Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Aug 06, 2023 1:34 pm Does anyone know what’s going on here? Is it a cracked pipe? It hasn’t rained much over the last couple days. Only a little bit of drizzle. Yet there seems to be water around the concrete and stormwater pipe. Can anyone please tell me if this a problem or what I should do? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Water around stormwater drain and concrete 2Aug 06, 2023 7:26 pm It looks like a stain from water sitting in low spot, if so then your pavig does not have required slope away from dwelling. You need to post better photos Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Water around stormwater drain and concrete 3Aug 07, 2023 4:25 pm ive had something similar before which alerted me to the fact that the ethe downpipe lower wasn't sufficiently long enough to properly overlap the upper portion and some watter was splashing out through a tiny gap where there should have been overlap. in the stormwater pit or the drain? Those dont look like theyd fit in the drain. Separately, the pits do get stuff in them during the course of the build. For the most… 1 14266 Hello I've just bought a house where the slab is lower than the street, (but roof is higher than the kerb). So there's some negative grade at the front. The yard very… 0 7912 Thanks for the photos. You need to know whether the inflow or the overflow pipe is leaking and this is a simple process of elimination. INFLOW: The vertical riser… 4 14119 |