Recent content by oneorangedog

Apologies for not being clear. The 1.43° is 1:40 fall, which I believe is the max allowed. The green line on the attached sketch shows how it will break ground in front of the house... so I guess I will just have to add another backdrop chamber to keep the pipe in the ground? Regarding the...

No, not for rainwater control. The rainwater from the workshop will run into the natural ponds with overflow to the stream. Rainwater from the house will collect in 3 IBC's then overflow to the gulley. My main issue is working out how many and where the inspection chambers go, to give me 1.4°...

Yes, you're right. I will need to measure back from the final discharge site. FYI, this is an offgrid location where the waste water is processed through a treatment plant which outputs to a nearby gulley. The gulley will have 4 swale features along its length to slow the water down as it...

Hi, I need to lay a new soil pipe system approx 40m distance across land which is about 5° natural slope [downwards]. What is the best way to achieve 1:40 [about 1.4°] fall over such a long distance? There are no buildings in the way but it needs to go under a driveway track. I want to...

Hello, I am soon going to be connecting to a mains water source with Northumbria Water. Initially I will be fitting a standpipe to make the connection, then later on I will need to lay the mains water pipe [50mm dia] across our land [approx 500m] towards our new build house to be. In the path of...

Hi, we have a stove there now, but its not a back boiler stove. We didn't want to have to run the stove just to heat the radiators/water.

We have recently acquired a woodland with a log cabin. The cabin has 5 rooms including a shower room and is insulated. It is very much in need of repair throughout, but it also has [hot-water] radiators in some rooms which I believe used to be plumbed to a stove /back boiler [no longer there]...

hi, when fitting under floor heating (hot water type), is it necessary to lay a vapour barrier between the insulation and the pipes/screed? if so, is it just a poly sheet or is something more specific required? thanks oneorangedog

hello, [b]apologies for sending two posts on the same subject![/b] i would like to know the requirements for exterior step dimensions for 8" folding doors for my house. i have been searching thru building regs part M but cannot find anything about the width of depth of the first step...

hello, i would like to know the requirements for exterior step dimensions for 8" folding doors for my house. i have been searching thru building regs part M but cannot find anything about the width of depth of the first step - i believe it is determined by a ratio of the door size and the...