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The building inspector has had a look at it and it is a type of soakaway (see above). It can't be built over and the foundations have to be a certain distance away so they've had to reduce the width of the extension by about a metre.

It's very deep! He's only just moved in and the house is only a couple of years old. He may have to reduce the size of the extension, he wants to go out 7.5m on the side. Another explanation I've had is :- Probably a soakaway serving several properties. Would comprise a large flask with...

It's bone dry!

It's a heavy iron cover with just the name of the cover company on it www.clarkdrain.com nothing to indicate an authority or utility.

I'm a builder and have been asked by a potential client what this is. He wants to build an extension but there's a manhole cover in the middle of his lawn quite close to where we'd dig the foundation. This is what's underneath the cover. It's about 30 feet deep, possibly more. The house is...

Thanks for your replies. I'm going to try my insurance. Unfortunately I can't get through to their claims department. I've spent about 3 hours in their phone queue so far but their new business answers straight away!

I hit it with a kango. We weren't expecting electric to be there, only water. We still don't know why it would be there, there was still power in the house.

I was digging up our front drive to lay a new water main when I hit an electric cable. I had to call out the electricity board who turned up mob handed with 4 vans, 6 men and a digger. 5 of them watched while the other got in the hole and repaired the break. They took my details and I'm now...