Cracked/damaged drain

[Tringa]

Grateful for anyone who has experience of cracked or damaged drains and can offer their wisdom.

I think we might have a cracked drain under the house. There is a slight drainy smell down the side of the house.

Who did you get to have a look at it and fix it - local water authority or a private company?

How was the repair done? The drain goes under two rooms and I'm hoping we can avoid having to access the drain through the floor of one of the rooms.

Thanks for any comments/views.

Dave

 

[Byker28i]

My daughters place, Dyno rod, put a camera down, luckily the broken pipe was outside caused by tree roots from next doors tree so was easier to fix.

 

[gerry s]

There are ways around a full replacement. They can insert a resin coated inflatable tube into the drain (provided it’s only cracked )
Inflate it, leave to cure and that’s it, job done. Just get it inspected first it might not be as bad as you think.As with all trades just go with recommendations. There are some good people out there as well as bad.

 

[KIPAX]

if its a communal drain (other houses link into it) then its the council/land owners problem.. if its your house straight out to main drain then call DynoRod ...... drains not usually anything to do with water company..

PS theres easier ways than a camera to check for broken drains..

I had 10 yrs working for DynoRod

 

[arclight]

if its a communal drain (other houses link into it) then its the council/land owners problem.. if its your house straight out to main drain then call DynoRod ...... drains not usually anything to do with water company..

PS theres easier ways than a camera to check for broken drains..

I had 10 yrs working for DynoRod

Would that happen to be a sewer dye test

 

[KIPAX]

Would that happen to be a sewer dye test

A simple set of drain rods with the correct size plunger for the drain and an "experienced user" can slide it down and know if theres a problem.. its the cheapest and first step... broken drains arn't usualy cracks or holes that appear.. its at joints..not saying its difninitive but would have someone try before going to too much expense.. someone like dynorod (or other well know drain thingy) operative should know....

Its a very long time since I worked for them.. but the drains are still the same ones...

 

[arclight]

A simple set of drain rods with the correct size plunger for the drain and an "experienced user" can slide it down and know if theres a problem.. its the cheapest and first step... broken drains arn't usualy cracks or holes that appear.. its at joints..not saying its difninitive but would have someone try before going to too much expense.. someone like dynorod (or other well know drain thingy) operative should know....

Its a very long time since I worked for them.. but the drains are still the same ones...

Thanks

 

[Phil V]

Of course in the old days it was very expensive to put a camera down a drain, so only specialists had them, nowadays it's ridiculously cheap.A £30 go pro copy from Amazon fastened onto a drain rod is a breeze.

 

[zendog]

I had a similar problem a few years back. DynoRod did a camera inspection for free as part of quoting for the repair.

It's worth checking if your house insurance covers drain repairs. Much easier they sort out the contractor.
There are a lot of cowboys in the trade! I met several.

 

[Tringa]

Thanks all.

Dave