Willenhall is a town of about 50,000 people between Wolverhampton and Walsall, according to the 2021 Census. We take plumbing and drain requests from the town centre, Short Heath, New Invention, Spring Bank and Portobello. You send your request online, and we pass it to a local engineer who covers Willenhall. Since the form stays open 24/7, you can send it whenever you need to.
Willenhall made its name making locks, and the Locksmith's House museum still tells that story. Many workers' terraces from that era stand near the town centre. Those homes often share clay drains that run behind the houses. As a result, one blockage can reach several homes.
Short Heath and Spring Bank have more post-war housing, with concrete or early plastic pipes. While those pipes are younger, many are now more than 50 years old. Clay soil in parts of the town moves as it wets and dries. That movement, together with tree roots, puts stress on old joints.
Severn Trent runs the public sewers and shared lateral drains in Willenhall. Drains that only serve your home are yours to look after. If a shared drain blocks, report it to Severn Trent. For your own pipes, send us a request.
If you have a gravel drive in Willenhall, fit guards over your outside gullies. Loose stones wash into the drain and settle in the pipe. Because they are heavy, rods struggle to shift them once they pile up. A simple guard keeps them out in the first place.
Many terraces were built with one drain run behind the houses. It collects waste from each home before reaching the sewer. Since 2011, those shared lateral drains belong to Severn Trent.
Yes, clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when dry. Over the years, that movement can crack old pipes and open joints. A liner often copes with it better than a rigid patch.
Find out where your drains run before the builders start. A camera survey can map them for you. That avoids building over a drain that needs moving.
Yes, we take requests from Short Heath, New Invention, Spring Bank, Portobello and central Willenhall. We also cover Wednesfield, Bilston and Walsall nearby. If you are not sure, send your postcode, and we will check whether a local engineer covers it.