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Project Soakaway - dapleb - 16-07-2017
So the first thing I read is that it must be a minimum of 5 metres from your footings.....bit difficult when front garden only 2metres long and then path and road.
Its only coping with water from a porch roof so would a 1m long x 0.5m wide be any use situated 1m from the house? I did think of just draining it out to the path but thought with a road and pavement prolly not the best idea!!!
Project Soakaway - chrisr - 16-07-2017
Water butt?
Project Soakaway - Rallyist - 16-07-2017
Have a posh water-butt then drain occasionally
Project Soakaway - dapleb - 16-07-2017
Sounds easier than diggin. Thanks chaps. Will have a search for a posh butt.
Project Soakaway - wicklamulla - 16-07-2017
Quote:Sounds easier than diggin. Thanks chaps. Will have a search for a posh butt. be careful as David Beckham may not loike that.
Project Soakaway - bondy - 16-07-2017
Quote:So the first thing I read is that it must be a minimum of 5 metres from your footings.....bit difficult when front garden only 2metres long and then path and road.
Its only coping with water from a porch roof so would a 1m long x 0.5m wide be any use situated 1m from the house? I did think of just draining it out to the path but thought with a road and pavement prolly not the best idea!!!
Rather than soak away, use a French drain. Dig a trench (minimum 18 inches deep and 12 inches wide) from the down pipe out into the front garden, put a length of solid drainage pipe (4 inch) about a meter long from the down pipe with a slight fall away from the house. Attach some perforated pipe onto that along the remaining length of the trench. Back fill with pea shingle to about 2 inches above the pipe, cover with permeable membrane (weed stop membrane) then back fill the soil. You could form a herring bone type pattern with the perforated pipe for belt and braces.
Boop.
Project Soakaway - dapleb - 16-07-2017
Blimey good ear innit. Ta very much lots of options now.
Project Soakaway - dablik - 16-07-2017
Daps, just hand the spade to tishabelle matey :good: good luck.
Project Soakaway - dapleb - 17-07-2017
Farmers daughter. She loikes diggin. :-P