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Hello All,
I live in a 3 bed 1940’s mid terrace home which I brought last year. I want to renovate my home with a new kitchen and to add a new downstairs toilet.
However there are two problems that I need some advice on please. Please see photos below.
1. The soil stack is not easily accessible to connect the new downstairs toilet into
My home has a ~ 3m rear single storey extension which was built in around 2010.
Around 2018 my neighbour built a similar scale single storey rear extension which butts up to my wall with just a 7cm gap. The problem is that my soil stack is sandwiched between our properties and is not accessible externally. I’m hoping that the neighbour did not incorporate it within their structure.
My question: If the stack is sandwiched between the two properties do you think it’s possible to break out my wall internally to access it and connect the new toilet into it? I would incorporate an internal rodding point for future maintenance.
2. My extension was built over the rear sewer and there are no accessible manholes in my property to rod it
If there is a manhole at my property it would be beneath the concrete floor of the extension.
The neighbour downstream has not built an extension and has a manhole which could be used to rod the sewer back to my property. The neighbour says he has never experienced any sewer issues and there are no signs of any issues at my place.
My questions: When installing my new kitchen I shall be redoing the flooring. Should I consider taking the opportunity to build an access manhole in the garden. This would mean breaking out some of the concrete floor and laying sewer which is maybe several meters in length. I assume this could be costly but I have no idea? Or, if I can resolve the soil stack issue and install a rodding point into it, perhaps that would suffice.
Also when doing my downstair toilet, if I can connect into the soil stack would the builder have to get Building Control review and could they insist on other costly works e.g. adding an access manhole in the garden?
Overall, I’d be interested to know if you have dealt with similar issues and how you would advise me to proceed?
Many thanks,
Harry
I live in a 3 bed 1940’s mid terrace home which I brought last year. I want to renovate my home with a new kitchen and to add a new downstairs toilet.
However there are two problems that I need some advice on please. Please see photos below.
1. The soil stack is not easily accessible to connect the new downstairs toilet into
My home has a ~ 3m rear single storey extension which was built in around 2010.
Around 2018 my neighbour built a similar scale single storey rear extension which butts up to my wall with just a 7cm gap. The problem is that my soil stack is sandwiched between our properties and is not accessible externally. I’m hoping that the neighbour did not incorporate it within their structure.
My question: If the stack is sandwiched between the two properties do you think it’s possible to break out my wall internally to access it and connect the new toilet into it? I would incorporate an internal rodding point for future maintenance.
2. My extension was built over the rear sewer and there are no accessible manholes in my property to rod it
If there is a manhole at my property it would be beneath the concrete floor of the extension.
The neighbour downstream has not built an extension and has a manhole which could be used to rod the sewer back to my property. The neighbour says he has never experienced any sewer issues and there are no signs of any issues at my place.
My questions: When installing my new kitchen I shall be redoing the flooring. Should I consider taking the opportunity to build an access manhole in the garden. This would mean breaking out some of the concrete floor and laying sewer which is maybe several meters in length. I assume this could be costly but I have no idea? Or, if I can resolve the soil stack issue and install a rodding point into it, perhaps that would suffice.
Also when doing my downstair toilet, if I can connect into the soil stack would the builder have to get Building Control review and could they insist on other costly works e.g. adding an access manhole in the garden?
Overall, I’d be interested to know if you have dealt with similar issues and how you would advise me to proceed?
Many thanks,
Harry
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