Underground waste pipe from toilet broke.

KittyBoo_2

I have had to have the water board out to unblock my overflowing drain quite alot recently.
The last t ime they came, the guy put a camera down and identified that the waste pipe had broken in half and the top half was laid in the bottom half.
This obviously narrowed the gap and was causing the blockage.
He said the pipe was my responsibility as it was the one that went from my house to the public sewer.
The council confirmed that as I own my house then I have to get someone to do it for me.
I have only just taken out my house insurance again so couldn't claim on that.
Do I need a builder to do this work or a plumber or even both?

keystone

What year was your house built and does another houses output join your output (usually under a manhole) before it all heads off to the sewer and finds the break?

Cheers

phill99

You are probably best getting a Builder in. They are normally the ones that put drains in during construction.

KittyBoo_2

keystone wrote: »

What year was your house built and does another houses output join your output (usually under a manhole) before it all heads off to the sewer and finds the break?

Cheers

1938 approx.
No, my output goes straight into the public sewer.
The drain man showed me using a camera where the pipe was broken and it's definitely mine.
All the houses have their own waste pipe (and manholes)that goes directly to the sewer.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

KittyBoo wrote: »

1938 approx.
No, my output goes straight into the public sewer.
The drain man showed me using a camera where the pipe was broken and it's definitely mine.
All the houses have their own waste pipe (and manholes)that goes directly to the sewer.

Probably best with a builder.


Off the subject, where did you get your username from? It reminds me of a line from a Jay & Silent Bob film.

keystone

KittyBoo wrote: »

1938 approx.
No, my output goes straight into the public sewer.
The drain man showed me using a camera where the pipe was broken and it's definitely mine.
All the houses have their own waste pipe (and manholes)that goes directly to the sewer.

T'was worth a shot in order to try and offload some or all of the cost.

If its possible to extract the broken bits and anything thats fallen in you might like to consider having it lined - that can be done without digging.

Personally I'd be consulting the drainage man that your water / sewerage company sub-contracts its work to.

Cheers

KittyBoo_2

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

Probably best with a builder.


Off the subject, where did you get your username from? It reminds me of a line from a Jay & Silent Bob film.

It's a bit of my first name and a bit of my second.
I used to be called Kat Balou when I was little because I had red hair and was a tomboy.