tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-15:339404helen-louise's journalbaratronbaratron2017-10-17T07:25:43Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-15:339404:818269Further Adventurers in Adulting2017-10-17T07:25:43Z2017-10-17T07:25:43Zblahpublic4Our plumbing is being evil, for the fifth or sixth time since we moved into this house in 2004. When our house was built, it didn't have an internal bathroom. There are remains of an outhouse in our back garden. So the bathroom was, at some point, retrofitted and its plumbing has never worked quite right.<br /><br />It's been showing signs of distress for a few days now, doing that thing it does of not draining properly. We flush the toilet or run water in the sink, and the bath goes GLUG GLUG GLUG. Not good. However, yesterday when I flushed the toilet, some of the er, <i>effluent</i> ended up in the bath. Which is about as delightful as it sounds.<br /><br />Richard did a full day at work then stayed up quite literally all night clearing the downpipe with a high pressure hose, and only went to bed at 7.30 am. He is my hero! The poor bugger couldn't eat anything until 6.30 am because he was too nauseated, and I have left Emergency Laundry running overnight else he wouldn't have any trousers to wear to work (and it's too cold to go in shorts).<br /><br />The problem is not completely fixed since although the downpipe is now cleared, water running through it is <b>not</b> reaching the sewer. As the problem occurs on our property, Thames Water won't help, so we will have to find a professional and (probably) claim on our insurance. Does anyone have the faintest idea how to do this? I mean, regarding claiming on the insurance, we probably just have to find the policy document and ring the insurers with the policy number and details of the work which needs to be done. But where on earth do we find a good professional plumber who handles drains and sewers? Do we ask the insurance company to recommend someone?<br /><br />To add further complication, our back garden will probably have to be dug up, and it is currently a jungle. I'm hoping my parents might be available in the next few days to get it cleared, although that involves Dealing With My Parents.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=baratron&ditemid=818269" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments