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How deep should the soakaway be? I have already dug one but I fear it is not deep enough :cry:

I have spent the last 2 days & nights digging drains into the garden! Followed instructions from a french drain website! I now have water filled ditches with a murky swimming pool at the bottom of the swamp! The soil is waterlogged with a layer of what looks like clay a 1ft depth the a compacted...

Just in the process of digging a french drain system to dry out the garden a wee bit. Typical highland saturation :lol:

I need to lay a patio on wet sloping ground outside my backdoor. Will I need to kill off the grass & numerous weeds or can I lay a hardcore & the a weed barrier & the the layer of gravel without ruining the environment??????? I also need it to be level! Do I need to level the earth 1st? (Its...

Our garden back onto a large field with is roughly 6 inches higher than the garden. this causes the garden to fill with water every time it rains..... which is quite often being north of Inverness. below the topsoil is clay. What should I do to rectify this problem. There is no vehicular...

The sink is now sealed & water is flowing down the drain & not into the cupboard below!! Plumbers mait & a large nylon washer to the rescue! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Sorry i am a M! gonna be a Dad in 2 months so the kitchen needs to be finished ASAP! Nursery not started yet..................................... 8)

Ta to all!! Do I need to leave Plumbers mate to dry? :? :? :? :arrow: :mrgreen:

But I haven't said I am a she!! Don't be presumptious now!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Oh & by the way Tony how do you know I am a 'He'? Girls don't do plumbing eh? :twisted: :oops:

The one thing I do know is that a belfast sink has an over flow bump!! I have plumbers mait & a nylon washer know!! will i need to use silicone sealant aswell? What do I use to tighten up the huge nut without buying a huge spanner?

I meant pipe not pie as you can tell So what should I do?? Plumber mait or what??????

What is the ideal setup for the waste pie to belfast sink connection? I have install the standard waste system but it leaks! :?: