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Hi everyone!
This is my first post and I'm really hoping somebody can help me !
We are in the process on converting our garage into a garden/office room. The garage currently has a large (2.3m long x 1m wide x 1.5m deep) inspection pit, which fills with water to about 3/4 high. Even if drained, it fills back up due to it being on the water table. Please see pics attached.
We will be laying a timber frame on the floor to raise the height and insulate, and we are concerned that if we do not fill the pit, it will cause damp in the long run.
I have had a quoted £400 for 6 tonnes of type1 to backfill the pit, but somehow this feels like we are literally throwing money (which we don't really have) down the drain!
So, my questions are:
1. Do we actually NEED to fill the pit?
2. If so, what would be the best and cheapest way to fill the pit?
3. Do we need to fill the whole thing, or is there a way to fill above where the water rises to only?
Thank you kindly for any advice!
This is my first post and I'm really hoping somebody can help me !
We are in the process on converting our garage into a garden/office room. The garage currently has a large (2.3m long x 1m wide x 1.5m deep) inspection pit, which fills with water to about 3/4 high. Even if drained, it fills back up due to it being on the water table. Please see pics attached.
We will be laying a timber frame on the floor to raise the height and insulate, and we are concerned that if we do not fill the pit, it will cause damp in the long run.
I have had a quoted £400 for 6 tonnes of type1 to backfill the pit, but somehow this feels like we are literally throwing money (which we don't really have) down the drain!
So, my questions are:
1. Do we actually NEED to fill the pit?
2. If so, what would be the best and cheapest way to fill the pit?
3. Do we need to fill the whole thing, or is there a way to fill above where the water rises to only?
Thank you kindly for any advice!