Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:57 pm
Our bungalow (built 1983) that we have owned for 5 years was a self build & I have only just found out that the builder was in fact a plasterer. There are several problems I believe with the drainage so I will split my request for help in to a few topics for clarity if anyone would be so kind as to give their opinion.
Here is a layout of the drainage plan to assist.
This is manhole no. 5 on the above plan. Up until last week I wasn't aware that the waste water from the bathroom shower and sink were being routed into the rainwater gully next to this manhole.
I fitted a strap-on connection to the soil stack and rerouted the water into the drain.
The red arrow shows where the half pipe is not connected properly to the drain so the waste water is disappearing into the ground at the arrow head. It doesn't look like it matches up at the other end either. In fact the other half pipe in black doesn't look like a very good job as well.
Here is another wider angle for the same manhole.
The next manhole, no.6 isn't a brilliant job either. There are gaps between the pipework and the right arrow shows where some roots keep growing. They eventually block up the pipework and I have to remove them (done this twice). I can only presume that they are from ivy that grows along the wall.
This is another wider angle shot
All of our manhole covers are concrete and have lost either one or both of the metal handles. What is the suggested course of action here? I am keen to undertake work myself, I am pretty handy if pointed in the right direction.
Replace the half-pipe, replace the access points or something else?
Here is a layout of the drainage plan to assist.
This is manhole no. 5 on the above plan. Up until last week I wasn't aware that the waste water from the bathroom shower and sink were being routed into the rainwater gully next to this manhole.
I fitted a strap-on connection to the soil stack and rerouted the water into the drain.
The red arrow shows where the half pipe is not connected properly to the drain so the waste water is disappearing into the ground at the arrow head. It doesn't look like it matches up at the other end either. In fact the other half pipe in black doesn't look like a very good job as well.
Here is another wider angle for the same manhole.
The next manhole, no.6 isn't a brilliant job either. There are gaps between the pipework and the right arrow shows where some roots keep growing. They eventually block up the pipework and I have to remove them (done this twice). I can only presume that they are from ivy that grows along the wall.
This is another wider angle shot
All of our manhole covers are concrete and have lost either one or both of the metal handles. What is the suggested course of action here? I am keen to undertake work myself, I am pretty handy if pointed in the right direction.
Replace the half-pipe, replace the access points or something else?