Called out to a CCTV drain inspection in Saffren Walden for a well known rugby reporter, Blocksaway’s Steve Thomas found the cause of a long standing damp problem, which had been affecting the wall of the property and an adjacent expensive wooden floor over many years.

He had actually been called out to check a totally different area: the drainage below depressions in the ground in the garden, which were causing concern.

Having established there was no problem with these, just poor backfilling, he offered to check all the property’s drains while he was there at no extra cost.

He discovered badly misaligned pipes next to the house wall, which had been allowing sewage to seep into the wall and under the floor!

The client was delighted they had at last found out the cause of the damp, which had baffled other experts, but slightly taken aback at its cause.

misaligned pipe at Saffren Walden

misaligned pipe at Saffren Walden