Blocked drain?

[steve2095]

Afternoon,

We have been in our since september and only just had some heavy rain. After which I noticed our outside drain was blocked. It is just the down pipe from the guttering leading directly into this drain. The rest of the house waste takes a different route.

After fighting with the drain for a while I managed to get the grate off to identify it was entirely backed up with soil that I can only assume has ran off from the garden and flower bed directly next to it. This must have been years worth of soil.

After removing as much as I could the water is now draining but only so far, if I remove any more water it just fills back up again.

I assume this is as a result of a blockage further down preventing a good flow so is now filling back up to stay level? If I am correct I will call out the pros but if anyone has any good suggestions on what I could look at myself I am all ears.

Thanks

[Someone-Else]

Have you considered investing in a set of drain rods?

[Rorschach]

Get a set of drain rods and work it over, you will likely find you can move on the blockage.

[steve2095]

Thanks guys I will give it a go

Just dreading what I will find when I life the drain cover in the garden

[London mike 61]

When you do the rodding, wear a pair of stout rubber gloves or you won’t want to bite your nails EVER again