Last week our soak away, the drainage pipe and stones underground, from our main bathroom was blocked and overflowing. I hoped it was just some gunk clogging it at the start of pipe but it turned out the entire 40 feet of 3″ pipe was crammed full of tree roots.
The bad news was that we had to dig up the entire pipe as well as the soak away pit which is full of stones. The really bad news was that the pit was a whooping 8’x12′ and 4′ at its deepest! The really, really bad news was that when it was created 30+ years ago, the stones were covered with toxic asbestos roofing!!
The good news was that we were just dealing with drainage from the bath tub and sink (not toilet sewage) and I had some friends help me out.
Five days later we had it replaced, covered, and draining well. Let’s pray that this round lasts another 30+ years.