Manhole in garden?

Manhole in garden?

Manhole in garden?

Hi

We recently moved into a new property and have been wondering why we always get flies and a terrible smell when sitting on the decking in front of the kitchen window in the back garden.

We unscrewed a couple of the decking boards and discovered a manhole sewer.
It wasn't sealed or anything. ...well someone had put a concrete makeshift slab on it which didn't fit and certainly didn't seal the edges with large gaps around the edges allowing smells and vermin to come out of.

Shouldn't...

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by blackcloud

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