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Hi , I have installed a soakway but due to heavy clay, it drains extremely slowly. Building control advised to install overflow just to the ditch at the side of the road for any excess to drain into. (as it is only rainwater) The land drains (old porus red pipes )that run across our land...

Hi guys, Digging a soakaway, initially dug to 2.5 meters deep - but after a month of testing it was not draining at all. Clay layer seems to go on forever, we have a hilly field to the side of the soakaway - theres lots of red clay very old land drain pipes which run across our property a few...

Hi guys, I think I know what I need to do but wanted to double check... We removed an old 1970s gas fire from a fireplace, there's a stainless steel flu liner up the chimney approx 13cm diameter (from reading online its likely to be the 125mm flu ?) I cut the flu end off so it ends higher...

Can anyone advise on how extension foundation trench should be dug to butt up against our existing house foundations? House is old 1800's, old footings for two story seem to be some compacted red brick/rubble, quite shallow, soil has a lot of clay. New foundation is to be 1 meter deep...