Ive just bought a new house (1970s detached bungalow) and found that under the floorboards is around 4" of clear water under the whole house - the space between the floorboards and the concrete foundation is around 3 feet.
So ive rented a puddle pump and pumped out all the water but as I got to the last few cm's I noticed water pouring back in.
The water appears to be coming through erroded mortar at the sides of certain bricks. From what I could tell it was happening portion of the house and in about 8 different places. The rate of flow in each instance was like a running tap which was pretty suprising! and refilled the void under the floorboards in no time.
Im guessing its probably the water table? the front of the house is stoned and when it rains you can see water puddling in it rather than draining/soaking away. The back and drive of the house is flagged and the drive tarmaced
One other thing to note is when it rains in my street and few surrounding streets water comes up out of the grids in the steet. Could it be a united utilities problem in the sense the main drains are blocked and consequently raising the water table?
Im really looking for advice on my next step and who too call? Should I call united utilities? any suggestions on my next move?
So ive rented a puddle pump and pumped out all the water but as I got to the last few cm's I noticed water pouring back in.
The water appears to be coming through erroded mortar at the sides of certain bricks. From what I could tell it was happening portion of the house and in about 8 different places. The rate of flow in each instance was like a running tap which was pretty suprising! and refilled the void under the floorboards in no time.
Im guessing its probably the water table? the front of the house is stoned and when it rains you can see water puddling in it rather than draining/soaking away. The back and drive of the house is flagged and the drive tarmaced
One other thing to note is when it rains in my street and few surrounding streets water comes up out of the grids in the steet. Could it be a united utilities problem in the sense the main drains are blocked and consequently raising the water table?
Im really looking for advice on my next step and who too call? Should I call united utilities? any suggestions on my next move?