I was thinking of building my own soak away? I have now found out you can buy them built? What would you suggest?
Many thanks?
Where do you get pre-built soakaways?
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Dave_L
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Wavin blue soak away cells, about £40/50 each but the proper way to do it.
Most BM's ESP the larger civils branches will stock them.
Lighter duty green cell crates for untraffic'd areas
Most BM's ESP the larger civils branches will stock them.
Lighter duty green cell crates for untraffic'd areas
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Adam Ashworth
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How come you are now using a sump and a pump?
I have read on here how to work out how many creates you need. my drive is 45m2> i worked out i need 4 190l creates.. does that sound correct to you?
Also they do not mention about putting a solid 'lid' on. I take it its ok to just wrap the geo-textile material around and to cover them in gravel?
Many thanks
I have read on here how to work out how many creates you need. my drive is 45m2> i worked out i need 4 190l creates.. does that sound correct to you?
Also they do not mention about putting a solid 'lid' on. I take it its ok to just wrap the geo-textile material around and to cover them in gravel?
Many thanks
Having a go!!
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MikeyBhoy
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Adam,
I left it to a geologist mate to tell me what I needed. 2 crates was apparently plenty for an area 25 square metres with average rainfall. However, the percolation test results weren't too encouraging (topsoil sits on compacted concrete) and I don't want to dig too deep.
I'll run a pipe from the pit back up to the guttering down pipe and install a dirty water pump at a later date if and when needed.
I don't think you can get away with just the sheet and gravel as the crates have big holes. There's a diagram on the main site showing how to construct a proper soak away.
I left it to a geologist mate to tell me what I needed. 2 crates was apparently plenty for an area 25 square metres with average rainfall. However, the percolation test results weren't too encouraging (topsoil sits on compacted concrete) and I don't want to dig too deep.
I'll run a pipe from the pit back up to the guttering down pipe and install a dirty water pump at a later date if and when needed.
I don't think you can get away with just the sheet and gravel as the crates have big holes. There's a diagram on the main site showing how to construct a proper soak away.