Anyone used a builder to unblock a drain and rebuild cement work.

Dancing_Heart

i have a blocked drain and require repair to a cement work holding manhole cover frame, which is crumbling away. Anyone had a builder in to do this work, I've been recommended to one and am surprised that a builder would do this work.

motorguy

Yes.  We had this experience recently.

My dads drains had partially collapsed.  We got a drain company in to check them and they started quoting crazy numbers to remove the collapsed section, re-lay and put in new man holes etc.  We got a local builder to do it instead (he built my sisters house) and it was literally a fraction of the cost.

A proper builder will be well used to doing drainage systems around houses etc.