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  1. It didn't say anything about it and I have to admit I didn't know it shouldn't be as it is.
  2. I think any power building control have is long passed unfortunately as this happened years ago, but I could be wrong.
  3. Thanks for this - yes does sound a bit odd. I hadn't thought much of the sweeping rest bend as being an issue - is it a problem to have it above ground?
  4. Thanks - hadn't thought of a pump chamber i'll do some research.
  5. I don't know the answer to either of those sorry.
  6. Sorry its not clear I've posted again to hopefully clarify what I know. I'm not sure - it could be feasible but it would leave the neighbours with unconnected sewerage leaking into our garden. Also unsure about the water co - it's thames water so I'll do some research. Thanks!
  7. Not entirely sure about the direction of flow but yes I assume you're correct. And yes it would be us who would have problems. And yes the smells are a minor issue especially from upstairs. Not sure about the rainwater but yes I think so. Yes that's another option I thought as there's presumably no reason the piping has to pop out so much, and should be quite cheap to just rearrange piping and a proper gulley as you say.
  8. Thanks all for the replies I really appreciate it. I have attached another picture I have on my phone of the pipe which shows the air brick a bit clearer. Sorry if the context was not clear I didn't want to bore anyone with the backstory and my knowledge of it is purely from hearsay + some copies of correspondence between the parties at the time. But the full story from what I know: 1. Neighbouring property had an extension being carried out. 2. For some reason builders hopped the wall and altered the drainage, reasons unclear. 3. The building company agreed eventually after a year or so to remedy the works, but the owner of our now flat became seriously ill and it never was completed. The emails say: "We now have a situation where the new drainage is actually above the garden level of 208 and if the drain is replaced at the original level it will not be possible to connect into the drain run beneath 206, which has been raised to improve the fall." I have looked at the extension plans for next door at the time this was ongoing and it looks like they proposed to raise the ground level which I assume contributed to the problems with their pipes and the fall? I have attached some pics below from their planning application. This is the floorplan before their extension: And this is after: and thanks for the advice re decking - definitely something I'm considering.
  9. Hi all, I have recently moved into a new property and am struggling to figure out what to do with my drainage system and have recieved a lot of conflicting information from various people. This photo attached shows the current situation: For context, I live in a basement flat with 1 other flat living above me. The large black pipe at the front of the picture is their soil pipe. My washing machine and kitchen sink go into the gully(?) and relevant pipe however I have my own drain system at the front of the house for all other stuff. As you can see the pipe connects to next door, which is a story in itself in that apparently whilst building an extention, the contractors jumped over the fence and connected the drains on our now property to theirs (when they were previously not). This was unauthorised and without building control approval etc. They then didn't fix it. The council at the time, after this happened, said the piping could no longer be buried as next door would have insufficient fall and the drainage would be poor. I have contacted a few people to try and fix this as obviously it looks not visually appealing, and as far as I am aware may be against building regs too. Some have told me to try and bury the pipe again involving expensive damp proofing etc, others have told me to concrete over the top, others have told me to deck over it, and others have told me to rearrange piping so not as obtrusive. I'd really appreciate any advice, particularly around the best ways to arrange the piping or if anyone knows anything regarding the regs about waste pipes being unprotected above ground etc. Cheers
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