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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:04 pm
by Johnstev
Hi guys, my first post and i'm asking for some urgent help. Our drains are blocked and it seems that the people who laid our block paving driveway have paved over one of the drains (before we moved in). Dynorod will not touch the job till the drain is exposed. They did help us out by putting a camera down and we have a marked location on the driveway where the drain should be.
I've already had a guy out to quote for exposing the drain and fit an inspection trap (it's a 4" vertical pipe) but he's more interested in selling us a new driveway at over £3000. Our driveway is only 6 years old so i'm basically not phoning him back, looks like the job is too small for him.
So my question is this. How much should a job like this cost? Or is it something i can tackle myself? I am fairly handy. I'm not sure how to go about it though.
[edit] i forgot to mention, that he said, regarding the drain that he could do it but couldn't guarantee he could leave it level, we'd be better off gettting the whole driveway done. I'm not an idiot and i know when somebody is taking the pi**
thanks
Steven in Glasgow. 
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:32 pm
by nick65
John, If its a rodding eye your talking of, thats just under the bedding layer of the blocks. It will only has to have a small riser added to it. Your talking of an hours work. With a cost of under a £100.
If you know were it is you will only need to lift a dozen blocks, as its so near the surface.
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:57 pm
by Johnstev
nick65 wrote:John, If its a rodding eye your talking of, thats just under the bedding layer of the blocks. It will only has to have a small riser added to it. Your talking of an hours work. With a cost of under a £100.
If you know were it is you will only need to lift a dozen blocks, as its so near the surface.
That sounds like it, there are another two points in my driveway that have these points, though they are not angled like a rodding eye, they are vertical. It looks like a 4" bore pipe with a wall thickness of about 1/2" inch or so. The house is about 90 years old i assume the pipes are clay?
Any idea how i join the riser to this pipe, would i need to dig around the clay pipe to expose a few inches and fite the riser around it??
I guess when it's fitted it needs to be cemented around but below the block level?
Sorry for all the questions.
Don't suppose there's anybody near Glasgow looking for a wee job?
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:46 pm
by nick65
John, if its vertical it may be a stop cock, which makes things even easier. See if you can find out for sure.
But if it is indeed a rodding eye, then any materials can be easily sourced from your local builders merchant for a few quid. I know of someone in Glasgow and will send his details via a private message. Regards Nick.
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:11 pm
by flowjoe
Try Mitchel Drain Services 0141 557 0430
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:54 am
by Dave_L
Sounds like you could do with a professional out on the job - it'll save you time, hassle and money in the long run.
Please let us know how you get on Steve.
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:38 pm
by Tony McC
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed how Dyno-bloody-Rod are incapable of doing any excavation or pavement re-construction work but manage to charge twice as much as any other drainage contractor?
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:40 pm
by Dave_L
Trading on the well known name.
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:34 pm
by Injured
What well known name is that??
For being a rip off??
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:04 am
by Dave_L
Well probably!
I reckon if you asked 10 people to name a drain unblocking company, their name would feature highly.......
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:27 am
by msh paving
dyno only rely on the name ,in my area they are all unskilled men,very often they leave a job because they dont know how to attemt it ,no even knowing direction of flow
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:27 am
by flowjoe
Couldn`t possibly comment on a specific company however i was a little suprised by the opening post.
We take up all sorts of hardstandings and if its sepcialist work putting it back together we let the customer know up front so they can get a specialist organised.
It only really applies to PIC or internal floor coverings, the main thing is to get the blocked drain flowing whatever it takes the rest can be sorted later.
