Might concreting a fence post damage drains ?

[Gary111]

Hi, I've got a maybe 90 year old house, had collapsed drain previously, now I want to add extra fence panels to hide the bins and stop people putting their rubbish in.

I'm getting a company to do it.

Is there a chance the drains can be damaged by having the posts concreted in ?

 

[JohnD]

it's possible. you would have to dig out the post holes carefully to see if there is a drain underneath or adjacent. Do you think there is?

 

[Gary111]

Theres a man hole cover nearby, but I'm not sure exactly where the drain runs

 

[Tigercubrider]

Lift the manhole and run a string following the direction of the outlets
Dig carefully.
The pipe is almost certainly below 12".

 

[Gary111]

Thanks it looks like the fence post should go 600 km down for a 6ft post

 

[HERTS P&D]

Thanks it looks like the fence post should go 600 km down for a 6ft post

Forget drains, i'll be more worried about the earth's crust!



Andy

 

[Gary111]

Haha silly me