Recent content by laird18

Hello all, Just to let you - and anyone else reading - know that I was able to clear the blockage with a long plunger on the exit point of the gully, followed by a lot of running water to clear it out. Back to normal now. Thanks for your help. Michael

I should add that I haven't yet been able to locate the manhole. It must be somewhere under the decking - I will start lifting more boards to try to find it. Any tips on where to look? Is it usually quite close to the gully/downpipe?

Ok, thanks for the advice. As I said the gully seems to have a pipe entering/exiting from either side, one half way down, the other near the bottom. It can be quite difficult to tell when you're fumbling around, but the one near the bottom seems to go upwards sharply. I guess this is what...

Thanks for the advice, guys. The gully is full to the brim with water just now so you're right that it will need to be emptied by vacuum (or something else) first. I don't, however, have such a vacuum so I'm thinking I might need to get the experts in... :( Could someone explain to me...

Hello all, I've got a problem with what appears to be kitchen waste water overflowing from a grate at the rear of my house. And it stinks!! This is an old terraced house built in 1879, which we have owned for just over a year. I think this problem may have been building up for some...