"Spamlet" wrote in message
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"D55" wrote in message
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Hi all.
broken drains.
The drain repair company began work yesterday and what they say is
usually a
2 or 3 day job to fix these problems is going to take maybe 5 days.
They've already dug a hole about 4ft square and 12 feet deep and need to
dig
plenty more. The updates they've given me, describe the pipework beyond
the back door of my yard
as very poor and loosely connected.
The law seems to say that the pipework up until it reaches the main sewer
is my responsibilty.

But it can't be fair for a home owner to be held responsible for pipework
that is 8 or 10 feet below ground level
beneath layers of concrete!

Has anyone had any experience of insurance claims is situations like
this/

thanks.

Arthur.


Did you check with a cable cam first, to see if it really needed digging
up? These days I've noticed the pros seem to have all manner of crafty
gear for ramming their way though and replacing/lining pipes, without the
need to dig (Particularly impressed by the way they could replace our gas
supply without digging anything up.)

S

United Utilities ran a robot camera through the main sewer and probably up
into
the inlet pipes about 2 months ago.

Arthur