafés is grease and coffee grounds going down with the washing-up water. After clearing the line, we check the condition of the grease trap and give simple advice so that grounds and grease do not go down the sink. Setting a regular cleaning interval to suit how busy you are reduces repeat blockages. We keep this plan flexible according to how busy the business is.
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 detailsOld apartment building or office tower in Şişli, let us know
You can call us together with your caretaker or manager on 0212 923 66 85, or send the building details on WhatsApp. We come to your address in Şişli at a time that suits you, look at the line with the camera, show you what we see and clear it without breaking anything.