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Advice on outside drainage

RoughNeck · 2024-09-23 15:10:55

I'm looking for some advice please. We have a new-ish downstairs cloakroom. The waste pipe comes out into our driveway and runs to our drains at the rear of the house. The waste pipe looks hideous. He's also covered it in concrete. The person who did it wasn't truly qualified, but I know that he had to do this because our…

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stuart45 Posts: 5,073 Forumite

27 September 2024 at 3:32PM

RoughNeck said:

The landscaper who we've initially got planned to do the patio I'm not sure is overly keen on handling the waste works, is that normal?

Nowadays drain works are normally done by specialist firms. Years ago drainage was the bricklayer's job, as the manholes were built in brickwork, and the pipes had sand/cement joints. Plumbers normally deal with above ground drainage. Landscapers wouldn't normally be involved with that type of work.

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