drainage

Hey I moved into a new house last year and we discovered slabs in the garden covering what looks like open pipes going down at an angle (maybe 45 degrees) towards an extension. 0E69C63E-6341-4467-A077-70DDA16090E4 by BrummieLG posted 5 Mar 2021 at 9:36 PM We think these are rodding points...

Hi We have a rear extension with bi-fold doors and now need to fit our patio. We'd like to have the patio close to the level of the door step - i.e. higher than the "2 bricks" below damp course. I'm reading on the internet that I really need to install a soakaway 5m from the house, in the...

Hi, I'm looking for some advice / guidance on a project we are considering. We are considering putting a new utility and toilet space downstairs. In order to do this we would need to run the waste pipes backwards, circa 2 metres, to join the existing waste drainage which joining waste from...

We have a courtyard that is pretty much enclosed on 4 sides (with an opening for a path beside the fence). The space is 2.5m x 3.3m. The courtyard is surrounded by: back wall of garage. two walls of house fence (neighbours house is 1 foot behind fence) We are looking to pave this space. At...

Bit of a whiffy one this - not for the faint-hearted - maybe leave til later if you're about to have your dinner. Long story short - we noticed an eggy smell kept appearing in the kitchen and wondered if there was a problem with the drains. Still not sure we've got to the (ahem) bottom of that...

I have a 1.2 metre concrete retaining wall in my back garden that I would like to strengthen to keep it good for the forseeable future, and also make it a bit nicer to look at. Water is starting to come through the wall and affect the rendering, the wall also leans forwards by around 7cm at the...

The background: installing understairs WC wall is adjoining neighbours so drainage to run out to other side of house (about 4.5m to external wall, 6m to 4" stack) hanging sink with this trap https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/round-modern-chrome-basin-bottle-trap-tube-to-floor-pipe-set...

Good evening I am after a bit of advice regarding patio replacement and ground level if anyone would be kind enough to share their thoughts. I have owned this place for a couple of years now and I knew it was a project! Constructed in late 1970s and sold on 3 or 4 times. The original builders...

Hi, I've just moved onto a new place and the wager drainage is very slow. Underneath the sink, it looks like the water has to push a lot of water above it to get out. It goes down from the sink, then into a u bend before going upwards through a flexible pipe to the outside. Is this too far to...

I have s steep drive with a flattish manhole cover as you approach the front door. Dirt and water is getting trapped in the edge of it and causing a large puddle when it rains. I was wondering if theres some way of drilling small holes in the edge of the manhole cover, or do I need a small...

Hi, I'm trying to sort out the back of my terracedhterraced Victorian houseahouse garden. As you can see in the photos, the soil stack ends up just going directly into the ground, where I imagine it bends away from the house and meets the sewage pipe that the neighbours say run horizontally...

Hi All, I'm currently installing a 17 m2 patio in my back garden. I'm currently in a bit of a dilemma regarding the drainage. The grass that the patio leads onto is raised and also has a high clay content, so dispersing water through that doesn't look too good. I'm thinking there are two...

Hi all, This may be a stupid question.... but i'm building a patio which i was originally planning on sloping away from the house, but due to it leading into a raised bed of grass which is very high in clay content i've decided to slope it back towards the house and put drainage channel between...

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Hi there! I am about to replace the flat roof above a bay window, removing the felt as it is starting to leak/deteriorate, and replacing it with a GRP one. I have a few questions and don’t know whether anyone can help?! I have attached a few photos of the existing roof. 1) The roof has a...

Hello, hoping somebody may be able to point me in the direction of what materials I need to repair the broken clay gulley outside my house. I have recently dug out a large bush that had been planted before I moved in which had become overgrown. The roots have made their way around the clay...

Hi all Just installed a new shower! Got the classic problem of a slow draining shower. I removed the trap from the waste (the cup part), and it drains fine. Anyone else have this problem? Thinking if I make the holes in the trap bigger or saw a bit off the pipe that sticks into the trap water...

Hi, I'm a new member but have been reading a lot of the great advice on here. I'm struggling to find information to help me move forward with my project...... I'm totally redesigning our back garden and have taken down a concrete garage, lifted a large block paving driveway and removed large...

We have recently moved into our home 1880s built terrace. I have noticed our rear rainwater drain gulley has a few cracks in! After a good clean and scrub it seems to only be the clay top cracked and the inlet spout is in tact with no cracks. Ideally I dont want to have to dig up garden to...

I am installing a new patio and intend to use an ACO channel to drain it - either into an existing gully or into a soakaway. I intend to have the patio fall in two directions - away from the house and also towards a soakaway. My question is about where to put the drainage channel. The patio...