We moved into a 1930s terrace which had had it's storm porch boxed in with uPVC by the previous owners. The downpipe for our roof and the neighbours roof runs through the porch. It is not original, ie. plastic, has been replaced in recent years. We noticed there was no floor in the porch so had a damp proof course and screed put down.
During heavy downpours, water bubbles up like a geyser at the point the downpipe enters the floor. As we have the damp proof course, water comes in at a rate of knots but cannot drain away and floods the porch at an alarming rate!!!
I have noticed that neither ours (pavers) or our neighbours (crazy paving) gardens drain well in downpours. On the neighbours side, along the whole length joining ours and meeting our porch is a 2ft compacted soil/gravel border which floods very quickly - the more flooded it is, the more water we seem to get in our porch.
Suggestions please!!! Is this a down pipe problem? A soakaway issue? A driveway issue? Something fixed by digging some kind of drainage trench? A new drive? Or will we live out our days fretting about the next heavy downpour!!!!! Any advice appreciated
During heavy downpours, water bubbles up like a geyser at the point the downpipe enters the floor. As we have the damp proof course, water comes in at a rate of knots but cannot drain away and floods the porch at an alarming rate!!!
I have noticed that neither ours (pavers) or our neighbours (crazy paving) gardens drain well in downpours. On the neighbours side, along the whole length joining ours and meeting our porch is a 2ft compacted soil/gravel border which floods very quickly - the more flooded it is, the more water we seem to get in our porch.
Suggestions please!!! Is this a down pipe problem? A soakaway issue? A driveway issue? Something fixed by digging some kind of drainage trench? A new drive? Or will we live out our days fretting about the next heavy downpour!!!!! Any advice appreciated