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Haha! Thanks Ian. I'm actually pretty sure its a water pipe because that is exactly where my stockcock is on the inside of the house where the water comes in. My gas pipe is further to down the side of the house closer to the road. Have seen pics of the inside of those pipes but after 2 years of...

I submit my work for peer review... lol! :) I also had my builder pal Shaun over to help and to be honest he made most of the big decisions but I think they were all inline with the suggestions of the forum which is awesome. Drains back and functioning again which is great news. Just wanted to...

I feel enlightened! :) Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom Ian, Hugh and Nige. I've never pictured a turds g force experience as it makes its way down the pipe. A hard splat does nothing for momentum... lol Will put a long radius turn at the bottom of the cast iron soil pipe and then attach...

Thanks Ian! Could you tell me why it would be better like that? I.e. as I see your diagram you would put the gully drainage pipe into the new soil pipe after the new join with the vertical cast iron soil pipe? I'm assuming here you would replace instead of trying to fix? Cheers for your help! :)

Thanks Hugh, kinda what I was thinking but just wondered if a repair job would have been possible and perhaps just as effective. Is it the same Hugh Jaleak on Garden Law? I'm SwitchRich on that site in case it is :)

Hi all, was hoping for some advice from the forum. Getting a new patio done and while excavating around the sewer pipe I noticed that the clay collar around the cast iron soil pipe was cracked and leaking. (which explains the damp we've been getting on the inside wall) My dilemma is now weather...