Hi guys, sorry if this has been covered before I did try a search
We've got a end of terrace house that's built on a raft foundation circa 1949 that we've been renovating, we'd like to add a downstairs w/c under the stairs but I'd like to know the best way to do the soil pipe ?
Common sense is telling me no ! But is it possible to drill through the raft and run the soil under and out the side of the house ? Or is it possible to go through the wall ? The w/c will be alongside the end external wall if that makes sense ? We've had the gas meter moved externally and still need to get the leccy meter moved as both of these were/are under the stairs with the respective pipe/cable coming through the raft from below.
On a side note our mains water comes into the front of the house under the raft and in through a clay pipe, I'm currently replacing this as it's lead so have reluctantly and carefully I must add dug out underneath so I can get the plastic pipe through, should I back fill with concrete instead of the clay soil I've pulled out ? My trench is 850mm deep to allow the new pipe to be at 750mm after sitting on 100mm of 10mm p shingle.
I'm keen but have limited knowledge ! That's called dangerous ain't it ?
Cheers James
We've got a end of terrace house that's built on a raft foundation circa 1949 that we've been renovating, we'd like to add a downstairs w/c under the stairs but I'd like to know the best way to do the soil pipe ?
Common sense is telling me no ! But is it possible to drill through the raft and run the soil under and out the side of the house ? Or is it possible to go through the wall ? The w/c will be alongside the end external wall if that makes sense ? We've had the gas meter moved externally and still need to get the leccy meter moved as both of these were/are under the stairs with the respective pipe/cable coming through the raft from below.
On a side note our mains water comes into the front of the house under the raft and in through a clay pipe, I'm currently replacing this as it's lead so have reluctantly and carefully I must add dug out underneath so I can get the plastic pipe through, should I back fill with concrete instead of the clay soil I've pulled out ? My trench is 850mm deep to allow the new pipe to be at 750mm after sitting on 100mm of 10mm p shingle.
I'm keen but have limited knowledge ! That's called dangerous ain't it ?
Cheers James