Hi Everyone,
My 1930’s house has an old extension at the back and lean-to garage at the side. We are on a combined sewerage system. The drain runs straight along the side of the house in the garage. Rain water gutters for the rear of the house feed in a shoddy way through the rear wall of the garage to the open drain, also in the garage.
I need to improve the drainage situation at the rear of the house the guttering arrangement is poor. I also get a sizeable pool appear near the patio after any significant period of rain that is against the wall of my lounge.
My question is how feasible is it to extended the straight drain that runs down the side of the garage so it starts outside in the patio? The length of the extension would be around 3m.
This could then make it possible to install a french drain or slotted channel to stop water pooling near the property. Currently there is no drainage at the back of the house and the garden slopes down towards the house, so there needs to be something put in place.
My 1930’s house has an old extension at the back and lean-to garage at the side. We are on a combined sewerage system. The drain runs straight along the side of the house in the garage. Rain water gutters for the rear of the house feed in a shoddy way through the rear wall of the garage to the open drain, also in the garage.
I need to improve the drainage situation at the rear of the house the guttering arrangement is poor. I also get a sizeable pool appear near the patio after any significant period of rain that is against the wall of my lounge.
My question is how feasible is it to extended the straight drain that runs down the side of the garage so it starts outside in the patio? The length of the extension would be around 3m.
This could then make it possible to install a french drain or slotted channel to stop water pooling near the property. Currently there is no drainage at the back of the house and the garden slopes down towards the house, so there needs to be something put in place.