Hello everyone, I have a question regarding a soil pipe going underneath my bathroom from the loo to outside.
There has been a damp musty smell in the house when it rains, and I have I think located the problem to wet soil under the bathroom floor.
A few years ago the bathroom was replaced by the previous owner and I think a new soilpipe? installed. The problem is that it required digging a channel into the foundation concrete for the pipe run - exposing the soil underneath. I think when that gets wet there is a smell wafting up from the area. You should be able to see the damp soil in the photos, which I hope make it a bit clearer..
My question is do I completely concrete over the pipe?
or put down pea shingle to the height of the top of the pipes and then layer of concrete? Or what else could I do to stop the floor getting wet?
The area to be fixed is quite small just alongside the pipe 1ft wide for about 6 ft to the loo.
I would really appreciate ideas as how to sort the problem out.
There has been a damp musty smell in the house when it rains, and I have I think located the problem to wet soil under the bathroom floor.
A few years ago the bathroom was replaced by the previous owner and I think a new soilpipe? installed. The problem is that it required digging a channel into the foundation concrete for the pipe run - exposing the soil underneath. I think when that gets wet there is a smell wafting up from the area. You should be able to see the damp soil in the photos, which I hope make it a bit clearer..
My question is do I completely concrete over the pipe?
or put down pea shingle to the height of the top of the pipes and then layer of concrete? Or what else could I do to stop the floor getting wet?
The area to be fixed is quite small just alongside the pipe 1ft wide for about 6 ft to the loo.
I would really appreciate ideas as how to sort the problem out.
