Hi - first time poster so apologies if this isn't in the correct forum.
A couple of days ago I noticed that my kitchen drainage pipe is overflowing if the water is run for more than 10-20 seconds. I'd assumed the chamber it flows into (grease trap?) was blocked and just needed clearing, but on closure inspection the paving around the drainage pipe look to be severely damaged.
In the second picture you can see a very small opening between the pipe and the brickwork. Looking down that hole, it appears that the water is actually flooding out of the drainage pipe and pooling directly against the base of my exterior wall before it eventually (slowly) drains away.
I've had a quick look in the trap and reached down approx 25cm into it, but can't feel any blockage. However, the water is definitely not clean, and is full of small bits of food, etc. Looks quite a lot like vomit.
Any advice on what to do about this (and how much it's likely to cost - we're in London) much appreciated. I suspect I'm going to have to get someone to rip the paving up and fully expose the pipework? Obviously having water pooling directly against the wall is not great, but can I expect there to be damage to the foundations? We had a survey done before moving which didn't pick up on any subsidence, cracks, etc. I'm concerned by the amount of white growth on the brickwork below the damp proof course.
Thanks
A couple of days ago I noticed that my kitchen drainage pipe is overflowing if the water is run for more than 10-20 seconds. I'd assumed the chamber it flows into (grease trap?) was blocked and just needed clearing, but on closure inspection the paving around the drainage pipe look to be severely damaged.
In the second picture you can see a very small opening between the pipe and the brickwork. Looking down that hole, it appears that the water is actually flooding out of the drainage pipe and pooling directly against the base of my exterior wall before it eventually (slowly) drains away.
I've had a quick look in the trap and reached down approx 25cm into it, but can't feel any blockage. However, the water is definitely not clean, and is full of small bits of food, etc. Looks quite a lot like vomit.
Any advice on what to do about this (and how much it's likely to cost - we're in London) much appreciated. I suspect I'm going to have to get someone to rip the paving up and fully expose the pipework? Obviously having water pooling directly against the wall is not great, but can I expect there to be damage to the foundations? We had a survey done before moving which didn't pick up on any subsidence, cracks, etc. I'm concerned by the amount of white growth on the brickwork below the damp proof course.
Thanks
