Uno Hoo! wrote:

Is it normal for a house built in the mid 70's to have the roof rainwater
drain-off ending in a soak-away?

Yes, very common. If you read the drainage sections of the building regs
then that is one of the prefered ways of dealing with rain water.




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Cheers,

John.

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