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Tuesday
19th February 2013
Brett's
Unit in Mahogany Village
Trinity
Beach
"Our
Home"
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A
Sewerage Pipe that doesn't Work !!
Our block consists of four units ...
two on the ground floor with two more above
Ours and the one on top were okay, but the two on the other side
had a major problem
The waste water wouldn't flow away ... not a very nice situation
!!
Especially for those living in the ground floor unit who not only
had problems with their own toilets and sinks,
but the waste from the unit above was also ending up inside their
home !!
A plumber was called who worked out that the blockage was somewhere
near the orange mark near the top of this photo
Just as a matter of interest, the paved edge and gravel path along
this rear wall were done by Sharon and myself
back in September 2010 ... it is a "long story" and
the details and photos can be seen by clicking HERE
Well, tomorrow they are going to be dug up ... which is not a
problem
The priority is fixing the sewerage ... pavers and paths can
be relaid easily after that's done
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Tuesday 19th February
2013
The machinery moves in ...
... and the hole gets bigger
"I think we have found a water
pipe"
"Confirmation ... we have found
the mains water pipe !!"
The mains water was turned off and
the excavator went back to work
The plumber left to buy the hose and
joiners needed to repair the mains
and while he was away, Pappa (one of the residents) jumped in
the trench and did some shovel work
The pipe he is standing on was exposed
and when the plumber got back he cut out a 500mm length so he
could examine both ways on the inside
Using a terrific very bright torch, the result to the left of
the photo was okay ... but to the right there was trouble !!
About 1.3 metres back in under the slab he could see a mass
of tree roots
Not only that, he could see that the pipe was broken, having given
away at the ninety degree join
The excavator operator reversed his
bucket so it would act like a scoop ...
... and slowly dug a tunnel under the
unit block
.
As well as going under the slab, the
hole had to be deep enough to allow the plumber access and room
to work
He eventually got in there and the old pipe was ripped out
Here we have got a man down a hole
...... doesn't look much, does it ??
But you have to remember that there was a break in the pipe
so sewerage had been soaking this ground for maybe a couple of
years
It was not a pleasant place to spend the day ...
... and he comes up for a breath
of fresh air !!
The sewerage pipe has been replaced
and the repaired water mains can also be seen in this shot
Part of the hole was then filled in,
and the operator used the bucket to force soil back under the
slab
The rest of the connections were then
made ...
... and the hole filled in ...
... and the area tidied up as much
as possible
!! The job is ...
Finished !!
and you can bet the plumber went home
and stood in the shower for an hour or two !!
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Wednesday 20th
February 2013
Doug Henderson, the Manager of Mahogany
Village, has already added a bit of gravel to the path
and once the ground has settled, we will then relay the pavers
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