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Hi Everyone,
I have quite poor drainage around the house - clay soil, slope down towards house, and in periods of heavy rain the water can rise up to worrying levels at the front of the house (I think over the years the ground level has been raised up too much as well).
Almost impossible to get anyone out to give me a quote for regrading the driveway - must have made 10-15 calls with promised call outs and nobody ever comes. So before we get into the depths of winter i'm considering putting some land drains in to take away the water from the house. By land drain i'm referring to a trench, stone base, 80mm perforated pipe and stone on top (with landscape fabric in there too).
Question I have is where am I allowed to finish the drain? We have a combined system with rainwater and waste going into the sewer, can I exit the water into that without having to get BC approval or water board approval? Alternatively can I just drain it to a low point at the back of the garden (which backs onto a field) - appreciate this area may get a bit water logged but better that than the front door of the house. Have seen soakaways but does all that need plans and BC approval?
Many thanks
I have quite poor drainage around the house - clay soil, slope down towards house, and in periods of heavy rain the water can rise up to worrying levels at the front of the house (I think over the years the ground level has been raised up too much as well).
Almost impossible to get anyone out to give me a quote for regrading the driveway - must have made 10-15 calls with promised call outs and nobody ever comes. So before we get into the depths of winter i'm considering putting some land drains in to take away the water from the house. By land drain i'm referring to a trench, stone base, 80mm perforated pipe and stone on top (with landscape fabric in there too).
Question I have is where am I allowed to finish the drain? We have a combined system with rainwater and waste going into the sewer, can I exit the water into that without having to get BC approval or water board approval? Alternatively can I just drain it to a low point at the back of the garden (which backs onto a field) - appreciate this area may get a bit water logged but better that than the front door of the house. Have seen soakaways but does all that need plans and BC approval?
Many thanks