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Test the stormwater drainage yourself get a hose & start filling up the pipe. If the pipe backs up then you know that it is blocked. Push your hose down the pipe to see how far the blockage is. Also attack the blockage from the other side ie the street outlet to see if you can dislodge it with...

If the downpipes no longer reach the drain, the movement is excessive. This may lead to scouring of the soil under the slab and further movement (it may undermine the slab). The cracked slab where the pit is located, if the slab hadn't moved so much, there wouldn't be an issue but as the pit...

There seems to be a fair bit of movement with the veranda slabs - a bit too much settlement for my liking. As for the photo of the post, timber shrinkage isn't unusual - just a bit of filler & a repaint (house is probably due for one at 7 years anyway). Photo 5 - that's what happens when the...