Hello D-I-Y Friends
I intend to resurface the drive shortly and think it is worthwhile
getting the house drains inspected before that happens.
Can anyone personally recommend a company operating in the Hull area
that carries out drain inspection services?
On a more general note....
There will be some jobs that many members of this group consider to be
"too big" and decide to get-a-man-in!
For me, the relaying of a drive falls squarely into this category.
So, do you assume the right to get involved with any work done and
bombard the contrator with relevant (to you) questions?
On 22/06/2026 13:02, Generalie wrote:
Hello D-I-Y Friends
I intend to resurface the drive shortly and think it is worthwhile
getting the house drains inspected before that happens.
Can anyone personally recommend a company operating in the Hull area
that carries out drain inspection services?
Well, as you're paying for it you can ask anything you want.
You say "resurface" the drive. That sounds like new tarmac, so all I
would say is that you should use a well-established company, even if
some quotes seem a lot higher than others. With tarmac you'll get what
you pay for, but be careful to check that what you're getting *is* what
you paid for! You don't want some "boys from the blackstuff", do you?
On 22/06/2026 13:02, Generalie wrote:
Hello D-I-Y Friends
I intend to resurface the drive shortly and think it is worthwhile
getting the house drains inspected before that happens.
Can anyone personally recommend a company operating in the Hull area
that carries out drain inspection services?
On a more general note....
There will be some jobs that many members of this group consider to be
"too big" and decide to get-a-man-in!
For me, the relaying of a drive falls squarely into this category.
So, do you assume the right to get involved with any work done and
bombard the contrator with relevant (to you) questions?
Well, as you're paying for it you can ask anything you want.
You say "resurface" the drive. That sounds like new tarmac, so all I
would say is that you should use a well-established company, even if
some quotes seem a lot higher than others. With tarmac you'll get what
you pay for, but be careful to check that what you're getting *is* what
you paid for! You don't want some "boys from the blackstuff", do you?
Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 22/06/2026 13:02, Generalie wrote:
Hello D-I-Y Friends
I intend to resurface the drive shortly and think it is worthwhile
getting the house drains inspected before that happens.
Can anyone personally recommend a company operating in the Hull area
that carries out drain inspection services?
Afraid not. I can recommend someone in the Surrey area, but that's no help. It's a one-man-with-a-camera job, so it doesn't need to be a big firm (in fact the big firms - eg Lanes Drains, Cappagh - are probably not interested)
You should ask for a copy of the video they record and download it for safekeeping. Means you have something to compare with in case you get a new survey, to see if anything's changed. Also the camera units typically
record the length of cable spooled out as text overlayed on the video, so if there's an obstruction you can use that to work out where it is on the surface.
Well, as you're paying for it you can ask anything you want.
You say "resurface" the drive. That sounds like new tarmac, so all I
would say is that you should use a well-established company, even if
some quotes seem a lot higher than others. With tarmac you'll get what
you pay for, but be careful to check that what you're getting *is* what
you paid for! You don't want some "boys from the blackstuff", do you?
If there's someone who's just doing a job down the road and has some
leftover tarmac, run away very fast.
Theo
Hello D-I-Y Friends
I intend to resurface the drive shortly and think it is worthwhile
getting the house drains inspected before that happens.
Can anyone personally recommend a company operating in the Hull area
that carries out drain inspection services?
On a more general note....
There will be some jobs that many members of this group consider to be
"too big" and decide to get-a-man-in!
For me, the relaying of a drive falls squarely into this category.
So, do you assume the right to get involved with any work done and
bombard the contrator with relevant (to you) questions?
You say "resurface" the drive. That sounds like new tarmac, so all I
would say is that you should use a well-established company, even if
some quotes seem a lot higher than others. With tarmac you'll get what
you pay for, but be careful to check that what you're getting *is* what
you paid for! You don't want some "boys from the blackstuff", do you?
On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:41:59 +0100, Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
You say "resurface" the drive. That sounds like new tarmac, so all I
would say is that you should use a well-established company, even if
some quotes seem a lot higher than others. With tarmac you'll get what
you pay for, but be careful to check that what you're getting *is* what >you paid for! You don't want some "boys from the blackstuff", do you?
About 15 years ago I wanted my drive and saw that a team doing block
paving nearby adverised doing tarmac, so I got in touch to ask about
tarmac. The outcome was the attendance of a local 'Irish Mick' (his
name was Mick) who gave me a price that I thought reasonable.
He dug out and removed the margins of the existing, leaving most of it
in situ, covered by a layer of new material. He was quite shocked when
I suggested paying by cheque, claiming that the price was for a cash transaction and that he had told me that, which he hadn't.
Despite the apparent shortcomings the job has lasted quite well, a
small fracture developing along one side in recent months.
One day I'll save up to have it replaced with something better.
On 22 Jun 2026 at 13:02:57 BST, Generalie wrote:
Hello D-I-Y Friends
I intend to resurface the drive shortly and think it is worthwhile
getting the house drains inspected before that happens.
Can anyone personally recommend a company operating in the Hull area
that carries out drain inspection services?
On a more general note....
There will be some jobs that many members of this group consider to be
"too big" and decide to get-a-man-in!
For me, the relaying of a drive falls squarely into this category.
So, do you assume the right to get involved with any work done and
bombard the contrator with relevant (to you) questions?
Having looked into this recently I'm 'given to understand' that if the area is
over 5m2 and non-permeable you'll need planning permission - which involves provision for on-site drainage.
That said, there's been a rash of resin drives laid round here recently with no PP - so I've either been misinformed or people don't seem too bothered about the whole thing.
Hi Rob
Now you come to mention it, I remember the discussions some years ago on this. From memory there were permeable blocks to get round this.
The reason I would not like to go that route is that our house is in a
bit of a hollow and water making it past the drive surface sits on the
clay around the foundations.
There was also resistance if memory serves to the installation of
surface drains which would amplify my problem if provision for these was
not included.
For the above reasons, and also the eradication of weed attracting
joints, I am considering the resin option quite seriously.
I believe block paving is permeable - both the blocks and the sand between. Certainly on ours water doesn't pool.
Generalie <Generalie@nospam.com> wrote:
Hi Rob
Now you come to mention it, I remember the discussions some years ago on
this. From memory there were permeable blocks to get round this.
I believe block paving is permeable - both the blocks and the sand between. Certainly on ours water doesn't pool.
The reason I would not like to go that route is that our house is in a
bit of a hollow and water making it past the drive surface sits on the
clay around the foundations.
We're on heavy clay too. They will presumably install a sand bed and tamp it flat as part of installation so there is sub-base drainage.
If water is pooling around the house then perhaps they need to dig out the base so there's a slope away from the house.
There was also resistance if memory serves to the installation of
surface drains which would amplify my problem if provision for these was
not included.
We have no storm water drains (it's clay, so there's nowhere for it to go anyway). Gutters feed direct into the sewerage system.
If you have resin, where will the water go?
For the above reasons, and also the eradication of weed attracting
joints, I am considering the resin option quite seriously.
The block paving has relatively few weeds. For the terrible patio which does, I can recommend the blowtorch type weed guns:
https://www.diy.com/departments/gosystem-garden-gas-weed-burner/5036720201200_BQ.prd
https://www.toolstation.com/gosystem-butane-propane-mix-cartridge/p27985
Go around and zap the weeds, then go around a few days later and burn up the dried remains. Takes a few minutes a time, lasts a month or two and
there's no bending down or anything - if you can walk you can do it.
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