Commercial contracts
Ramadan Drain CleaningBuilding and complex maintenance in Hateen
Building and complex maintenance in Hateen covers medium-sized residential flats, sometimes in older blocks, each with slow horizontal drainage lines and multiple shared chambers. Hateen is a residential area near Hawalli, and most of its lines are ageing and need regular inspection.
Signs across a block
Where a block showsits faults.
A block does not complain from one place. These are the spots that show it first.
01
One flat complains and the rest are fine
When one flat has water coming back and the rest drain normally, the fault sits in its own branch or where that branch joins the shared run, not in the shared run itself.
02
Water standing in the car park
A car park gully sits below street level, so any narrowing shows at once as a pool on the concrete. The cause we see most is grit and dust carried down by car washing and settled in the pot.
03
The tank water changes in summer
A roof tank sitting in the sun heats up, the water standing in it changes in taste and smell, and sediment can settle at the bottom. Residents complain about the water rather than the drains, and the cause is above them.
This area
What setsthis area apart
Hateen blocks are fairly low, three or four storeys, with several flats sharing one drainage line running to a chamber under a shared courtyard or passage. Horizontal lines run a long distance at very slight falls, so deposits and grease build up easily. Some blocks were designed with ground-level flats draining to individual chambers, but those chambers are old and the covers are flimsy.
Hateen sits in Hawalli governorate, a residential area with older blocks and long horizontal drainage runs.
Hateen's long horizontal lines need annual cleaning because water moves very slowly and sediment collects.
The work in short
What we cover ina block.
Service
Water and drainage network upkeep for a whole building
Where it applies
Residential blocks, complexes and buildings with several entrances
The points
Inspection chambers, manholes, car park gullies, roof tanks and pumps
Method
Chambers opened in order, drain rods, and a tanker when suction is needed
Coverage
All six governorates and the areas inside them
The round
From the roofto the car park.
We start at the top and work down, because what happens above shows up below.
We start at the tank and pump
We open the tank, look at the water and any sediment in the base, and watch the pump while it runs, because weak supply in the flats usually starts here and not at the tap.
We move to the vertical stacks
The stack collecting the bathrooms of the flats above one another reads from the access points and the landing gullies. We listen for water falling at its normal pace, or hesitating before it goes.
We open the yard chambers in order
We open from the chamber nearest the building and move towards the outlet, reading the level in each channel. A full chamber followed by an empty one puts the stoppage exactly between the two.
We finish at the car park
We lift the car park gully grating, clear what has settled in the pot, and check the outlet still sits above the standing water line, because that seal is what keeps odour out of the car park.
Common questions
Questions about Building and complex maintenance in Hateen
If the line is long and barely sloped, water does not flow fast enough to flush itself. We need to rod it or use the tanker if grease or sediment has built up in the line.
If the cover is cracked or walls are weak, you need to have it repaired before it collapses completely. We can inspect and clean it, but repairing concrete or chamber walls is outside our scope.
Nearby areas
More areas for Building and complex maintenance
Same service, in nearby areas.
Other services
Other services in Hateen
Other work we do in the same area.
Back to Building and complex maintenance