flood damage ?

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For a 1930's build house, how soon - or would you - expect to see water damage if you get flooding to within an inch of the damp course ? (patio was 4-5" below water approx)

...either to foundations / internal floors which are unlikely to have a damp proof membrane etc.

If not as a one-off, how about on an ongoing basis at least annually now ? (slip / heave etc. - we're in a clay soil area)

If this was a "new" phenomenen caused by the erection of a new building that effectively created a dam against the natural drainage of the land for the proceeding 70 years, who could you claim against ?

nightjar · Accepted Answer

"Colin Wilson"  wrote in message news:                I wouldn't expect to see any, based upon the fact that, until fairly recently, that was a normal winter occurence for my 1931 house. The water table regularly came above ground level until they installed pumps in the land drains.Colin Bignell

Colin Wilson · Answer

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mail · Answer

I agree with ColinChrisIf, hypothetically, you had suffered loss as a result of someone doingsomething that caused you a flood, you would be suffering a"nuicance" (water entry) as a result of his activity and in theorycould sue him. I would not like to be paying the expert witnesses thatyou would need to prove causation! He of course, would have recourseto his designer and possibly the local council....Chris

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