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by Exeterphi1
Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:31 am
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: How to replace a damaged rainwater drain set in concrete?
Replies: 2
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Re: How to replace a damaged rainwater drain set in concrete?

Hey Stoneboy, I did think it unusual. However turns out the local builder who constructed these house, took a belt and braces approach. I first checked around the house and found no other concrete (it was suggested the property might be on a raft foundation). The pipe runs from the gully, bends aro...
by Exeterphi1
Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:40 am
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: How to replace a damaged rainwater drain set in concrete?
Replies: 2
Views: 3968

How to replace a damaged rainwater drain set in concrete?

Recently moved into a 1950's bungalow to discover a rainwater drain is badly blocked. (Appears to have been blocked for years and years). I rodded the drain from the manhole on the driveway (10m away) and removed a bucket load of roots, but the bend towards the gully is too sharp to get the rods aro...
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