Brand new soil pipe

[sunshineplumber]

Hi folks

I will be moving soon to a house with no inside toilet or soil pipe plumbing???
I was wondering how hard/easy the job of digging up and putting in a soil pipe to the sewer is?? Also how would i go about it??

many thanks

 

[BrianL]

Hi sunshine

Digging and laying the pipe is the easy part I would recomend you get a professional in to connect to the drain, you may also need planning permission to do this. Speak to your local water/council authority for advice.

Brian

 

[sonray ltd]

its not a hard job
long as you know how to fit a soil pipe, expansion joints, prevent crossover etc.

your council will be the first port of call for the building regs etc

 

[sunshineplumber]

so i take it i will need an expansion joint to connect the soil to the drain??

 

[sonray ltd]

no
expansion joints are in the stack.

 

[sunshineplumber]

oh right. so what would i need to join the soil pipe to the drain???

 

[sonray ltd]

depends what the drain/pipe is etc.

if it haven't already got a stack your gonna need a new access into the drain. maybe a new drain.
along radius bend on the bottom of the stack to the drain.
no appliance is to be fitted to the stack any lower than 450mm from the invert of drain.

don't worry its easy if you get stuck the council inspector will help you.

 

[sunshineplumber]

god it all sounds very confusing. mind you i guess the good news is the bathroom is on the ground floor next to the kitchen and all the wast pipes go into the ground so im guessing that the drain is there.
fancy that a house without an indoor toilet!!!!!! (the toilet is at the end of a 60ft garden in a hut)

 

[sonray ltd]

what you gonna do with the outside toilet cap it off.

 

[sunshineplumber]

no keep it for when i have BIG BBQ's ect. i guess it handy for when her indoors is taking forever in the bathroom i need a crap.
another quick question what kind of fall would i need for the wast pipe on a shower being fed by mains pressure water (hot and cold)???

 

[sonray ltd]

what on a 40mm waste ?
how long ?

40mm waste should be a min of 18mm/m fall max 90mm/m.
you can use a high flow waste trap

 

[sunshineplumber]

40mm yes about 2.5m so i guess 25mm should be fine

 

[sonray ltd]

yes thats ideal.
if its on its own as well shall be no problem.

 

[david williams]

are you connecting to an existing drain,if you need to connect to the sewer you will have to get local sewage authority to do connection

 

[Bernie2]

Hmm!

I would go slowly! And try and work out what I have already got regarding drainage.

Do indeed you have drains?

The w.c. being sixty foot away is not usual and where does it discharge into?

Do you have a combined or twin pipe drainage system i.e Does the soil run separately from the surface water?

Do you have a septic tank?

Why hasn't the house already got these things?

Where is it town or country?

Where is nearest main council drain?

Loads of questions, have a look at the Building Regs.