4 1930's semi detached houses are all connected into one main soil pipe that runs down the side of one of the properties. It leaves the boundary and goes into the main sewer in the road.
Now here's the problem. Lorries have been parking on the kirb for years and sunken the pavement. About 2 months ago the council came out, dug up the road and pavement and put down nice new tarmac.
We are having problems with either a cracked/collapsed drain right where the lorries wheels used to be and right under where the council put the tarmac. We know this as the rods stop dead at the same point. The problem is about a foot from the road side onto the pavement. This is about 9 foot from the boundary.
We have needed to rod 4 times and get a pressure rodding company out twice. Severn Trent say it's our problem as we are responsible for the pipe until it reaches the main sewer. We have no choice what parks on the pavement and we certainly can't stop them or dig up the road ourselves. A figure of £5000 is bouncing around to dig up the road and fix it - does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks Jono.
Now here's the problem. Lorries have been parking on the kirb for years and sunken the pavement. About 2 months ago the council came out, dug up the road and pavement and put down nice new tarmac.
We are having problems with either a cracked/collapsed drain right where the lorries wheels used to be and right under where the council put the tarmac. We know this as the rods stop dead at the same point. The problem is about a foot from the road side onto the pavement. This is about 9 foot from the boundary.
We have needed to rod 4 times and get a pressure rodding company out twice. Severn Trent say it's our problem as we are responsible for the pipe until it reaches the main sewer. We have no choice what parks on the pavement and we certainly can't stop them or dig up the road ourselves. A figure of £5000 is bouncing around to dig up the road and fix it - does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks Jono.