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drain repair cost?

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  • bloss0m
    bloss0m Posts: 1,923 Forumite
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    edited 21 June 2011 at 6:00PM
    It might still be expensive but not many thousands it may costs for dig up pipe, program is on channel4od if you want to see it

    http://www.channel4.com/programmes/help-my-house-is-falling-down/episode-guide/series-2
  • GlynD
    GlynD Posts: 10,883 Forumite
    bloss0m wrote: »
    It might still be expensive but not many thousands it may costs for dig up pipe, program is on channel4od if you want to see it

    We're talking about the same system. It gets laid as a flat thingy, soaked in resin and then inflated inside the drain. When it hardens it's solid as a rock.
  • bloss0m
    bloss0m Posts: 1,923 Forumite
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    Yes thats it. I seen water company doing something similar lining pipes a few years back in our area
    GlynD wrote: »
    We're talking about the same system. It gets laid as a flat thingy, soaked in resin and then inflated inside the drain. When it hardens it's solid as a rock.
  • GlynD
    GlynD Posts: 10,883 Forumite
    This is one firm who advertise it and explain it. Can't recommend the firm as I don't know them but there are dozens of google references to others doing the same thing. Bound to be one in FrenchBird's area. http://firstexpress.rtrk.co.uk/?scid=20890&kw=5555528&pub_cr_id=6538540008
  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
    possible minor subsidence?
    what sort of expert survey/statement is that?

    what a load of old boll ocks.

    saints preserve us from bloody experts.
    Get some gorm.
  • DTDfanBoy
    DTDfanBoy Posts: 1,704 Forumite
    edited 21 June 2011 at 8:11PM
    As you're selling the property surely it would be more cost effective to simply sell the problem with the house.

    If you are still negotating with the buyer ask to view the survey, which should have an estimate of the costs involved, then offer to reduce the sale price by a percentage of those costs.

    If you're no longer dealing with that buyer you may want to weigh up the cost of repairing the drain, compared to simply hiding the evidence of minor subsidence, which is often only a bit of new plaster/pointing, then finding yourself a new buyer.

    You're selling a house after all and in the property world caveat emptor goes a long way.
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    phill99 wrote: »
    I have a piece of string here. Can you tell me how long it is?
    Yep. Its twice the length from the mid point to one end. :D

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    frenchbird1 wrote: »
    There's no need to be sarcastic. I know nothing about this kind of things and I'm really worried I won't be able to afford it.
    What he is actually saying is apart from sheer guesswork you have provided far too little data to offer any sensible opinion.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • 27col
    27col Posts: 6,554 Forumite
    How can you have "possible" minor subsidence. Either you have subsidence or you don't. It sounds like the surveyor is just covering all the options in case there actually is some subsidence. But he hasn't done enough tests to find out.
    I can afford anything that I want.
    Just so long as I don't want much.
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    27col wrote: »
    How can you have "possible" minor subsidence. Either you have subsidence or you don't. It sounds like the surveyor is just covering all the options in case there actually is some subsidence. But he hasn't done enough tests to find out.
    Spot on. Sounds just like a House Buyers Survey not a full structural survey. Waste of paper and money - chock full of CYA.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
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