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    Beansbaked reacted to denso13's post in the thread Down pipe with Thanks Thanks.
    If the water is going in to the drain ok then just leave it alone. If not then a plumber can fix it.
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    Beansbaked reacted to Madrab's post in the thread Down pipe with Thanks Thanks.
    That looks like it could be salt glazed clay with a cement filler around the cast. Water's got in, frozen and split the clay away from...
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    Beansbaked reacted to denso13's post in the thread Down pipe with Thanks Thanks.
    No confusion, don't worry about it. It's fairly simple, in the big scheme of things, get it repaired then move on.
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    Beansbaked replied to the thread Down pipe.
    Sorry I think I’ve caused some confusion. I have plastic guttering which goes into cast iron downpipe. The previous home owners didn’t...
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    Beansbaked replied to the thread Down pipe.
    Hi really sorry, had a family emergency so haven’t been home in the day light the last couple of days. I appreciate your help and advice...
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    Beansbaked replied to the thread Down pipe.
    Thanks for the reply. I’ve given it a little wipe a bit further down and it looks the same brown/orange colour as far down as I dared to...
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    Beansbaked replied to the thread Down pipe.
    Thanks for the reply the downpipe definitely needs replacing as it’s leaving a huge damp patch on my brickwork with all of this...
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    Beansbaked replied to the thread Down pipe.
    Thank you for the replies. Daft question but would I need a plumber or builder to fix this? I’m wary of poking around it too much incase...
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    Good evening, I have some cast iron downpipe thats leaking, I’m having it replaced but it goes just underground into what looks like...
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    Beansbaked reacted to denso13's post in the thread Down pipe with Thanks Thanks.
    You do come across asbestos pipework above ground but that is just normal, old, fireclay. Nothing to worry about.
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    Beansbaked replied to the thread Down pipe.
    Thanks for replying, this was under some slabs with a bush next to it, I think the roots from the bush grew and cracked the slabs and...
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    Good afternoon, I have some cast iron downpipe thats leaking, I’m having it replaced but it goes into what looks like cement pipe what’s...
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