Man Hole Cover On Our Drive
Discussion
cobra kid said:
We have water coming up from the inspection cover on our drive and a bit of a whiff. Can I lift the lid for a look or does it have to be the council?
Any thoughts?
Cheers.
You can lift it, but it needs rodding. If its blocked in the street its your service providers problem, if its in your drive only, its your prob.Any thoughts?
Cheers.
M
I have had work donw at work and my mothers recently. These were both around £120 - but if you had a bigger problem it will be more.
Get a couple of verbal quotes before asking one on site. They use clever advertising techniques and may not be based where they appear to be from - the old AAAAAA Drains type etc.
If you can work out where the problem is you want to get neighbours to get their wallets open as well. It could be that it is the utility co rather than private land.
The other key thing is to find the problem so it doesn't happen again. Work for me was 30 years build up - mothers was a conifer root which had invaded a hidden manhole. Had another root problem at another work site but the landlord sorted that - a few hundred quid.
Get a couple of verbal quotes before asking one on site. They use clever advertising techniques and may not be based where they appear to be from - the old AAAAAA Drains type etc.
If you can work out where the problem is you want to get neighbours to get their wallets open as well. It could be that it is the utility co rather than private land.
The other key thing is to find the problem so it doesn't happen again. Work for me was 30 years build up - mothers was a conifer root which had invaded a hidden manhole. Had another root problem at another work site but the landlord sorted that - a few hundred quid.
A serious reply:
Firstly if you have any sewage manhole covers on your property or have a septic tank / rodding points then it's always a good idea to pull the covers up when all is flowing smoothly to see exactly what's down there and what goes where.
By the time it blocks up you won't be able to see a thing and so won't know where you need to be shoving your rods. That said you can feel with rods and generally it's not rocket science. s
t flows downhill.
As has been said a set of rods will pay for themselves the very first time you use them. If the problem is caused by tree roots, collapsed pipes etc then there is no alternative but to call someone out, but a few quid on some rods is a worthwhile investment first off. I would say more times than not it's just a blockage which can be cleared.
Funnily enough just the other day I had to rod our system, a huge septic tank where soil had built up blocking the water run off. Actually quite satisfying to see it all working again. A bit of a clean off with the hose pipe to flush everything down to the tank and job's a good 'un. A saving of several hundred quid into the bargain.
At the end of the day it's only bath water, sink drainage and yes, what get's flushed down the bog. It isn't going to bite you.
You only need someone to clear drains once in a blue moon and it's an industry where good players are outnumbered by villains who use sly tactics to hook you in. Before you know it you're paying someone £300 for a job you could have done yourself in 10 minutes with a set or £30 rods.
Henry
Firstly if you have any sewage manhole covers on your property or have a septic tank / rodding points then it's always a good idea to pull the covers up when all is flowing smoothly to see exactly what's down there and what goes where.
By the time it blocks up you won't be able to see a thing and so won't know where you need to be shoving your rods. That said you can feel with rods and generally it's not rocket science. s
t flows downhill. As has been said a set of rods will pay for themselves the very first time you use them. If the problem is caused by tree roots, collapsed pipes etc then there is no alternative but to call someone out, but a few quid on some rods is a worthwhile investment first off. I would say more times than not it's just a blockage which can be cleared.
Funnily enough just the other day I had to rod our system, a huge septic tank where soil had built up blocking the water run off. Actually quite satisfying to see it all working again. A bit of a clean off with the hose pipe to flush everything down to the tank and job's a good 'un. A saving of several hundred quid into the bargain.
At the end of the day it's only bath water, sink drainage and yes, what get's flushed down the bog. It isn't going to bite you.
You only need someone to clear drains once in a blue moon and it's an industry where good players are outnumbered by villains who use sly tactics to hook you in. Before you know it you're paying someone £300 for a job you could have done yourself in 10 minutes with a set or £30 rods.
Henry
pimpin gimp said:
Does the drain serve more than one property? Wait until October and let your water authority clean what will then be their own sewer. If you can handle the smell of course!
yup, This is going to cause one hell of a problem for people building extensions within 3m of "their" drains , as they will need an expensive Build over agreement .
But at least they will get their drains cleared and maintained for free.
If the pipe only Serves their property it'll remain private, it's only where one property is served that it'll be taken on.
But build over agreements aren't really that expensive, it's only a few hundred quid I think (my last one had the fees waived after Severn Trent messed me around on an s185) but getting approval might be the bigger problem. The guys at Wessex are crumbling under the pressure of their existing sewers, god help them when they get another few thousand miles of them!
But build over agreements aren't really that expensive, it's only a few hundred quid I think (my last one had the fees waived after Severn Trent messed me around on an s185) but getting approval might be the bigger problem. The guys at Wessex are crumbling under the pressure of their existing sewers, god help them when they get another few thousand miles of them!
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