Need a drain & soakawy - Change to block paving

[msh paving]

^^^^^^ give us a better clue Rab....... MSH

[rab1]

laid directly onto a concrete edge, the blocks are laid directly onto the edge restraint

[mickg]

>>>>Will "3 linear channels discharging into a bucket of gravel" comply with regulations ??

NO a soak a way has to be in proportion to the to the size of the driveway

on the page below it uses a 24m2 driveway as an guide to the size of soak away you would require
http://www.pavingexpert.com/drain13.htm

Calculating size
The cells that will be used are modular, and can be 'clicked together' to give the required storage volume. The volume, or size of soakaway that will ne needed is determined via a relatively simple equation.....

Vol [m³] = Area [m²] × (50mm per hr/3000)
This equation is explained in more detail on the Soakaways page, but for now, we are going to assume that we have a driveway or patio covering 24m² that needs to be drained.

The equation tells us that the volume of storage we require is ...

Area multiplied by 0.01667 (50 ÷ 3000)

which gives us ... 24 × 0.01667 = 0.4m³

[lutonlagerlout]

i cant recall where mick but tony mcC has stated on numerous occasions that to comply with the regulations, you only need a bucket of gravel
what that page is stating is best practise

bear in mind it rains a lot more in the north west than in the south east of england,so this would have an effect on soakaway size

btw how was "jersey boys?"

LLL

[mickg]

if that's the case than why on earth am I over engineering my drainage - bucket of gravel it is then

the Jersey Boys was a fantastic show and well worth going to see, I loved the music from the 70's anyway

[lutonlagerlout]

I agree, to me 4 crates is about right for a 50m drive
however the legislation is so flawed all we seem to be doing is the right thing,when 99% dont bother and get away with it
LLL

[msh paving]

i have yet to see any suds driveways done in norfolk to the correct way, i have never done one,no one enforces the rule anyway MSH

[dig dug dan]

I am not pricing it in unless they ask for it anymore. How can we compete otherwise?