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Rainwater gully from drive way leads to nowhere

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Woofins · 07/09/2022 12:05

Hi all, so we bought our house 4 years ago. It was built in the mid 90s. The driveway slopes towards the house and there is a gully. In very heavy rain it overflows but drains off eventually. We thought it was blocked and my husband has cleared it a few times. We sort of meant to get it properly sorted so this morning I got someone out to properly clear it. He thinks the the drain leads nowhere. We will need to get someone out with cameras to figure it out.
So this may be expensive to rectify but if indeed the drainage wasn't properly completed in the 90s have we any recourse at this stage?
Our estate is managed by a property management company as well.
Just wondering if anyone has experience of similar and what it was like to get sorted.
I suppose house insurance is an option just not sure of the impact on the premium etc.

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WhizzFizz · 07/09/2022 12:08

I don't think that's unusual? Downpipes from house need a proper drain or soakaway but a gulley in paving is just to reduce flooding in heavy rain?

ClaudiaWankleman · 07/09/2022 12:12

Does water pool against the house? If it does, there is a risk that it could cause damp but if it hasn't in the last 30 years then I would think the actual risk it will in the future is quite low.

As PP said, gullies are just channels for water to run down into a desired spot, they don't necessarily lead to a drain. I'd assume that whoever created the gulley originally directed it onto a patch of grass or at least onto flat paving. There may be more of an issue if it runs under a garage door or against a later extension.

jimjamy · 07/09/2022 23:51

It could be a land drain. These are normally just a pipe with holes in, run underground to leak out into the ground away from your house. If it is, I don't really know enough about them to suggest why it might overflow.

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