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Hi all, Perhaps appropriately, I spent Father’s Day trying various drainage configurations. Seem to have got to an acceptable solution in the end - see pic! Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who took the time to read and respond and try to help out - it all contributed in one way or...

Many thanks for the considered response, ree. In answer to your questions: I think the ground floor bathroom grey water is routed through two waste pipes i.e. there’s another one like the one in the pic but farther along the wall, discharging into a similar gully. (I’m not 100% sure as the...

Hi Ree, Thanks for responding. I’ve attached pics to answer your questions 1, 2, 5. Further notes below. 1. The (cast iron) down pipe is from the gutter but also includes grey water from 1st floor bathroom. (In the pic there’s a bit of pipe I’ve put in temporarily.) 2. As per second pic. This...

Help, please… I removed a broken salt glaze gully. I’m trying to install a new bottle gully. However, the two waste pipes (one vertical, one horizontal) which I need to flow into the gully are vertically misaligned. Furthermore, considering how far out the horizontal waste pipe extends, and how...

Thanks very much for the quick reply, blup. What’s the benefit of segregating the surface water from the grey water if the original configuration is still working well (apart from the damaged gullies)?

Hello all, I’m looking to sort out the self-inflicted mess outside my back door and lay a patio. I haven’t done groundworks before but I think I’m handy enough to do this with a bit of expert guidance. I lifted about 24 sq m of concrete from outside our back door with a view to levelling and...