I've spent the last six months building a garage in my garden, 6m x 5m, of concrete block and tile. I contacted the counicl to ask what I need to do, such as planning permission, building regs etc. They basically told me I can build wqhat I like.
On the property deeds it shows a sewer running under the property from front to rear, apparently under an inspection hatch on the rear patio. The garage is a couple of meters away from where I thought the sewer ran.
A couple of weeks ago I moved some old slabs that were laid by the fence to the neighbours garden, and I found another sewer hatch. I've lifted the big heavy thing and found a 10" sewer pipe that points directly along the end wall of my garage!
It appears the information on the deeds is about 25 feet out of line with real life.
I've done some websurfing to find more info on 'overbuilding' sewers and I get the impression I am in deep deep s**t.
Several people have told me not to worry about it, but I am not the sort of person who can just dismiss the sort of potential problems this could cause if the sewer collpases.
If I call the water board what is the worst likely scenario?
On the property deeds it shows a sewer running under the property from front to rear, apparently under an inspection hatch on the rear patio. The garage is a couple of meters away from where I thought the sewer ran.
A couple of weeks ago I moved some old slabs that were laid by the fence to the neighbours garden, and I found another sewer hatch. I've lifted the big heavy thing and found a 10" sewer pipe that points directly along the end wall of my garage!
It appears the information on the deeds is about 25 feet out of line with real life.
I've done some websurfing to find more info on 'overbuilding' sewers and I get the impression I am in deep deep s**t.
Several people have told me not to worry about it, but I am not the sort of person who can just dismiss the sort of potential problems this could cause if the sewer collpases.
If I call the water board what is the worst likely scenario?