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« Last post by Roadkill on October 10, 2016, 08:30:45 am »The second skip has now gone. I did 4 trips to the dump yesterday, clearing a bit more soil (clay, really).
I've started leveling the soil at the back (horrid job). Also I started digging a trench to install drainage pipes to divert surface water to an existing soak-away . . . . Unfortunately, on inspection the soak-away is doing next-to-nothing so I now have to dig that up and re-form it before running the new pipes.
I also am weighing-up my options regarding the surface water coming off the roof of the structure . . . . the area was about 75% concrete before (ie. no natural drainage) and didn't flood or pool much so theoretically I shouldn't have to do much.
The current plan is to have a single-pitch roof falling to the back of the structure . . . there I'll probably split the gutter into two, taking one to an existing down-pipe (and its soak-away) and divert the other gutter down, underground and back to another nearby down-pipe - but that's quite a bit of work in itself.
I'm not keen on diverting it all to the nearby down-pipe - that'll more than double the collection area it was designed for.
Anyway, as of yesterday --
Progress feels pretty slow at the moment as leveling takes time and without a skip nearby, disposing of the arisings takes time, too !
One the plus side, the build itself should be pretty quick, once the slab is done . . . . You can see some of the steel flashing sections in the picture above ready.
I've started leveling the soil at the back (horrid job). Also I started digging a trench to install drainage pipes to divert surface water to an existing soak-away . . . . Unfortunately, on inspection the soak-away is doing next-to-nothing so I now have to dig that up and re-form it before running the new pipes.
I also am weighing-up my options regarding the surface water coming off the roof of the structure . . . . the area was about 75% concrete before (ie. no natural drainage) and didn't flood or pool much so theoretically I shouldn't have to do much.
The current plan is to have a single-pitch roof falling to the back of the structure . . . there I'll probably split the gutter into two, taking one to an existing down-pipe (and its soak-away) and divert the other gutter down, underground and back to another nearby down-pipe - but that's quite a bit of work in itself.
I'm not keen on diverting it all to the nearby down-pipe - that'll more than double the collection area it was designed for.
Anyway, as of yesterday --
Progress feels pretty slow at the moment as leveling takes time and without a skip nearby, disposing of the arisings takes time, too !
One the plus side, the build itself should be pretty quick, once the slab is done . . . . You can see some of the steel flashing sections in the picture above ready.
