Drain Pipe Loose

Thanks for the reply. Fixable? Won't do long term damage if sorted soon?

Ok thanks. Glad to know it shouldn't do any damage. Same with concrete foundation, shouldn't do any damage there?

I'll try to hassle the builders to sort as they are still on site and I'd prefer it sorted. Something similar happened to one of the drains at the back (the one in the pic is at the side) when we first moved in and like you said the builders had to dig up the concrete patio to get at it then re-concrete it, so probably will have to do the same again with this.

Hi again all. Just an update on this and a further question.

So I've been pushing the builders to sort the last few weeks. They finally came Friday afternoon and dug the concrete path slightly to be able to take the hopper out.

They said they would come back on Monday to finish it and fix it fully.

But I was looking at it earlier and I didn't like what I saw. The concrete is a bit wet and coming apart a little when you push at it. There was a lot of rain yesterday so maybe that's all it is and it won't do any harm? (There are lots of houses under construction in the estate currently as we are the first phase and their foundations are exposed so hoping it's ok).

Anyway see the photo - am I worrying over nothing and the builders will sort fully Monday? Does it look ok and will be ok once sorted?

Thanks in advance.

Apologies - not exactly sure how they will fix it, they just came late Friday to open it up and check it then said they would come back Monday to finish it off. I presume they will hopefully do one of the solutions you mentioned as I can't see how it will be sorted otherwise.

Just wondering has the water that has got at the brickwork at the external wall been affected or if it will be ok? (don't think it's the foundation looking at it again as it is too high up, the brick work in the picture would be just below where the floor is in the house location wise, if you get what I mean). As in should I be asking them to look at that also?

Thanks for the comment. The snag report regarding drains just said they should be cleaned out, didn't mention anything like what is in the pictures I posted. I got the house snagged and resnagged then did a check myself. Then after I closed I noted a few other things that never showed up in the snag but to be fair the builders did tend to whatever I mentioned quite quickly after closing, and I suppose they are also going to sort this too.

Just I am worried it is a major issue and will cause issues down the line. I don't think I ever saw any water pooling near the house even during the heavy rains over the summer. Maybe a very small one on the patio but definitely not pooling, more one or two small puddles on the patio and not near the actual side of the house.

I know if it is a major issue or causes issues we have 10 year home bond and house insurance and can even sue under the contract, but trying to do all that in reality would be an absolute pain and cost time and money so hopefully the builders rectify correctly this week.

I did ask the builders would it be from the house settling and they said no and if it was they would be worried, they just reckoned the pipe came loose from the gully and wasn't installed correctly at the start.

I posted a few months ago on here about a week after closing where under the window sill to the main bathroom the concrete came apart and this was not spotted in a snag and the builders sorted right away once I mentioned it to them.

Everyone keeps telling me it's common for new builds to show up issues for many months after and just hound the builders if they are on site to sort, but I find it incredibly annoying and naively assuming a new build would be close to 100%.

Also snag reports for new builds seem to be mostly cosmetic stuff.