drain

I have a 1970s house which has started developing some cracking, so the first thing we did was organise a drain survey to make sure the drains are OK. The problem is, the survey was unable to access the section of the main drain under the house where the cracking is. The soil pipe runs up...

Is there a safety risk of using a wacker plate near/too close to the drain/manhole leading to a collapse? Or even just generally along the 'route' of the drainage pipe? The brickwork itself seems to be in ok shape a few bricks that could do with replacing near the top end may do so.

Hi all. We moved into an old Edwardian home 5 years ago. Solid brick built house and still retains some original features. Not sure how old thi box is but a few times has definitely caught some overflow as the drain tends to become regularly blocked. I'm told by the drain expert that its due to...

I have been exploring a better way to keep my bathroom drain clean. In the past I have used enzyme sticks and they do clean the trap. But I’m not sure they clean the drain further along. I am going to try a liquid enzyme cleaner for maintenance. About 30-60ml is poured into the trap and I’m...

I've got a a concrete kitchen floor which appears to be very moist where I've dug it up - see pics. I have two gulleys into which rainwater and kitchen/bathroom water drain into. I need to get a drain survey but I can't locate a manhole on my property via which the camera can be fed through...

I’ve attempted to bung our conventional heating system to change some upstairs bedroom radiator valves and respective radiators. I’ve noticed when I bung the system the bathroom and kitchen taps appear to drain off if I open them, however the radiator pipes appear to constantly flow with water...

Hi I have a felted flat small canopy above my front door its slightly bigger than the door width. When there is heavy rain the rain pools a bit on top but sometimes but rarely it drips slowly over the front edge. I was wondering if there is an easy solution for it , small bore drainage...

Hi all, I was checking the drain maps on my property and discovered that the foul sewer line runs through the garden v close to an extension I have. I had plans to knock down or add to this extension but thought the sewer line may create challenges with build over etc. I have two manhole...

Hello. I recently had some new paths installed around the front of my mid terrace property. The contractor who I hired for the job removed the existing concrete around the bay window. Underneath this was a gully from a downpipe which led under the front garden and into the sewer in the street...

Why do new build developers build garage walls right on the property boundary line so that the gutter and drain pipes over hang onto the neighbours property? Assume they’re all compliant with building regs but does it not cause issues if any maintenance needs doing to the wall, gutter or drains...

Hi all - appreciate any thoughts on this please: Attached is the current layout of my property. The Orange line is where the back of my house was originally built to. The previous owner added the conservatory, utility and bathroom to the back (over 15 years ago). The blue square is where...

Hello. So currently I am excavating the foundations for a cavity wall garden office. Unfortunately my drain pipe runs at an awkward angle at the corner of where my foundations would be. My initial thought was to excavate the foundations deeper and pour the concrete below the pipe, and then...

Hi all Our house currently has one bathroom, with the soil pipe directly next to it. We are hoping to create a small ensuite in the largest bedroom (toilet, shower, sink). The challenge is that this is on the opposite side of the house to where the existing soil pipe is. I'm not sure whether...

Hi, I own a terraced house (ca 1920) in North West London. I recently ran an inspection (the pipe was clogged) of the drain running under the house from the street to the back. It turns out that there is water ingress. Water is actually leaking into the drain pipe from the surrounding ground...

I have a utility room with a concrete floor. When it rains I've noticed the floor gets wet. Right outside this room are two drains - one is for the kitchen sink and boiler/washing machine waste trap and the other is for the guttering drain pipe from the utility room. There is also another hole...

Hi all I've been trying to find the source of a cold draft in my kitchen after taking off the plinth below my sink I have found a hole in the concrete floor (where the cold air is coming from), and it has a pipe going into it. I have a few questions... 1. Does anyone know what this pipe is? I...

Hi, I have a a Traymate shower tray installed in my bathroom which seems to have started leaking. It has been installed for just under 5 years now but I have noticed a brown line on the ceiling underneath in my garage which would appear to be directly under the horizontal shower tray drain exit...

I recently had a drain survey done as a soak away pipe at the front of the house is visibly broken and requires repair. As the house was built in the 60s I thought it may be beneficial to check out the whole system. There are no other obvious problems. The men who came to do the drain survey...

Hi all, Wanted some advice on an outside bottle gully that I currently have. At the moment it has 3 appliance waste pipes going into the top of it and a redundant waste pipe on the side (which I want to use for a ACO driveway drain). The outlet feeds direct to the main drain (confirmed by...

Hi everyone, just looking for a second opinion on our filled-in gully! We recently found a broken drain below the gully outside the kitchen of our 1910 house (which the sink and washing machine drain into, so this had just been pouring into the ground for who knows how long!). We have just had...