DG Riooltechniek

DG Riooltechniek is a drain and sewer specialist based in Terheijden, a village just north of Breda in West-Brabant. It's a registered Dutch BV, and the work is the kind nobody thinks about until a toilet backs up or the kitchen sink won't drain.

Most call-outs are blockages. Grease, wipes and tree roots are the usual culprits, and a good high-pressure flush clears most of them. When a drain keeps blocking, they run a camera through the pipe to see what's actually going on, whether that's a sagging section, a cracked joint or roots growing in.

Services:

• Drain and sewer unblocking (riool ontstoppen)
• Camera inspection of sewer pipes
• Relining, repairing a pipe from the inside without digging
• Laying new sewer pipes (riool aanleggen)
• 24/7 emergency service

Relining is worth knowing about. Instead of breaking up a driveway or garden to replace a damaged pipe, a new lining is pulled through the old one and hardened in place. It's usually quicker and causes far less mess, though it depends on the condition of the pipe, which is why the camera inspection comes first.

They cover Terheijden, Breda, Oosterhout, Etten-Leur, Roosendaal and the surrounding area, for both homes and businesses. Prices aren't listed online, so call for a quote. For emergencies they're reachable around the clock.

A tip to avoid repeat call-outs: don't flush wet wipes, even the ones sold as flushable, and let cooking fat cool and go in the bin rather than down the sink. Those two habits alone prevent a lot of blocked drains.

Address: Ruitersvaartseweg 6, 4844 PH Terheijden, Netherlands. Phone 076-777 0948.