Hi guys,
Before I purchased my house some genius decided to demolish the original garage and install a smaller concrete prefab garage, but below ground level so it floods, set further back than the original garage, and the guttering from the garage roof goes to a water butt which keeps over flowing with the amount of rain we get.
My neighbours original garage which is right next to mine has the guttering going to a drain at the entrance. Because my garage has been set a bit further back my drain looks to have been filled with dirt and a wall has been build directly over it, but the recess is still visible (see pics).
I want to install drainage for my garage to stop if from flooding and give somewhere more permanent for the guttering to go, in planning this i am trying to figure out where the drains run so i know where to connect, or see if the blocked drain at the front of the garage is still connected.
As you can see in the pics the entire area has been block paved over, including down the driveway to the main road, and into my back garden,so I have absolutely no idea how the drainage goes. Some of my neighbours have man hole covers on their drives, some dont, I dont either.
The only areas of access I have to the drain system is via the soil pipe at the back of the house, or the drain where my gutter goes also at the back of the house (as seen in the pics). The building survey when I purchased the house said the drains are both fresh water and sewage.
What would be the best way to map out where the drains run? I was thinking of purchasing a £200 20m drain camera off ebay and feeding it down the soil pipe, the only concern I have is getting the camera around any bends in the drain system, Im thinking the first bend at the bottom of the soil pipe will be ok but when I reach a second bend im worried the camera cable wont make it around. Anybody have any better solutions?
PS I dont like hiring equipment, im the kind of guy where if i have a few hours free one afternoon ill crack on with the job, it could be tomorrow, it could be next week, with work I cant really plan so it makes hiring equipment difficult so I prefer to purchase if not too expensive.
Many thanks.
Before I purchased my house some genius decided to demolish the original garage and install a smaller concrete prefab garage, but below ground level so it floods, set further back than the original garage, and the guttering from the garage roof goes to a water butt which keeps over flowing with the amount of rain we get.
My neighbours original garage which is right next to mine has the guttering going to a drain at the entrance. Because my garage has been set a bit further back my drain looks to have been filled with dirt and a wall has been build directly over it, but the recess is still visible (see pics).
I want to install drainage for my garage to stop if from flooding and give somewhere more permanent for the guttering to go, in planning this i am trying to figure out where the drains run so i know where to connect, or see if the blocked drain at the front of the garage is still connected.
As you can see in the pics the entire area has been block paved over, including down the driveway to the main road, and into my back garden,so I have absolutely no idea how the drainage goes. Some of my neighbours have man hole covers on their drives, some dont, I dont either.
The only areas of access I have to the drain system is via the soil pipe at the back of the house, or the drain where my gutter goes also at the back of the house (as seen in the pics). The building survey when I purchased the house said the drains are both fresh water and sewage.
What would be the best way to map out where the drains run? I was thinking of purchasing a £200 20m drain camera off ebay and feeding it down the soil pipe, the only concern I have is getting the camera around any bends in the drain system, Im thinking the first bend at the bottom of the soil pipe will be ok but when I reach a second bend im worried the camera cable wont make it around. Anybody have any better solutions?
PS I dont like hiring equipment, im the kind of guy where if i have a few hours free one afternoon ill crack on with the job, it could be tomorrow, it could be next week, with work I cant really plan so it makes hiring equipment difficult so I prefer to purchase if not too expensive.
Many thanks.
