Not sure if this is a building question or a plumbing one, so apologies is this is the wrong place.
I've damaged my mains water pipe (15mm copper) with an excavator whilst trenching for a new fowl sewer. Through sheer luck only, I've not ruptured the pipe.
I had planned to replace it with 25mm mdpe right back to the meter anyway, but I can't really do that right now; so my short term plan is to replace this section with mdpe into the property where I want a new stopcock. When I eventually get to replacing the whole length, I can hopefully join it to this part.
My question is, am I ok to bring the pipe in under the foundations? They're about 450mm deep (3 courses of bricks and 200mm of concrete) and it would be at the corner of the building.
I plan to insulate the pipe and duct it through 110mm drain pipe, but is there anything else I should consider?
Thanks in advance
I've damaged my mains water pipe (15mm copper) with an excavator whilst trenching for a new fowl sewer. Through sheer luck only, I've not ruptured the pipe.
I had planned to replace it with 25mm mdpe right back to the meter anyway, but I can't really do that right now; so my short term plan is to replace this section with mdpe into the property where I want a new stopcock. When I eventually get to replacing the whole length, I can hopefully join it to this part.
My question is, am I ok to bring the pipe in under the foundations? They're about 450mm deep (3 courses of bricks and 200mm of concrete) and it would be at the corner of the building.
I plan to insulate the pipe and duct it through 110mm drain pipe, but is there anything else I should consider?
Thanks in advance