Drain insurance

[GrahamK]

Has anyone here had experience of getting their drains repaired?

According to one website a house insurance policy, which includes accidental damage, will cover the cost of drain repair.
None of the plumbers who quoted for our drains with tree root blockage mentioned this possibility

GrahamK

[xavi99]

I do not see why not particularly if the trees belong to a neighbouring property. Check your policy and speak to the insurance company.

The only issues I have heard about with drains are pitch fibre pipes which tend to delaminate from inside and deform with load over time, although I beleive that there has been an ombudsman case which states that there needs to be specific exemption within the policy docs for an ins co not to cover drains.

hth

xavi