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by Swalla13
Sun Jul 31, 2016 1:31 pm
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Conservatory Foundation and Soil Pipe Waste Drains and Dwarf Wall
Replies: 4
Views: 5809

Re: Conservatory Foundation and Soil Pipe Waste Drains and Dwarf Wall

Do I dig a deeper trench to expose the drain or a new 450mm trench in the trench? Then fill with concrete to encase the drain, when set then pour the foundations directly onto the concrete encased drain? My worry about digging around the drain is disturbing the joints on each of the 4-5 sections of ...
by Swalla13
Sun Jul 31, 2016 1:03 pm
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Conservatory Foundation and Soil Pipe Waste Drains and Dwarf Wall
Replies: 4
Views: 5809

Re: Conservatory Foundation and Soil Pipe Waste Drains and Dwarf Wall

Do you mean dig a deeper trench to expose the drain or a new 450mm trench in the trench around the drain? Then fill with concrete to cover drain ,allow to set ,then pour foundations directly onto the encased drain? my worry about digging all around the drain is disturbing the joints on each of the 4...
by Swalla13
Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:02 pm
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Conservatory Foundation and Soil Pipe Waste Drains and Dwarf Wall
Replies: 4
Views: 5809

Conservatory Foundation and Soil Pipe Waste Drains and Dwarf Wall

I have been digging footings for a dwarf wall P shaped conservatory and across the length of the bottom of one of the trenches parallel to the house wall is a clay waste drain. I have ask around what I should do and have been told to put a couple of inches of sand on an angle molded just over the cl...
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