hi,
i moved to a maisonette, ground and lower ground floors, and currently i am dealing with coal hole just under the pavement. this hole area suffers from penetrating damp. water finds its way through the pavement slabs to this cave. the council came to sort out some slabs, but water still gets in, and it is very probable that it will always do.
after doing some research i've decided for a cavity drain membrane, channeling the water to the mains, currently a manhole in the coal hole's floor. (platon multi from isola products seems about right.
an additional problem in this area is that all the services come to the house from the street to the coal hole.
i took a picture and numbered the incoming pipes.
pipe 1, is capped off. i think it might be water as it is cold to touch and it is lead. the mains water is a lead pipe that goes to a stop c*ck inside the coal hole as well, and from there on the pipes are not lead in the whole house.
i phoned the water company, as i thought they are responsible to replace this lead pipe that goes under the pavement, but they said that they only own the pipes directly under the road and not the ones that branch to each house.
is this correct? i thought that they own and are responsible for the pipe work until the stop c*ck.
i would also like them to remove that capped off pipe (1), as it seems to have water inside as well, and having to put the waterproof membrane on the walls, it makes it easier without the expired pipe being there just hanging from the wall.
anyone has any knowledge on who's responsible for replacing this pipes?
any help much appreciated.
regards, mat.