I plan to build a retaining wall right across 60cm away from the conservatory over to the other side on the left and then put some decking in a rectangle just in front of the left side of the house. The decking is going to be where its currently boggy. As you can see on the right alley I have a manhole. I was wondering if I could connect to that or whether the graveled area might substitute as a soakaway ?
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
You can't connect to the main drain but you could run the pipe under the area for the new deck you wouldn't need much of a soakaway for it.
A tip for you - make the space between the conservatory and the wall more than 60cm. That's a single slab width with no play at all - go for 80cm then you can pave it, have gravel either side of the slab and room to get a barrow down if you ever need to!
I've just done a litle reading and got the impression a soakaway had to be 5m from the nearest property? I don't think I've got 5 m from my own house and the surrounding houses. Can I not connect the land drain to the surface water drain ?
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
