This is what I was confronted with after removing kitchen cabinets and boxing around the soil pipe:
Gaping hole marked with the arrow that goes all the way round the back of the pipe too, drops right down into the drain outside. Has apparently never caused us any particular issues though does explain the odd slug that gets in sometimes!
Feels like I should block this up before covering all this again - expanding foam for this a good idea or not?
Also looks like the pipe is seeping a little at the bottom, though I could honestly workout if this was just moisture coming up from below. Could try running some sealant around the bottom of the pipe and/or some bitumen paint on the floor to stop damp coming up?
Any good suggestions for making good here?
Thanks.
Gaping hole marked with the arrow that goes all the way round the back of the pipe too, drops right down into the drain outside. Has apparently never caused us any particular issues though does explain the odd slug that gets in sometimes!
Feels like I should block this up before covering all this again - expanding foam for this a good idea or not?
Also looks like the pipe is seeping a little at the bottom, though I could honestly workout if this was just moisture coming up from below. Could try running some sealant around the bottom of the pipe and/or some bitumen paint on the floor to stop damp coming up?
Any good suggestions for making good here?
Thanks.