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#21
Projects / Re: The "Roadkill Chop-Shop" P...
Last post by Roadkill - October 28, 2016, 06:42:40 AMConcrete put in over soak-away :
Moved one of the down-pipes over about 6" . . a lot of work for a little amount of room but I need everything I can get :
New drainage gully installed (this will take the run-off from the area adjacent and lead to the small soak-away recently re-installed) :
Drainage to connect said gully with said soak-away complete. Also note the black duct which will carry electrical cables (draw cord fitted inside) :
The connection to the soak-away I said I'd come back to . . . well I did come back to it, but forgot to take pictures . . . I basically moved the down-pipe connection outside of the footprint of the Chop-Shop and also added a Tee to accept a further connection :
. . . . That further connection being this down-pipe (the third) :
Set concrete :
Also note fine gravel to bed-in drainage pipes :
Existing fence treated. Gravel installed around all new drainage - ready for final leveling :
Soft (builder's) sand added about 20mm thick over soil and gravel to the back of the area - also to the joins in the existing slab(s) where they may be a risk of piercing the DPM :
I've since laid the first section of DPM, ready for shuttering.
Next job, though, is to remove a wall which will allow vehicular access to the area . . .
Moved one of the down-pipes over about 6" . . a lot of work for a little amount of room but I need everything I can get :
New drainage gully installed (this will take the run-off from the area adjacent and lead to the small soak-away recently re-installed) :
Drainage to connect said gully with said soak-away complete. Also note the black duct which will carry electrical cables (draw cord fitted inside) :
The connection to the soak-away I said I'd come back to . . . well I did come back to it, but forgot to take pictures . . . I basically moved the down-pipe connection outside of the footprint of the Chop-Shop and also added a Tee to accept a further connection :
. . . . That further connection being this down-pipe (the third) :
Set concrete :
Also note fine gravel to bed-in drainage pipes :
Existing fence treated. Gravel installed around all new drainage - ready for final leveling :
Soft (builder's) sand added about 20mm thick over soil and gravel to the back of the area - also to the joins in the existing slab(s) where they may be a risk of piercing the DPM :
I've since laid the first section of DPM, ready for shuttering.
Next job, though, is to remove a wall which will allow vehicular access to the area . . .
#22
General Banter / Re: I'm a MONDEO MAN, now !!!
Last post by Roadkill - October 27, 2016, 12:37:08 PMThere, done.
#23
Projects / Re: Cadillac Home Entertainmen...
Last post by Roadkill - October 20, 2016, 05:55:54 PMMakes me laugh all the wall mounting brackets you see for sale for £50+++ ....
Sonos very kindly put keyhole slots in the back so brackets are simply not needed !
Weeds out the idiots though - I nearly bought one before thinking "Hmmm. I wonder ..... "
Sonos very kindly put keyhole slots in the back so brackets are simply not needed !
Weeds out the idiots though - I nearly bought one before thinking "Hmmm. I wonder ..... "
#24
General Banter / Re: I'm a MONDEO MAN, now !!!
Last post by Roadkill - October 20, 2016, 05:52:32 PMAbout 129,000
#25
Projects / Re: Cadillac Home Entertainmen...
Last post by Incursus - October 19, 2016, 11:22:20 AMSONOS 4tehwin!1
#26
General Banter / Re: I'm a MONDEO MAN, now !!!
Last post by Incursus - October 19, 2016, 02:30:03 AMSo close! How many of those miles are yours again?
#27
General Banter / Re: I'm a MONDEO MAN, now !!!
Last post by Roadkill - October 17, 2016, 06:14:04 AM299,000+
#28
Projects / Re: The "Roadkill Chop-Shop" P...
Last post by Roadkill - October 17, 2016, 06:05:03 AMWork is progressing nicely . . a little slower than I'd hoped but at least 99% of the digging is over with !
Work continued on the existing drainage arrangement to cope with the surface water run-off from the adjacent area . . .
The existing soak-away was small, blocked and backed up so I dug it up (not originally in the plan).
I doubled the capacity and increased the depth . . .
After that I finished leveling the main soil/clay area and extended the drainage trench a bit more . . .
At this stage (finally !!!) I can get a good idea to the eventual size . . . .
I exposed the connection to the first main soak-aways - more on that later . . .
Back to the smaller soak-away - I used 110mm drainage pipes (riddled with holes) to form the base of a drainage crate (to fit the hole I had) and wrapped it in membrane.
After that I added 10mm gravel to the bottom of the hole . . .
Added what will be the main pipe into the soak-away . . .
Sat the "crate" in place and back-filled the space around it with 20mm gravel.
I then added the next section of drainage pipe, adjusted for the fall, then back-filled around that with 10mm gravel, too.
The 5 bolts sticking out around the top of the soak-away should hopefully tie the surrounding slabs together when I do a mini-pour of concrete over the area to bring it back up to the surrounding level.
Work continued on the existing drainage arrangement to cope with the surface water run-off from the adjacent area . . .
The existing soak-away was small, blocked and backed up so I dug it up (not originally in the plan).
I doubled the capacity and increased the depth . . .
After that I finished leveling the main soil/clay area and extended the drainage trench a bit more . . .
At this stage (finally !!!) I can get a good idea to the eventual size . . . .
I exposed the connection to the first main soak-aways - more on that later . . .
Back to the smaller soak-away - I used 110mm drainage pipes (riddled with holes) to form the base of a drainage crate (to fit the hole I had) and wrapped it in membrane.
After that I added 10mm gravel to the bottom of the hole . . .
Added what will be the main pipe into the soak-away . . .
Sat the "crate" in place and back-filled the space around it with 20mm gravel.
I then added the next section of drainage pipe, adjusted for the fall, then back-filled around that with 10mm gravel, too.
The 5 bolts sticking out around the top of the soak-away should hopefully tie the surrounding slabs together when I do a mini-pour of concrete over the area to bring it back up to the surrounding level.
#29
Projects / Re: The "Roadkill Chop-Shop" P...
Last post by ianjpage - October 10, 2016, 02:52:34 PMlol wow it's certainly had some different uses then no wonder it generated lots of waste!!
#30
Projects / Re: The "Roadkill Chop-Shop" P...
Last post by Roadkill - October 10, 2016, 06:27:59 AMQuote from: ianjpage on October 05, 2016, 03:13:12 PMlooks a good solid base under there, what was thefe before as looks like been other building or summat there?
Well . . .
First, I think, was an aviary. Then it moved. Then there was decking. Then that went. Then there was a pond. Then that moved. Then there was a patio. Then the aviary went on top of the patio. Then the aviary went and a further patio put in its place on the current patio. As well as the slab I removed earlier from the aviary in between (!!!!!!)