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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 6:47 pm
by SimonTown
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!
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:13 pm
by msh paving
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 
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:16 pm
by SimonTown
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
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:20 pm
by msh paving
have you got a pic, don't forget concrete over soakaway
MSH
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:23 pm
by SimonTown
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!
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:30 pm
by dig dug dan
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?
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:43 pm
by msh paving
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
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 9:15 pm
by dig dug dan
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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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 9:43 pm
by SimonTown
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
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:26 pm
by Dave_L
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
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 8:25 am
by dig dug dan
Mine has had a heavy roller over it, so fingers crossed
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:06 am
by SimonTown
Picture as requested 
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:12 am
by SimonTown
Convenient down poor....
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
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:16 am
by Dave_L
That's going to be a pick it up, reconstruct soakaway and relay job.
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:46 am
by SimonTown
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?
