Trying to understand drainage under sons new house

[sololite]

Am trying to help my son who has drainage problems in his first home. It's an old 50's ex council house. I live too far away to know truly what's going on but we are trying to understand what the round pipe that feeds into the manhole is usually used for. Would anyone know where that could likely be coming from so we could see if its blocked please?

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[CBW]

Could be a gully, would probably need a better photo or description. Is there anything in relation to it, such as a kitchen, or downspout?

 

[sololite]

Thanks CBW. I'll get more of a description together . He's going to try rodding everything tomorrow so I'll wait till he's done that. Thanks for taking an interest.

 

[Loofah]

What sort of drainage problems?

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

Looks rather clean for soil or waste water, and no staining as such on the benching. May pick up a rainwater gully or may just be a vent. If flow is going from bottom right to centre left of picture then chances are it's a vent, (I cant quite work that out from the photo.)

What problems are they having with the drainage?

 

[sololite]

What sort of drainage problems?

Thanks for taking an interest Loofah. There is terrible stench that comes and goes in downstairs front room. He's had floorboards up and nothing amis. An old guy lived and died in the property before and it is in a poor state. He's run hoses down all the manholes , flushed loo etc and all seems clear although he's found stones in one of the manholes - possible damage to an underground drain ? He's pretty skint and so trying to diagnose what's going wrong before engaging with dyno rod etc. Thanks for any advice

 

[stuart45]

You need a camera.

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

dyno rod etc. Thanks for any advice

AVOID like the plague. They're not called Dyno Rob without good reason. All franchises, so you're not only paying the people who come out to do the work, you're paying those up the chain too.

Find a Local Independent, get a fixed price before you start, and get all the runs CCTV surveyed, ask for a copy of the video (DVD) and report, if unsure on anything, come back and ask.

 

[CBW]

AVOID like the plague. They're not called Dyno Rob without good reason. All franchises, so you're not only paying the people who come out to do the work, you're paying those up the chain too.

Part of Centrica (who own British Gas) so may also sell something unnecessary, like a new drain run or something.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Thanks for taking an interest Loofah. There is terrible stench that comes and goes in downstairs front room.

Dead rat under the floor?

Andy

 

[sololite]

Interesting you say that . There was a very old dead one under there and a load of droppings when they moved in last year. They cleared it all out. Yesterday he rodded all the drains and are now clear of all the sludge in them. We are going to put a trap down under the floorboards to see if rats are still using the house as their hotel.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Put some of these under the floor around the edge:

Pest-Stop Rodent Wax Blocks 10g 15 Pack - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Easily placed with lockable bait boxes. No known resistance means it is effective with a single feed. Wax blocks, especially effective in damp areas. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

Andy

 

[sololite]

Thanks Andy

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

Part of Centrica (who own British Gas) so may also sell something unnecessary, like a new drain run or something.

Or new house.