The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Sat Aug 20, 2005 8:50 pm**

Hi,

2 Problems:

1. water logged garden after rain about 1-2 inch deep.
It's only on the left hand side of the back garden (we have a path down the middle.
One day next door to the left had been painting with white paint, leaves were blocking there drain and our left hand side of the garden had white water in it, so I think it might be something to do with that.
They also have a pond... don't know if that can be a problem or not.

2. water under the house, worse after rain. Not flooded but has a few pools. One of the floor support things has rotted through, is this due to the water rotting it at the bottom or could mice or something had been chewing it?

Could anyone advise me of my options, reguads to both problems... are they related?
aybe give me a rough idea of aany costs that could be involved for the fixes?
Any DIY suggestions.

Any recommendations reguarding good companies in the Manchester area for this sort of stuff, I really have no idea where to start?

I want to put decking in the back garden... will this have to wait till I have sorted any of the above problems?

Thanks,
john

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:06 pm**

You need an onsite inspection - FlowJoe might be able to help. He'll proabbaly be along any time now...

Decking - don't do it. You know it's silly and people will just laught at you behind your back! :laugh:

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:14 pm**

How much do onsite inspections cost normally?

Don't you like decking? What would you have?

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:17 pm**

I fixed the rotted floor support by the way.

Stone slab on the floor under the house, scissor jack, shortend length of the support wood (sorn down the old one) and wound the jack up fairly tight.

Still has puddles of water under there though.

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:28 pm**

PM me john with your details if i can help, usual charge for initial visit and advice as follows;

milk, no sugar and a chocolate hobnob or two

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:09 pm**

thanks flowjoe,

it would be weight of my shoulders just actually having some idea of what the problem is.
this is the first house we have own as we used to rent and stuff like drains and floor supports scare the living dailights out of me!!!

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The Brew Cabin

Water logged garden on 1 side & water under house