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When we were between tenants and were at an IP having pest checks done etc, our downhill neighbours insisted our roof water (stormwater) runoff was destabilising their stumps (queenslander house). We had four pipes from the roof, each going into drains. We had our plumber come and take a look...

Or firstly check the plan you would have got when you bought the house. When we did a big reno, BCC tried to make us pay for a separate sewer connection from our house to the street. We were on a combine sewer with our down-hill neighbours, but once we renovated BCC forced the issue...

I would say "no difference" but I don't really know. The BCC should know the answer to that. I also thought a "stormwater drain" was the same as a "roof water drain". Aren't they the same thing? Please report back when BCC staffer has visited. We had a neighbour down hill from an IP a year ago...

I still don't believe the plumber can definitely say the roots are coming from a particular tree. The tree that is closest to the roots might not be the offending one, at least not according to my plumber. Tree roots can travel a very long way. I think your neighbours just want you to pay for...

Would be keen to hear the outcome of this. How on earth does your neighbour "know" that it is tree roots from a tree in your back yard. One of our IPs has about a 70m deep yard (fenceline), and roots were constantly blocking the old clay pipes. We bit the bullet and replaced the sewer, and...