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Hello all. In Feb this year I had a new patio laid. Everything seemed fine at the time and paid as was happy with the job. Now summer is (finally) starting, the kids have played in the paddling pool on the patio and I've noticed I'm getting standing water, two sections of which are right up...

Hi, I'm trying to self plan a rear extension to our semi-detached house, and hoping someone could give some feedback on my drainage plan. Currently the rain water pipe (RWP), and soil vent pipe (SVP) connect to a manhole at the rear of the property. This is a private drain, that then runs into...

Hi, can anyone advise if the layout shown in the drawing and photo is likely to be ok? I’m in the process or replacing the drains in advance of new patio. When I dug it out I discovered a combination of 45deg bend and 90deg junction just before the run into the sewer under our extension,with no...

Hi everyone, I am having a problem with my wet room drain, it’s air locking. If you pump it few times, the water drains, leave it few minutes and turn the water on again and it stops draining. I was advised it is air lock and it needs an AAV valve, the problem is it’s a wet room with linear...

Hi. I have just purchased a terraced house. Built circa 1890. It's in a row of 24 houses built on a relatively steep hill. The houses are built in pairs. Each pair is lower than the pair before as they step down the hill. I'm near the bottom. I'm situated so that, looking at the house, the house...

Hi All we just discovered that our shower and bathtub waste is going to a small pipe that does not appear to be connected to the main sewer... this was all discovered by chance as we recently moved into the property and I was working on the front garden, it looks like the previous owners have...

I have got bldg reg approval for utility extension including W.C. However I would like to create a small 3 piece bathroom (shower, toilet, sink)instead of just a W.C. which would require it to be sited in a different corner than on the current plans. Do I need to resubmit for approval before...

I have recently build a large retaining wall in my back garden. The is drainage behind the wall that leads out through a perforated pipe in the bottom corner of my wall. I am laying a patio at the lower side of the wall and currently sorting out the drainage. My two options are to bury 2 or 3m...

I currently having an issue with rats in my loft space. I believe they are coming though my soil pipe and climbing that until they are on the roof guttering. I can stop that partially by blocking the soil pipe with a rat stop product. However, I also have a downspout that goes from the roof into...

Hi there, Yesterday we commissioned a well established landscaping company to install a land drain around the internal perimeter of a retaining wall. From what I have read in my research leading up to this, the trench should ideally be 750mm deep for a 100mm pipe. The company finished the...

Hi we moved into our house Nov 2015 and the first winter all the grass died we had Moss all down the left side near the fence and the lawn was very boggy. I aerated the lawn, put sharp sand down in places and added compost and top soil then reseeded the lawn. This winter the grass has...

Hi, The decking in our back garden rotted and caved in, so we have decided to take it up and have a patio instead. We have a very sloping garden, and not much sun with a lot of algae growth, and after getting a few quotes for stone patios, we instead decided to install a gravel patio ourselves...

Hello there this is a first post, so please be gentle! I am in the process of planning an extension to my ground floor flat (Flat1) and am wondering of the possibility of moving an inspection chamber that is in the way. There are 3 other flats above my flat in a Victorian terrace located in...