Recent content by Oldgirl21

Yes I already did that and it still does it. I am wondering if it's just the concrete drying out? Don't really want to call plumber back but it's a bit worrying.

I recently discovered a pipe in the downstairs loo had been leaking under the floorboards, no idea how long for but it had soaked the concrete. It's been repaired but i now have ticking, popping sounds coming from that area. Is this likely to be the concrete drying or another leak? Thanks in...

Hi, I've just discovered the downstairs loo has been emptying under the floor, no sewage smell but water smell and nothing going into manhole outside!! Should I leave it a week or so before calling the plumber, just so it gives "things" time to dry up a bit? Don't want to make the poor man...

It has an internal overflow that runs down the drain but not via the pan, very old toilet. The reason it's running is because it's emptying at the bottom (flapper) and so constantly filling at the inlet. After tying up the ball valve the full cistern emptied after about half an hour. The loft...

Thanks, I've now been told that it's possible the constantly running toilet has been forcing water up into the loft tank but I'm not sure. Thanks for your reply, I'll get them both checked tomorrow.

Hi everyone my toilet cistern was running constantly and also the overflow from the cold water storage tank in the loft. I've tried the ball valve up in the toilet and a plumber is coming on Monday, didn't want to call an emergency plumber. Anyway since I've tried the ball valve up the loft...

Thanks everyone! Problem solved. The neighbour is not licenced to operate according to the local authority and the beneficiary of the covenant has also written to him to inform him of another covenant, no commercial vehicles to be parked at the property. The vehicle has gone...

Would you want it parked In front of your window? Washing machine, tumble dryer and fridge tonight!

Hi all, I'm not sure where best to post this but here goes. We have covenants on our houses not to operate businesses from home and the new neighbour is in the scrap metal business. He parks his truck on the drive every night loaded with scrap metal and sometimes it's there all day. Is there...

It was Northumbrian Water who told us it wasn't their responsibility not the man who jetted the drain. We need to find out if the plans should be updated in case it happens again.

Thank you so much everyone for all the help, what a fantastic forum this is! We had the drain jetted this morning by a private company but it does seem that the plans were never updated when the houses were built so I'm unsure as to whether that's our own fault! For what it cost between us it...

Yes they came out this morning and told us it's not their responsibility, we've got someone coming out in the morning to jet the drain and if it blocks outside on the public highway the water company will have to sort it!!

Yes we have a legal easement over the land with rights of access nobody is stopping us from going onto the land but the water company say it's a private matter and we have to get our own drain jetter

Yes but the land it crosses is private not lateral because the grantor of the easement has a different drain. If we were connected to that drain it would be lateral.

Thanks for all your help. I think the problem is that the neighbour who granted the easement doesn't use our drain he has his own so it is private unfortunately.