Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:39 pm
Hi all and thanks for taking the time to read my post!
I live in worsley and used this forum a few times when laying my block paving a few years back! This time I am on here with a problem which I have been trying to solve unsuccesfully for nearly a year.
Last August when I came back from holiday we had a power cut, eventually we found the problem to be that water had got under the floor (we have about an 18" void under a timber floor which is soil underneath) the water had hit an electric junction box and shorted the power.
I hired in pumps and removed the water which looked pretty clear though had an eggy smell.
After that I spoke to UU who sent a guy round and checked it wasnt a leaking mains and he also die tested the external drains but nothing was apparrent.
So I got hold of a Drain CCTV company who surveyed the drain at the side of the house where the foul also fed and again nothing was to be seen execpt a crack near the gully.
We employed a groundworker who came and replaced the cracked gully and made water tight. He was of the opinion it may have sorted it but was confused on the amount of water that was gathering under the house from a small crack.
This wasnt the issue and water still gathers when we have heavy rain.
I have since had a structural engineer out who is unsure and also last week a basement expert who was convined there was foul within the rainwater though was completely bemused on how it would it could get under the floor in such volume. He said maybe an idea was to install a dual pump which although would solve the problem would remove the water. The main problem was we would have to removed internal fixed flooring which is tiled or timber to install and wouldnt solve the smell issue. He was convinced it had foul due to a oily film on the water and the smell.
We are just back from a weekend away and upto 6" of water has gathered over the weekend after heavy rainfall which I have pumped out. It is very clear but very smelly.
I am now at the stage where I have no clue what to do, I have phoned the insurance who cannot assist in anyway as there loss adjuster didnt know what the problem was! Is is worrying me that is could cause health problems to our children and also structural problems to our house.
Now I do not know who to call to try and fix this horrible issue.
Please can anyone assist?
Many Thanks
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Edited By Tony McC on 1307952166
I live in worsley and used this forum a few times when laying my block paving a few years back! This time I am on here with a problem which I have been trying to solve unsuccesfully for nearly a year.
Last August when I came back from holiday we had a power cut, eventually we found the problem to be that water had got under the floor (we have about an 18" void under a timber floor which is soil underneath) the water had hit an electric junction box and shorted the power.
I hired in pumps and removed the water which looked pretty clear though had an eggy smell.
After that I spoke to UU who sent a guy round and checked it wasnt a leaking mains and he also die tested the external drains but nothing was apparrent.
So I got hold of a Drain CCTV company who surveyed the drain at the side of the house where the foul also fed and again nothing was to be seen execpt a crack near the gully.
We employed a groundworker who came and replaced the cracked gully and made water tight. He was of the opinion it may have sorted it but was confused on the amount of water that was gathering under the house from a small crack.
This wasnt the issue and water still gathers when we have heavy rain.
I have since had a structural engineer out who is unsure and also last week a basement expert who was convined there was foul within the rainwater though was completely bemused on how it would it could get under the floor in such volume. He said maybe an idea was to install a dual pump which although would solve the problem would remove the water. The main problem was we would have to removed internal fixed flooring which is tiled or timber to install and wouldnt solve the smell issue. He was convinced it had foul due to a oily film on the water and the smell.
We are just back from a weekend away and upto 6" of water has gathered over the weekend after heavy rainfall which I have pumped out. It is very clear but very smelly.
I am now at the stage where I have no clue what to do, I have phoned the insurance who cannot assist in anyway as there loss adjuster didnt know what the problem was! Is is worrying me that is could cause health problems to our children and also structural problems to our house.
Now I do not know who to call to try and fix this horrible issue.
Please can anyone assist?
Many Thanks
Ed. removed email address to prevent it falling into the evil clutches of the spam twats
Edited By Tony McC on 1307952166