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I can see three options: 1. You give up and leave this as it is. 2. It is a blocked (probably dead) soakaway - fixing this will involve digging some of those up. 3. It is a blocked drain - fixing this will probably involve digging some of those up. Why? The horizontal section of a pipe is very...

That dog leg at the top of the down pipe is called an offset. I don't know if it is 18" but my eaves are substantial and I had no problem in taking the downpipe straight down to the hopper, see the photo I have never used one but AFAIUI that is not the intention. Rather they are placed lower...

Assuming that there is some drainage, then if the gaps between the slabs are filled with sand, when it rains the sand will be washed out and down the drain.

I have lots of mature trees near me (including field maples which have very large leaves) and in one area the offset would clog regularly, causing the gutter to overflow the next time it rained. I removed the offset and put in a downpipe from the outlet to a hopper. In the bottom of the hopper...

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is for use on lawns and should not be used on paving as it will stain them. For hard surfaces like patios then something containing benzalkonium chloride (BAC) is the appropriate product. That includes Patio Magic (which I have used) and Wet & Forget (which I haven't). The branded products are...

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Maybe even an aerial. ;)

Certainly does. This is a UK site and lots of things are different between the two countries, building regulations, availability of products, product names (not brand names but the names of the actual material), building techniques, etc. I am not a roofer and someone on this site may be able to...

If the existing post is concreted in place then I think that you could attach a bolt down post holder https://www.builderdepot.co.uk/metpost-100mm-x-100mm-post-support-bolt-down-system-2 to it, using concrete screws. Into that you would put a new post and bolt the new post to the existing...

If the type and location of their gully looks the same as yours, could you, with permission of course, try putting a drain rod down their one and see where it goes? Even if the bill is correct it may not be informative. If all the surface water goes into soakaways then you get a discount, but...

A properly functioning drain, of any sort, will empty immediately. The fact that it did not means it is blocked. However the fact that the water eventually went away means that it is not totally blocked. As you say you can see soil in it, it is most likely that the water has gradually percolated...

Some stuff I suspect comes from 'tradesmen' who, for whatever reason, do not remove their rubbish. The two half full bags of sand I mentioned is an example. Since then I have remembered a couple of empty paint containers. Our garden is on the side of a valley and when the houses below ours were...