broken drain pipe underground, how much rougly to fix?

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I had another thread earier this week about our dodgy draining from the the bath and water coming back up the toilet etc.

anyway, the plumber so far hasn't shown, but I think, in my unprofessional opinion of course, that there is a broken pipe underneath the ground at the back of the house.

dd2 had a shower tonight and I went out the back of the house shortly afterwards and the ground was sailing in water.

So, anyone got any ideas on how much this will cost to fix?

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Call the water company.
They might fix it? When I had a similar problem years ago, I was told Thames Water would come out and fix it if I reported it, as they have a duty to repair mains pipes in the pledge to cut down on water wastage. It could be a wait, though, but it would be free.

Problems with drains are often covered under your building insurance. Check your policy!

That is interesting Samvime, I did wonder about whether or not it would be covered in the buildings insurance. I'll need to find out if it's covered or not. Still waiting on the plumber to come out though, thanks for that advice.

I woudl call your insurer, they might well prefer to send out someone under your cover to check the problem, which woudl save you oaying for the plumber.
It does sound as if a pipe has gone underground, a drainage specialiast is prob a better bet, but again see if your insurers will sort this out for you.

I woudl call your insurer, they might well prefer to send out someone under your cover to check the problem, which woudl save you oaying for the plumber.
It does sound as if a pipe has gone underground, a drainage specialiast is prob a better bet, but again see if your insurers will sort this out for you.

yuck, bad luck

maybe £400 ish?

Unfortunately I have to wait for the plumber as the buildings insurance is through the Housing Association that used to own all the flats in the block. They still own the flat upstairs from us, so it's them that are sending the plumber out. I can't phone the insurers unfortunately.