Hello, I want to add a 2nd toilet. The thing that worries me is the existing drains are only about 8 inches below ground level. I'm concerned that when the council see it they will refuse the work as the drains dont meet modern regs. Anyone got any ideas? Cheers
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Then do it and don't let on.
Sometimes we have had no choice but to lay drains close to the surface owing to limited falls.
Just crack on, but the risk from Jack.F. is there and yours to burden.
Just crack on, but the risk from Jack.F. is there and yours to burden.
Doing it on the crafty side does apeal to me as ive paid building control a lot of money over the years However I may have to rent the place out soon as im strugling to sell it. Also wont any future buyers solicitor or surveyor want to check?
I take it you gents suspect there could be problems? Thanks for your repies by the way.
I take it you gents suspect there could be problems? Thanks for your repies by the way.
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Yes, when you fill in the form with all the questions, where it says 'have you done any work to the house' you write;
'yes, I stuck in a wc with the drains only covered by a bit of soil, and I didn't bother telling building control because I didn't want them sniffing around.'
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Yes, when you fill in the form with all the questions, where it says 'have you done any work to the house' you write;
'yes, I stuck in a wc with the drains only covered by a bit of soil, and I didn't bother telling building control because I didn't want them sniffing around.'
Think I better explain in more detail. I wont be adding to the drain run or touching anything below ground. I will be branching into the soil pipe with the new toilet above ground. The current man hole is very shallow, I will be using that.
Technically I wont be adding to it either as there is already 2 toilets but I am doing away with one and replacing it with this new one. But as I say the man hole is very shallow so im concerned the council will get arsey.
Technically I wont be adding to it either as there is already 2 toilets but I am doing away with one and replacing it with this new one. But as I say the man hole is very shallow so im concerned the council will get arsey.
Phrasing it like that would be a bad idea.'yes, I stuck in a wc with the drains only covered by a bit of soil, and I didn't bother telling building control because I didn't want them sniffing around.'
But so would lying, as that then turns the house sale into a multi-£100K fraudulent transaction, which is probably somewhere you don't want to go.
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