drainage

Afternoon All, I have a detached garage which I wish to have a waste pipe installed in for a dog grooming bath. The new build house has an internal soil stack in the corner closest to the garage. Plan is to dig up the garden alongside the garage and run a 6m long soil pipe just under the house...

Hello, As my user name may suggest, I have lots of really good ideas however no reality if they are possible. (Yes, I'm a girl!!) This time I may have stumped even the most experienced tradesmen. I have a 600 x 450 internal manhole (really annoying) and want to reduce it to a 450 x 450. My...

Can i use a 45 degree bend in the middle of a soil pipe run. I have to install a new inspection chamber, cannot get it square on to the existing chamber due to falls etc so would need a 45 about 2 meters from each chamber. Is this acceptable to building regulations and is it sensible. I know...

Hi All, Trying to find a replacement of this kitchen sink fitting. Not having any luck with the usual homewares / DIY stores. The flat part fits horizontally under the draining board, then carries any run-off to the main sink waste pipe. Any ideas where I could get a new one? Have tried to...

Need to connect into downpipe from the gutter, normally not an issue but... Have a clay underground drainage pipe that extends only 5 cm from the side of my garage. That includes the lip, also there are some minor cracks extending about 8 cm into the pipe body. Have tested the pipe by...

My mum has a Miele Novotronic Premiere Plus, purchased around 1997. Recently, it started to leak during cycles, but was still able to wash clothes. We pulled it out to have a look at the pump (where problems have arisen previously) and now it is leaking far worse. Currently, as soon as we...

Can i put a step in a drain run? Down obviously not up, i would assume it needs to be rod-able from both directions but would it work? I have a reinforced ground beam to get over. The invert of the drain is the same height at the middle of the ground beam so i was proposing 110mm pipe over the...

Hi, So I have a problem with my bath. It takes 4+ hours to drain I have taken pipes apart underneath. No blockage. I used I long flexible pole with a 'brush' on the end. Nothing came up with it and it was moving about freely. Put it through u bend too. Reassembled. Still blocked. It takes...

Hi, I appreciate there are several posts relating to foundations but each case is different so was hoping for some advice. I'm trying to build over a 900m diameter sewer with invert level 2.7m below ground level in Harrow, Middlesex. The max distance that I have from edge of the sewer to the...

Hi all, I've got loads of useful info from this forum but this is my first post. I'm looking for some advice regarding drainage around my house. It's a 1911 build, single-skinned semi detached and we've had damp issues since we bought it back in November 2014. Initially we were told that a...

New to the forums so hello. I hoped someone in the know could please help me with what is probably a simple question. I'm working out how much space I need for the drainage field of a new build and wondered what constitutes the drainage field area. Part H helps you work out the area needed but...

Hi, I need to know what the regulations are regarding pipework that leads from an upstairs bathroom to a (former) exterior drain. We had a new solid roof conservatory built this year. It extends across the back of our house and now covers a pipe and drain that allows the sink, bath and shower to...

Hello, I am in the process of buying a house which has an old septic tank. The vendor doesn't know anything about it at all (so older than the 15yrs they have lived there), and they don't know where it drains to. They claim it works without problem, and is emptied once a year. I will be...

Just doing a bit of research to see if what I wanted to do is actually possible! If you could help or have any experience of something similar that would be great! So the idea is that I may move my washing machine into the cellar and put in a sink, tumble dryer etc. Only problem is it seems...

Does anyone have any experience of this? Had this last week and remove some of the parts at the bottom and the filter and it "seemed" to work again for a while.. Last night, it came on again with E:15 error and some of the water leaked out of the front? This is obviously a draining issue.. as...

Hi all, Our kitchen sink drains directly into an outside drain, via a plastic pipe that stops just above the drain grille (pictured). Since we moved in about 6 months ago, each time the sink drains then water escapes over the patio and appears to be soaking through the cracks, and we're...

My house is mid-terrace. There are gutter downpipes every two houses, so 1 downpipe is shared by two houses. My rear garden slopes towards the house and slightly to the left where the downpipe joins the gully. So it looks like the slope is on purpose or in any case useful at directing rain water...

Hi everyone First time buyer here who is keen to listen and learn from the experienced people. About 8 months ago we bought a 1930's end of terrace property. Since then we have noticed a significant issue with 'rising damp' and as such we have some dry-rot in the floor joists and floor boards...

Hello, We just got planning permission for an annexe in our garden after a year battle with planning, hurray! So now we are thinking of the practicalities. The annexe will be over 30m away from the main house. The house connects to the mains sewer via a manhole located in a shared drive at...

I have just purchased a victorian terraced property which still has an outdoor toilet approx 2m from the rear of the property. The local water board has confirmed this pipe runs the length of the garden (approx 20m) and connect into their main sewage pipe. THIS IS THE ONLY FOUL DRAINAGE on the...