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Drain inspection

Posted by Simon Stannard, on Fri 03 Jan 2014 08:22pm

I have recently bought a 1900 house that has a stone lined void beneath the front room. This fills with water to 1 foot deep. The void is 4 feet deep. There is a horizontal drain pipe to allow the water to almost fill the void and then drain away in this "overflow" pipe. Can anyone explain why a house would have been built like this? Also, the water that comes in is clear, and no current or flow is apparent. What is the likely source, and how can I trace it?

Michael Tucker

Wed 08 Jan 2014 04:56pm

Hello Simion, Welcome to this site Get a site visit & a quote,you will be much better getting a visual inspection Tradesmen pay for the opportunity to quote on your job. It is important to give tradesmen contacting you the opportunity to do so, the advice you receive is free. You are not obliged to use any of them. Regards Michael

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