drains!

anyone on here own there own house and as had sewer drains problems?
i'm having problems and the bills are not cheap

What kind of problems?
I can fix blockages andstuff like this myself unless the drains need to be replaced. Which will cost a fortune.

Must ..... stop .... myself..... can't ..... shouldn't ...... losing control...... must ask.....

Razor that a picture of you 'dressed up' on your avatar?

Doh couldn't stop myself, had to ask.

Adopting a dietary routine with a tadge less roughage in it might go a long way to solving the problem!

HTH. :P

[Stingo]

Got my drains covered on the house insurance - get a blockage - call the insurance company, they send a drain unblocker bloke round, insurance pay the cost (in the region of 60 quid a time). This costs a small annual fee (tenner I think) no matter how many times I call them out.

Got one of them to put a camera up the pipe to see if there was a problem - couldn't see one. Part of getting our extension done included relaying some of the drainage, and one of the pipes had actually collapsed so you can't even count on the camera thingy.

Definetly worth calling your insurance co. about tho. Tres expensive to fix drains. Thought about building an extension?

Oh - you can buy the rodding out kits - they're quite cheap - they double as a chimney sweep's brush - bendy sticks etc -

HTH!

this problem has been ongoing for about 6 years now, ive had a camera survey ive had them jetted but still they block up! i am now involving enviromental health who came out the other day and dye tested everyones water system to reveal 12 houses all running into my driveway then the the main sewer they are now all blocked again and severn trent water are coming out tomorrow to see if its my problem or theres(i bet its mine and i'll need a remortgage to pay the bill)
in the past ive rodded the drains myself and it does clear but not for long i just want it fixed for good!

[Stingo]

Hmm - you should only be responsible for your drain up to where it joins the main run - the pipe that all the other houses run into. Sounds a bit like there's something wrong on the council owned bit. Are you at the bottom of a hill and the main runs adjacent to your property?

12 houses into 1 manhole seems alot how old is you house if its less than 10 years old you could sue the builder because the are building regs for drainage and it limits shared drainage!!!!!!! I'm a Builder by the way.

house was built in the 1950's and the sewer pipe runs the back of all the houses to the right and the left and they all drain into the communal sewer in my driveway!
you are right tho all the houses that drain into this sewer are liable but the water board have said i will get the bill and its up to me to recover 1/12 from every house owner in my street

[Stingo]

So are they saying that you 'own' the drain then? Sounds a bit harsh. Don't you get some sort of deduction on your council tax/water rates for that inconvenience?