Gordon Lundie

18th August 2022

School may be back but the chaos continues

The Scottish School holidays are now over and across Glasgow, parents can breath a sigh of relief as their children go back to school. No more ‘can I have a snack’ for at least the hours between 9 & 3…

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25th April 2022

How many sheets of toilet paper should you use?

It may seem obvious but the most common cause of a blocked toilet is toilet paper itself.  If you use too much toilet paper, you run the risk of blocking the toilet. It may seem strange that a toilet can…

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19th April 2022

Prescription Medicine down the drain

The three P’s for toilet flushing do not stand for Pee, Poo and Pharmaceutical products. The third P is in actual fact P for Paper as in Toilet Paper. It may seem like a good idea to flush unused and…

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31st January 2022

Can your poo block the toilet drain?

If we have said it once, we will say it a thousand times.  Everybody pees and poops.  But what happens if that big poo blocks the toilet? It may sound childish but it is a serious issue and it can…

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12th January 2022

Why you should not use drain cleaners

Do you care about the environment?  Then stop using drain cleaning chemicals to unblock your drain. The COP26 conference in Glasgow helped to increase the need for everyone to play their part in going green.  Whether that be in switching…

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6th January 2022

Is it okay to flush hair down the toilet?

The human body is covered in hair but it is the hair on the head that can cause the most problems when it comes to flushing things down the toilet. The human body can loose around one hundred strands of…

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5th January 2022

Welcome to 2022

A new year means New Year Resolutions. You may be thinking – what kind of new year resolution requires a drainage contractor?  Well, the ones where your new years resolution starts with…. ‘This year, I am going to fix….’ If…

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22nd December 2021

Festive Opening Times

We are only three days away from Christmas and many of you will already be on your festive holidays. But what about us? Well why a blocked drain can strike at any point, we all need time off in the…

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21st October 2021

Where does the coffee grounds go?

For some of us, the morning ritual is a hot shower.  For others it is a good cup of tea.  And for a lot of residents in Glasgow (and the World let’s be honest), a morning cup of joe is…

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8th October 2021

Common reasons for a blocked drain

A blocked drain is a pain in the backside.  There is no such thing as a convenient blockage. And while we are very good at unblocking a drain, knowing how drains get blocked can really help you to make sure…

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