Hi all,
First thing is that I bave been lurking around on this forum for a few years as it is informative and entertaining. Anyway I am now going public as I have a plumbing question and the plumber I work with has gone to Aussie for a few months to stay with his parents.
Anyway, I just put on a new slate roof for a customer after fitting their kitchen. They have asked me to put up new rainwater guttering for them too. I don't usually undertake this sort of work and have a question. Their new kitchen extension means I will have to dig a new route to the inspection chamber as the old trap the downpipe ran to is now under a floor. I quoted them for this but instead they tell me they want the rainwater run only into a collection barrell which they would then use to water plants, wash cars etc. My question, and I hope it isnt a silly one, is "is this legal". They don't want me to dig up the section to lay any pipes it would be just the barrel. That is, there would be no overflow system into the town services. I am worried that if they forgot about, or didnt bother to use, this water and it began to overflow and cause flooding/subsidence etc it may all come back onto me at a later date. They say that this barrel only setup is approved by their BCO but I don't know if I should believe this as it doesn't seem right to me. Any advice is appreciated.
Dave
First thing is that I bave been lurking around on this forum for a few years as it is informative and entertaining. Anyway I am now going public as I have a plumbing question and the plumber I work with has gone to Aussie for a few months to stay with his parents.
Anyway, I just put on a new slate roof for a customer after fitting their kitchen. They have asked me to put up new rainwater guttering for them too. I don't usually undertake this sort of work and have a question. Their new kitchen extension means I will have to dig a new route to the inspection chamber as the old trap the downpipe ran to is now under a floor. I quoted them for this but instead they tell me they want the rainwater run only into a collection barrell which they would then use to water plants, wash cars etc. My question, and I hope it isnt a silly one, is "is this legal". They don't want me to dig up the section to lay any pipes it would be just the barrel. That is, there would be no overflow system into the town services. I am worried that if they forgot about, or didnt bother to use, this water and it began to overflow and cause flooding/subsidence etc it may all come back onto me at a later date. They say that this barrel only setup is approved by their BCO but I don't know if I should believe this as it doesn't seem right to me. Any advice is appreciated.
Dave
