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Blocked drains, buried manhole cover - how much of a problem?

Posted by sarah young, on
Hi I am in the process of buying a property. Two years ago it had an issue with blocked drains in the garden. Would someone be able to tell me how much of a big deal this is? The building specialists who attended at the time said the following: "found gullies at rear of property backed up with foul waste. traced out drainage and lifted manhole at rear of the house next door. Found interceptor or manhole clear. High pressure jetted upstream. Main run and branch connections but unable to clear. Suspect possible buried manhole under shed in (the house we're buying)." Should this be something to be very worried about?

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