Recent content by Daisybaby1

Exactly Gerald, that's what we thought! We'll see what is said later on today and take it from there . . .

Thank you for replying alan333 :) I would go and take a photo if they were out as it's a bit awkward to explain, but, they had an existing driveway resurfaced, and running along the end of the driveway is a drain for, I presume, rain water. However, when the driveway was done, their downpipe...

Thank you for replying, I really appreciate it :) Do you think I should give the local building control a call if they don't sort it out? Or do I have to wait until it 'actually' causes a nuisance, ie rising damp etc? I can just see it now, if they keep it the way it is then our side path...

Hello :) I asked this on the roofing and guttering board and it was suggested that I ask here too, My neighbours guttering downpipe broke almost a year ago meaning that a lot of the rain we had over the winter that landed on their roof, ran all down the side of our house. Annoying, but we...

Will do, thank you :)

Yes you're right it may well have been connected to an underground pipe, and I, like you, also thought that soak aways needed to be a certain distance from buildings. Do you know if what the builders have done is 'illegal', by positioning the downpipe in the way they have? If they are...

Thank you for replying :) The old gutter just disappeared into the ground. There was no indication of where it went, no drain or gulley, it literally just went into the ground. About a month ago they had a new brick paved driveway and I'm suspicious that the reason the new pipe has not been...

Hello! :) My neighbours guttering downpipe broke almost a year ago meaning that a lot of the rain we had over the winter that landed on their roof, ran all down the side of our house. Annoying, but we didn't say anything because we were sure that they would get it fixed soon. . . ! The...