I have house built in 2011 with 2 internal soil stacks. There is one main soil pipe under the ground floor that runs front to back on the right hand side of the property, and a connecting soil pipe that runs under the kitchen floor diagonally from left to right. The vent for the system is on the right side soil stack, and this goes all the way to the roof.
I would like to remove the ensuite and right-side soil stack, but this leaves me needing to vent the left side soil stack through the roof somehow.
How would I cost effectively achieve this? The problem I'm having is that to vent the left side soil stack requires modification to the roof (I need to remove the old vent, tile that up, insert a hole for the new vent and make that good). Is this an expensive job?
I'm also concerned that I might need planning permission to move the soil stack vent to a side profile of the building. The soil stack would be visible (albeit set back) from the street and I live in a conservation area. Will I need planning permission to add a street-visible soil stack vent?
I was wondering if I could just run some pvc pipe through the loft space to the existing vent. It sounds horrible but it requires no modification to the roof structure.
I presume running a vent out the side of the house is worse aesthetically than running through the roof and raises the same possible planning concerns.
Any advice appreciated.
I would like to remove the ensuite and right-side soil stack, but this leaves me needing to vent the left side soil stack through the roof somehow.
How would I cost effectively achieve this? The problem I'm having is that to vent the left side soil stack requires modification to the roof (I need to remove the old vent, tile that up, insert a hole for the new vent and make that good). Is this an expensive job?
I'm also concerned that I might need planning permission to move the soil stack vent to a side profile of the building. The soil stack would be visible (albeit set back) from the street and I live in a conservation area. Will I need planning permission to add a street-visible soil stack vent?
I was wondering if I could just run some pvc pipe through the loft space to the existing vent. It sounds horrible but it requires no modification to the roof structure.
I presume running a vent out the side of the house is worse aesthetically than running through the roof and raises the same possible planning concerns.
Any advice appreciated.
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