Soak aways...
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depends on who dug as to how deep they dug the holesiriusb said:
that was dug by Sandy the Paddy, with the cold bum...........Nothing colder than a welldiggers arse Sponsored Links
Hi,
Whatever its original depth it's probably full up with silt by now.
Rgds.
Whatever its original depth it's probably full up with silt by now.
Rgds.
Hmm.. have you all been on the pop today?
I shall phrase it another way - I want to sink fence posts into ground where their is a soak away from a drainpipe but as this ground is currently covered in concrete. Before i dig it all up and commit myself I would love to know if there is a problem putting a fence post on top of a soak away?
Bring on the irrelevance...
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I shall phrase it another way - I want to sink fence posts into ground where their is a soak away from a drainpipe but as this ground is currently covered in concrete. Before i dig it all up and commit myself I would love to know if there is a problem putting a fence post on top of a soak away?
Bring on the irrelevance...
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There is no set depth so far as I know - they are usually built only deep enough to achieve their aim, namely to allow excess water to drain away gradually in the absence of a proper drain. So, without knowing the topography of your situation it is tricky to advise. That said, the worst you will find is that it is a soggy mess, and therefore that it should be sorted out anyway.siriusb said:
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most old soak aways pipes were 1ft clay pipes 3in dia , an not connected just laid inline ,covered in gravel an shingle , dig down an when you come to gravel /shingle take care , on a soakaway it self it will be at least 3m from the property the surface area top is encased in a concrete slab , then soil garden , even if you go through it by mistake it will be filled with brick bat/or where the mixer stood
most old soak aways pipes were 1ft clay pipes 3in dia , an not connected just laid inline ,covered in gravel an shingle , dig down an when you come to gravel /shingle take care , on a soakaway it self it will be at least 3m from the property the surface area top is encased in a concrete slab , then soil garden , even if you go through it by mistake it will be filled with brick bat/or where the mixer stood
For a hundred-year old house it might be a gappy brick chamber, filled with broken brick and flints, and capped with concrete to try to stop mud getting into it. It might start a foot below the ground. But there is no way of knowing. Assuming you can't alter the post spacing to avoid it, you way as well break through the concrete and deal with what you find.
The bigger and more expensive the house was when built, the bigger and better-constructed it is likely to be.
If you need to reconstruct a soakaway it is hard work but not complicated.
The bigger and more expensive the house was when built, the bigger and better-constructed it is likely to be.
If you need to reconstruct a soakaway it is hard work but not complicated.
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