Bungalow construction - Sewer problem
![Sewer excavated Sewer excavated](sewer1_tn.jpg)
![Pipe problem Pipe problem](sewer2_tn.jpg)
Although the distance from the bungalow to the village street made it difficult (and expensive) to bring in most of the utilities, we expected the sewerage connection to be straightforward; the main public sewer ran across the plot not far from the bungalow. However our groundwork contractor made a mess of the connection - leaving cement on the inside of the public sewer just upstream of our connection. The first we were aware of a problem was when our "upstream" neighbour's drive was flooded with raw sewage after a thunderstorm because of a blockage at our junction! We held off putting down our final tarmac "wearing coat" until the problem was fixed because we didn't want to end up with a "patch" in the drive ........ little did we know!
![Sewer section removed Sewer section removed](sewer3_tn.jpg)
![New section in place New section in place](sewer4_tn.jpg)
We chose a different contractor to do the remedial work - this time one approved by the local water authority. They opened up the sewer again and put in pre-formed Y junction on rubber gaiters. Confident that all was now well, we completed the tarmac' work ........
![Unsightly patch in drive Unsightly patch in drive](sewer5_tn.jpg)
............... only to discover that the junction had "dropped". We had to redo the connection leaving us with this unsightly patch in the drive!