I bought a house and I have been struggling with a water leak form the start. The timber floor in one lounge used to get wet. On investigation I have narrowed it down to the rain water gully in front on the house. I have been digging all Sunday, on the side of the house to find the pipe and to find where it is leaking from. But no luck, I keep finding the water but no pipe. So the water is travelling good 4 meters from the source of the leak.
When I put water in the gully with a hose pipe, the water level starts to rise to the top of the gully. Is this normal? The drain pipe being 4-6 inches think, should it not be able to cope with water from a hose pipe?
The house is on a slope, so the gully is on the higher side of the house, so there should be good flow towards the drain.
Now I have noticed a crack on the side wall of the gully itself. But just wondering, could that much water be leaking from a crack, when it would be much faster for the water to go down the drain pipe.
When I say water leaking, we are not talking about, wetness of the soil, when I have dug deep enough the water starts gathering and makes puddles.
I would like some advice on what to do now to find the source of the leak. I have around a meter of concrete left to dig between the gully and the point where I have dug and can see water.
Could the drain pipe be blocked and that’s making the water leak from the crack?
Also the concrete near the gully is very solid and not easy to break. I tried to break it, but only managed 4 inch depth, but still haven’t broken through. Can someone recommend a breaker I could hire for such a job? I was only using a challenge basic chisel drill and that was too slow.
Any advice will be appreciated.
When I put water in the gully with a hose pipe, the water level starts to rise to the top of the gully. Is this normal? The drain pipe being 4-6 inches think, should it not be able to cope with water from a hose pipe?
The house is on a slope, so the gully is on the higher side of the house, so there should be good flow towards the drain.
Now I have noticed a crack on the side wall of the gully itself. But just wondering, could that much water be leaking from a crack, when it would be much faster for the water to go down the drain pipe.
When I say water leaking, we are not talking about, wetness of the soil, when I have dug deep enough the water starts gathering and makes puddles.
I would like some advice on what to do now to find the source of the leak. I have around a meter of concrete left to dig between the gully and the point where I have dug and can see water.
Could the drain pipe be blocked and that’s making the water leak from the crack?
Also the concrete near the gully is very solid and not easy to break. I tried to break it, but only managed 4 inch depth, but still haven’t broken through. Can someone recommend a breaker I could hire for such a job? I was only using a challenge basic chisel drill and that was too slow.
Any advice will be appreciated.