Block  dropped above soakaway.... - Help....

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SimonTown
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When I got home last night I was shocked to see that one of the blocks on my drive has dropped around 2" :-(

It is over a soakaway and it seems there has been some settlement....

The contractor is due out tomorrow and I'd like to be in the know when I speak to him...my builder has suggested that a concrete biscuit should have been installed over the soakaway...

Tbh I am really fed up with the job overall....there are definite areas where the blocks have sunk slightly, and the drainage is not right hence some puddles....but the guy was recommended and I saw some of his other work....just need to make the best of what I have....

Any advice would be brilliant!
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Soakaway in a driveway should be capped with concrete to stop sinking ,there should be no puddles if sand is compacted and screeded in the right way,
has he installed drainage channels MSH :)
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msh paving wrote:Soakaway in a driveway should be capped with concrete to stop sinking ,there should be no puddles if sand is compacted and screeded in the right way,
has he installed drainage channels MSH :)
Yes drainage channel installed...but the levels are simply wrong....tbh not sure I trust him to put it right :(
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have you got a pic, don't forget concrete over soakaway
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msh paving wrote:have you got a pic, don't forget concrete over soakaway
MSH :)
Will nip out in the morning.....cheers for the advice!
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Does an aquacell wrapped in terram and filled with shingle still need concrete over it? Or is it the old rubble filled pits that do?
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in a driveway i would always concrete over, but on the other hand i would not put one in a drive way if there was another place MSH :)
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ok. you have me worried now as i have just done a single cell one under the current project and there was no where else to put it.
hoping that since i used terram under the crushed, it should be ok :(
lesson learned for next time



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dig dug dan wrote:ok. you have me worried now as i have just done a single cell one under the current project and there was no where else to put it.
hoping that since i used terram under the crushed, it should be ok :(
lesson learned for next time
That's what my guy did....one year on and I'm an unhappy customer.... :(

Best to put right now IMHO
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I generally don't top soakaways with concrete, surround with self-compacting pipe bedding and 200mm or so of 803 stone over the top properly whacked down, never had a problem with settlement to date
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Mine has had a heavy roller over it, so fingers crossed
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Picture as requested :angry:

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Post: # 93158Post SimonTown

Convenient down poor....

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There is a ridge which is stopping the flow of water down the driveway.....could this be reduced with the wacker?

Need some Paving Expertise before the guy arrives at 11.....

Thanks fellas
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That's going to be a pick it up, reconstruct soakaway and relay job.
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Dave_L wrote:That's going to be a pick it up, reconstruct soakaway and relay job.
By reconstruct....would a concrete biscuit over top and then relay be the steps?
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