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Sewage issue
helenjones833
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Hi,
I am in the process of purchasing a particular property, but have heard that there may be an issue with the sewage output in the row of houses concerned. I am not sure exactly what the issue is, but part of it may relate to the current owner's failure to take some action on an outside drain.
Does anybody know what I should do about this? Is it something that would show in in the surveyor's report and if so, would I have to do homebuyers or full structural for this to show up?
Thanks.
I am in the process of purchasing a particular property, but have heard that there may be an issue with the sewage output in the row of houses concerned. I am not sure exactly what the issue is, but part of it may relate to the current owner's failure to take some action on an outside drain.
Does anybody know what I should do about this? Is it something that would show in in the surveyor's report and if so, would I have to do homebuyers or full structural for this to show up?
Thanks.
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You'll probably need a drainage expert. I doubt a surveyor, even for a full report, will get into the drains...Act in haste, repent at leisure.
dunstonh wrote:Its a serious financial transaction and one of the biggest things you will ever buy. So, stop treating it like buying an ipod.0 -
If the house is pre-1935 Thames Water have adopted the sewers and drains - therefore they could be called to inspect for no charge70
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Sorry meant pre-1937.0
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If there are manholes in the garden then remove covers and have a look!RICHARD WEBSTER
As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.0 -
If in doubt then get a CCTV survey on your drains. If done by a respectable company then they should provide you with a DVD copy and a full written report and a diagram of your drains which will flag up any potential problems. They should charge about £80 - £100 for the survey + the report and DVD plus about an hours labour.0
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Speak to your surveyor before he does the survey. Tell him what you know and ask him to pay particular attention to the drains. If its an obivous problem, he'll be able to advise. If it isn't so obvious, he'll hopefully be able to point you towards someone who can help.0
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Aquatronixjenny wrote: »If in doubt then get a CCTV survey on your drains. If done by a respectable company then they should provide you with a DVD copy and a full written report and a diagram of your drains which will flag up any potential problems. They should charge about £80 - £100 for the survey + the report and DVD plus about an hours labour.
Really only necessary if the drains are actually blocked and you want to find out why.
As Richard suggests, lift the access covers and look. If the drain is empty or just a bit of water, fine. If there's backed up **** or lots of water clearly not running away, then there's a problem. Not rocket science!0 -
And get someone to flush a loo when you've got the manhole cover up.0
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