Recent content by goginan

Thank you for the information Hugh. No roots as it goes under a concrete parking area and a trunk road. As for belly, who knows, but it has been working without fault for the last 30 years, so I can't see there can be a problem.

Thanks Ian H & Hugh Jaleak so much for your help. You have set my mind at rest about the security of the repair and, in case of problems, the possibility of relining. May invest 30 quid or so in a USB inspection camera - just in case.

The power company cracked my clay drain while replacing their pole. CCTV revealed the general condition of the drain to be good but the pipe had been shattered. The engineer was unable to CCTV the rest of the drain as the fresh mud and earth filled the pipe as fast as he could jet it out! The...

I am repairing a septic tank, which was block built in the 60s. I have emptied it and scraped the walls to remove all loose material and filled all holes and intend to pressure wash next. I was intending to tank it with a bonding slurry with SBR and a render also containing SBR, followed...