by steve | Jul 17, 2025 | Buying a Home? Don't overlook the DRAINS
A Building Survey won’t inspect your drainage System. Most building surveys exclude underground drains, yet leaks, cracks, root ingress and collapsed pipes can go undetected for years. The result? Expensive repairs, structural damage, even subsidence. Drain...
by steve | Feb 11, 2025 | Understanding Subsidence in Dorset
Understanding Subsidence in Dorset: Causes, Identification, and Solutions Subsidence is a serious concern for homeowners, especially in areas like Dorset, where the geological composition and environmental factors can contribute to ground movement. In this blog, we’ll...
by georgia | Oct 19, 2022 | Drain Unblocking
Drains are a crucial component of any house. Clean and orderly homes require proper drainage, and systems need to be cleaned frequently to prevent future problems… Your drains can become blocked with a lot of debris and waste making it challenging to access the...
by steve | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
In recent weeks you may have seen in the press or on the Television the alarming decline of the hedgehog.Surveys by citizen scientists show hedgehog numbers have fallen by about 50% since the turn of the century. So here at Canford Drains we started to think...
by steve | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Call Canford Drains to make sure you are compliant with the 2020 septic tank regulations. Septic tanks are common in rural properties and property owners find them an easy solution to the age old problem of dealing with waste water and sewage where mains drainage is...
by steve | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Winter is a key time for rat infestations inside properties as rats try to enter buildings to keep warm when the weather turns cold. How to spot rodent drain activity? The main signs of rodent activity include rat droppings, scratching noises, rub marks and...
