Flooding in Stockport

One big factor as well is people converting gardens into parking areas, we did this but used resin with drainage at the top, the permeability of resin with the permeable base underneath the water running down our drive is mainly caught in the drain we had fitted at the top however anything else doesn’t get further than 1/4 way down (for now ) compared to our old drive it flooded into the garage like next door.
I’ve seen loads who just smack down tarmac or patterned concrete, so everything just runs off it and doesn’t soak away, I think any new builds should have this as standard (if they don’t already). I’m even going to look into some sort of barrier I can put up in emergency should the need arise, maybe cost about £500 but long term could save a fortune and peace of mind.
 
Franny 1234 said:
All I see is the fallen leaves getting blown by guys with blowers and not getting picked up. Where do the fallen leaves end up ?
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I was working with my Dad on a house for a few days once. On the Monday the Gardner at a house on one side of the street blew the leaves across the road to the other pavement, on the Thursday the same lad was back blowing them over to the initial side of the street he’d blown them from on the Monday.
 
Sir peace frog said:
i live in Heald green, dry as a bone round my way, what part of Heald green


edit ( Queensway south )? going down towards galley
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I'm on Outwood Drive and many of the back gardens on our side (Finney lane side) were flooded yesterday morning, fortunately nowhere near the house but it just showed how much rain had come down. Virtually all soaked away this morning.
 
dobingsdobber said:
East Didsbury looks like the seaside today.Parrs Wood fields under at least six feet of water,houses opposite on Manchester Road flooded,Waterside Hotel evacuated during the night and cars in their car park literally floating
Fletcher Moss looking bad,no road access to Cheadle from Parrs Wood.Apart from that,Happy New Year everyone!!!
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London have are having there drains made massive! They might get around to Manchester in the next 50 years!
 
I seem to remember when I was a kid loads of wagons with long tube hoover thingys that sucked everything out of the drains on a very regular basis. I'm sure they were that MCC colour like the bin wagons. Claret colour?

Mind you the streets were empty back then and no cars parked blocking the drain covers from being accessed.
 
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True_Blue69 said:
Not like they weren't warned. Council should pick up any costs that insurers wont cover.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...jor-problem-blocking-roads-pavements-29954507
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Ye true but also I think people need to help themselves as well, the other morning whilst walking the dogs I cleared 3 grids on our street that had shit loads of leaves on them, the water then just went down instead of building up, this isn’t a look at me comment but let’s face it if we don’t do it no other fucker is, for the sake of 5 mins outside your own house it could help immensely, sane reason I pick up bottles in the park after selfish twats have been there over the weekend, no other fucker us doing it takes me 2 mins and makes it better. I’m not saying it solves the problem totally but it helps.
 
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mancityvstoke said:
I seem to remember when I was a kid loads of wagons with long tube hoover thingys that sucked everything out of the drains on a very regular basis. I'm sure they were that MCC colour like the bin wagons. Claret colour?

Mind you the streets were empty back then and no cars parked blocking the drain covers from being accessed.
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I don’t think it’s blocked drains anymore I think it’s the amount of water in them eventually they fill up
 
Blue Maverick said:
Ye true but also I think people need to help themselves as well, the other morning whilst walking the dogs I cleared 3 grids on our street that had shit loads of leaves on them, the water then just went down instead of building up, this isn’t a look at me comment but let’s face it if we don’t do it no other fucker is, for the sake of 5 mins outside your own house it could help immensely, sane reason I pick up bottles in the park after selfish twats have been there over the weekend, no other fucker us doing it takes me 2 mins and makes it better. I’m not saying it solves the problem totally but it helps.
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I do the same as you and pick up rubbish and use my pressure washer down the drain outside my house. But I am afraid we are in a very small minority.
 
mancityvstoke said:
I seem to remember when I was a kid loads of wagons with long tube hoover thingys that sucked everything out of the drains on a very regular basis. I'm sure they were that MCC colour like the bin wagons. Claret colour?

Mind you the streets were empty back then and no cars parked blocking the drain covers from being accessed.
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It is like when they come with the road sweeper and it has to slalom down the road to avoid all the parked vehicles.
 
KS55 said:
Local authorities have been far too quick to approve housing on flood plains. Why? They see income from rates and an increase in economic activity and also planning gain.
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Happening up and down the Country…only going to get worse with all the let’s build, build, build promises being made. Devastating for those affected.
 
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