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« Last post by Roadkill on October 28, 2016, 10:42:40 am »Concrete put in over soak-away :
Moved one of the down-pipes over about 6" . . a lot of work for a little amount of room but I need everything I can get :
New drainage gully installed (this will take the run-off from the area adjacent and lead to the small soak-away recently re-installed) :
Drainage to connect said gully with said soak-away complete. Also note the black duct which will carry electrical cables (draw cord fitted inside) :
The connection to the soak-away I said I'd come back to . . . well I did come back to it, but forgot to take pictures . . . I basically moved the down-pipe connection outside of the footprint of the Chop-Shop and also added a Tee to accept a further connection :
. . . . That further connection being this down-pipe (the third) :
Set concrete :
Also note fine gravel to bed-in drainage pipes :
Existing fence treated. Gravel installed around all new drainage - ready for final leveling :
Soft (builder's) sand added about 20mm thick over soil and gravel to the back of the area - also to the joins in the existing slab(s) where they may be a risk of piercing the DPM :
I've since laid the first section of DPM, ready for shuttering.
Next job, though, is to remove a wall which will allow vehicular access to the area . . .
Moved one of the down-pipes over about 6" . . a lot of work for a little amount of room but I need everything I can get :
New drainage gully installed (this will take the run-off from the area adjacent and lead to the small soak-away recently re-installed) :
Drainage to connect said gully with said soak-away complete. Also note the black duct which will carry electrical cables (draw cord fitted inside) :
The connection to the soak-away I said I'd come back to . . . well I did come back to it, but forgot to take pictures . . . I basically moved the down-pipe connection outside of the footprint of the Chop-Shop and also added a Tee to accept a further connection :
. . . . That further connection being this down-pipe (the third) :
Set concrete :
Also note fine gravel to bed-in drainage pipes :
Existing fence treated. Gravel installed around all new drainage - ready for final leveling :
Soft (builder's) sand added about 20mm thick over soil and gravel to the back of the area - also to the joins in the existing slab(s) where they may be a risk of piercing the DPM :
I've since laid the first section of DPM, ready for shuttering.
Next job, though, is to remove a wall which will allow vehicular access to the area . . .
