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Nice idea but given how much of the garden it already takes up I would like it turfed over so the kids have somewhere to play. Its not even a south facing garden...no idea what the previous was thinking :?

Thanks. Fast and useful replies like that are the reason I have quickly become addicted to this forum. :D

Soon to move into a house with a 15ft x 30ft in the garden. As much as I want to convince myself to keep it, a combination of running costs, small children, crap weather and its general state of disrepair means it has to go. Have found many sites in the US/Aus (funnily enough) with specialist...

Thanks for your replies. Will look into this idea as ideally want the sink in an 'Island' so a macerator makes sense. "Sanisplit" seems to be the method of choice for most

I did think of that but reading various posts on here it seems those in the know all consider them to be up there with the Devil...!

Its exactly the fall (which will be against the slope) that we are factoring in that is causing the costs. Digging deep enough to cause issues with the Northern line! Have come up with possible solution. Running 50mm pipe through wall to external wall and around house to a soil stack at the...

Just realised the issue here is the house slopes from front to back (there is a step down in the lounge). Hence the new location for the kitchen and the waste will be belowexisiting drains. Try us I might to get water to run uphill :D it appears I cant fight gravity. The large cost of the...

Thanks so much for your advice. I was a bit taken back with that quote as well. I am an amateur in this game but I like to think no mug. Thanks for replying. Always appreciated

Fair point. Although surely that would be more expensive than a straight run through the house? Or are there other things to consider with the inside option that pushes price up?

We are in process of buying a house which we will undertake a fair amount of internal reconstruction on. One of which is to move kitchen from small room at the front into a more open plan design at the back of the house. I have solved most of the issues with electrics, gas, ventilation etc...

Thanks for your prompt reply. Will give the council a bell

Once building work has been signed off do you get a physical certificate to keep on file or this all held at the local council?

As stated before the new owners will absolutely know there is an IC under the tiles. I wouldnt be happy not letting on to them. My main concern was whether it was a legal issue that homes should have an accessible IC and whether it would cause problems with the actual sale. As some have...

To clarify... I was always going to let the buyers know about this. Some would argue buyer beware (for example manholes are something I always look for when viewing property) but I would feel happier knowing this has been raised. It wouldnt be a big job to lift a few tiles and correct so am...

We had an extension built 5 years back which meant the inspection chamber was now in the downstairs WC. I didn't really think much of it at the time but I realised some weeks after the inspection cover has been tiled over. One of those things I always meant to query and never got round to. Now...