Hello everyone.
I've been lurking on this site for a while, but now its the time to start posting and ask a few questions.
Backgroud.
Right, well we've found a nice 1920's house on a corner plot. The house in in need of modernisation, but crucially it has a large front and back garden and about 25 feet on the side of the house (up to the border which runs down the side of our boundary).
So, first question.
I had a good poke around and have found that the water come into the property from the side, not the usual up the drive method. It appears that there is a water main (and a fire hydrant) running down the side of the property along the boundary between us and road - imagine the plot is a rectangle and it runs along the long side.
Now, here is the big issue - I've done the some research that suggest we need 3 metres between the water main and any building - this would knacker our plans completely. Is this correct? Are there any other ways around this?
Many thanks.
Iain
I've been lurking on this site for a while, but now its the time to start posting and ask a few questions.
Backgroud.
Right, well we've found a nice 1920's house on a corner plot. The house in in need of modernisation, but crucially it has a large front and back garden and about 25 feet on the side of the house (up to the border which runs down the side of our boundary).
So, first question.
I had a good poke around and have found that the water come into the property from the side, not the usual up the drive method. It appears that there is a water main (and a fire hydrant) running down the side of the property along the boundary between us and road - imagine the plot is a rectangle and it runs along the long side.
Now, here is the big issue - I've done the some research that suggest we need 3 metres between the water main and any building - this would knacker our plans completely. Is this correct? Are there any other ways around this?
Many thanks.
Iain
