Hi
When we did our extension 10 years ago, we gravelled over part of the garden (with a proper sub base) to enable us to park there. It went over the main waste pipe - roughly 45-70cm down (we live on a hill). If memory serves, it was concreted over at the time, under the sub base.
Obviously now the kids are 10 years older, we need another car, so we need somewhere to park it. The benefit of hindsight. We need to extend the parking area another 6-8ft width wise.
Anyway - is 70cm down deep enough to drive over - with small cars - without cracking the pipe? Should I concrete over the pipe? I have a load of old school heavy concrete paving slabs which I could lay over the top of the pipe (to spread the load), under the sub base, and gravel. Could do all this myself if so.
Or - should I just get it all done properly, as the pipe will crack even with a fiesta size car on top.
thanks
When we did our extension 10 years ago, we gravelled over part of the garden (with a proper sub base) to enable us to park there. It went over the main waste pipe - roughly 45-70cm down (we live on a hill). If memory serves, it was concreted over at the time, under the sub base.
Obviously now the kids are 10 years older, we need another car, so we need somewhere to park it. The benefit of hindsight. We need to extend the parking area another 6-8ft width wise.
Anyway - is 70cm down deep enough to drive over - with small cars - without cracking the pipe? Should I concrete over the pipe? I have a load of old school heavy concrete paving slabs which I could lay over the top of the pipe (to spread the load), under the sub base, and gravel. Could do all this myself if so.
Or - should I just get it all done properly, as the pipe will crack even with a fiesta size car on top.
thanks