I've watched your channel ever since you re-did that small garden brick retaining wall - you are a top guy and a great builder. Anyone should be happy to have you on board.
Rich's fall was hilarious! I hope he was ok, it could have been nasty. Great humour at the start of the video it cracked me up lol. I think Rich's fall is correct because his angle of fall was the quickest way down!
Been watching your vids since day one and they never fail to demonstrate your high end workmanship coupled with great humour and innuendoes. The opinions on what the fall should be at the start was a classic; Richs’ effort looked particularly painful; hope Rich and Matt are both fine. Keep up the great content guys.
We know you have mate and we really really appreciate it. Thank you so much for your time and continued support. As for Rich and Matt...they're absolutely fine...just don't mention it again, they're a bit sensitive about it!!! Haha!!!
Adam, take that sharp 90 out at the drain crate. Risk of blocking at the bend. Cut hole in crate and go in straight. Also you best have a rodding point, presume this can be done at the silt trap?
Ha ha, that falls show was funny at the beginning, reminds me of my fall straight down a main sewer run after trusting the chippy's temporary cover. I was saved by the steel rung digging into my gusset, almost very painful but very funny.
@@Mr_A_Builders a little more work than we expected but we just love it - feels like we are on holiday. At 70 plenty of aches and pains but who cares. Stay safe and on your feet.
Good work ethics. This is coming from a drainage company owner. The soakaway depth starts from the invert of the pipe (easier to remember). You could have used the plastic coupler for the upvc pipe as it's cheaper but i guess for 1 or 2 it doesnt save you much. Its crucial the pipe is encased in gravel, not just sitting on it. I do these quite a lot, together with perc testing. You could add a silt trap bucket gully cheap before the crates. Keep up the good work
Looks good, the only thing I would do is change that 90% bend ( downstairs toilet) for a rest bend and also take 100mm pipe for sink flush with floor, we wouldn’t get away putting 32mm pipe under the concrete floor..( unless I’ve read it wrong 🤷). And I always put a silt trap before the soakaway…. Belt and braces.! And yes they are bloody expensive.!!😊
Hello Nigel. The only reason that we haven't put the 110mm for the sink right into the wall is because we're worried about the height, we may be out of the floor level by the time we get that far over...time will tell!
Building regs states that silt/debris is not allowed to get into the system. A silt trap is generally used, this is only as good as the home owner clearing out though. The bend at the bottom of the soil stack ideally should be a rest bend, the bend you have installed can drop if not backfilled properly. Its not pleasant dealing with shit under someones floor. You would normally put 20mm or 40mm clean around a soakaway, it adds to the storage volume as more voids than pea gravel. Soakaway sizing is based on the water percolating into the hole sides not the base. The first place that blocks up is the base, even with a silt trap, the silt will eventually block the natural voids, cracks, fissures etc in the side walls too if not dealt with.
If the foul pipe is too steep, liquid could flow too quickly and leave solids behind potentially creating a blockage. If it was taking g roof water previously, the additional water could be flushing it through. If there is no roof water in the new system, there could be less flushing effect.
Lots and lots of times I’ve worked for days for all my work to be never seen again! Great work on the drains and the soak away. Love the innuendo and how did you keep a straight face with that lube?!? 😂 If it was me, I’d drop in that silt trap while you’re there, like a well known prophylactic, prevention is better than the cure at a later date.
I know! It's disheartening isn't it! Oh well, at least we know that it's there! I think I will end up putting in a silt trap just for my own piece of mind if nothing else! Thank you for your time again, Simon. Hope you're well mate.
My understanding is foul sewer can be between 1:40 and 1:80 and in fact I recently installed a foul sewer at 1:60 and it was passed by Building Control. Surface water can be 1:100, again passed by BC.
Put the silt trap in, its a no-brainer. Fine particles will get wherever water washes it, especially off driveways. I fit leaf interceptors on down pipes as well, good for catching moss and other stuff that eventually finds a way into underground drainage. Prevention is always better than rectification.
Re silt trap question: because the soakaway is an enclosed system, imo there should be a drain trap near the house to catch material off the roof and you could also incorporate an ACO inlet box with mud bucket at the end of the ACO drain channel where it enters the solid pipe. If I were responsible for the property, I would include such traps in the design and the bonus is that they also provide access should it be needed for inspection. It is also worth bearing in mind that soakaways fed by rain drains can become flooded despite their apparent capacity and back up so any open access at ground level such as channel drain will let flood water escape and needs to be able to freely flow away from the building rather than flow towards it. I have observed garages flood from overloaded soakaways.
Great vids as always and very high quality work. Ever thought about putting a mini inspection chamber into the inlet to the soakaway to clean out all the moss? We're next to trees (grrr) and our downpipes etc need cleaning pretty regularly...I know exactly where it would end up with a soakaway!
As Plumber of 30 years I thought any change of direction should have a manhole? But if passed by building control all ok. Also run 2. Inch for the sink out of floor will never block.
You guys are good honest fantastic builders and I love watching your projects, they’re full of technical info and the humour is smashing, you do make me laugh 🙂. Looking forward to the next episode 😁👍
Thanks for all of the building tips gents. I am an electrician by trade, however my dad worked on the building sites in the 60s and 70s and he knew so much about the old porcelain pipes and used to tell me off if I said the wrong term. The 1 in 40 rule is a good tip as I am planning on renewing some old pipes and installing a soakaway in time.
You should play more comedy roles, Jase. You're a natural! Haha! They are both fine mate, thank you! No builders were hurt in the making of this video!
My day job is drainage and water👍The soak away will last 25-30 years before backing up I wouldn't bother with a silt trap and it's will also be an eye soar in the middle of the garden
The little skits at the start tickled me, i know they were accidents but very funny. The sewer/ grey pipe was far to steep 100mm drop would leave solids in the pipe, i think why it was working is that the storm/ ground water was going into it, which here in new Zealand is a big no no. sewer/ grey water is one system and storm/ ground water is separate. the extra water in waste would of helped move the solids to the main, least now you have the system to regs.
It's good to see mainland UK finally not putting rainwater into the mains sewerage system anymore. And with less water is the mains system there won't be as much dumping raw sewage into the sea or pouring out the vent/overflow pipes round towns and cities
Great video as always! I would certainly plug the children’s charity pre filming. Everyone else does these days! Three days with little to show you said, but at least it’s done and how satisfied the customer must feel watching the level of skill and patience on that drainage. Looking forward to the structural work.
Think I need a soak away after watching Rich’s detailed drainage ‘fall’ demonstration! Think I’d put silt trap in of going into soak away for myself, possibly make one because they do seem tooo expensive for what they are.
Great video as always! Like you said “ three days with little to show for it” but what a feeling to now be in such a position to get going on the structure. All that drainage, you must have the patience of a saint. Keep plugging the donations pre filming because it’s a great cause and pretty much anyone filming plugs something. these days. Ignore the tossed who didn’t like it!! Looking forward to next week as always.
Hello Don, hope you're well mate. Yes it's a great feeling knowing that it's all in and sorted. Looking forward to the build now, that starts tomorrow! I don't want to keep asking for donations as I feel it'll put people off, but I'll definitely keep everyone updated every couple of videos. Cheers mate, really appreciate your time watching.
Great video. Coming along nicely, great to see someone who cares. Just was wondering are you allowed to have the Y branch under the floor for the downstairs toilet? I always thought you could only connect a wash hand basin (WHB), Shower or Bath using a branch under the floor as they are unlikely to block. The only other way around it is to have rodding access points which are accessible from outside the property or to move the branch connection in to an inspection chamber out side the building. I'd be interested to see what building control say as this issue always confuses me as i see some people do it and others who don't.
I started your channel with your own house renovation and have been hooked since then. Love the content. Love the banter, everyone is right your just a normal guy/builder but you do it right keep it up awesome. But try not to discuss the fall much more, the fellas clearly can't handle the fall! 😅 great chanel mate. 🫡🫡👍👍
Thank you, Mark! That's a great comment to receive! I really appreciate that mate. I won't mention the falls after Wednesday, I've still got three days worth of jokes left, 2 if I get a push on!
Just come across your videos, brilliant work love the channel lads 👍🏼👍🏼 just an observation I’d run that 110mm waste right into the kitchen maybe under a unit and not do that 42mm joint under the floor, just a thought mate. Cracking vids though mate 👍🏼👍🏼
Hello Micheal, hope you're well. I will definitely do that if I've got the height within the floor, it's looking a bit tight that far over! Cheers mate.
Great channel chaps, thank you for sharing. My only thought with the soak away is completley wrapping the cages?, I thought the fleese at the bottom would silt up over time & restrict the leakage out of the soak away, I would have thought top & sides only was necessary, would like your thoughts on that.👍👍
Hello Max. Water goes through the fleece like a sieve so there won't be any restrictions from that point of view. Just like a sieve the stuff that you're draining off stays behind, which in this case would be the silt and mud. If that gets in then that would be the thing that restricts the flow. Hope that helps?
@@Mr_A_Buildershalfway through the vid ... nice to see your attention to detail on all stages of the work you do ... also thanks for your replys as im sure you get little spare time .....
@@Mr_A_Buildersregards the silt trap its prob a good idea i was thinking of rodding point or changing the two 90s at the soakaway crates for two 45s ....
No problem at all, Lee. You may have noticed, we like to talk so having a chat with the people who time out to watch our stuff is the least that we can do!
I have used the rubber couplings on my pond. They have all perished because they have been exposed to the sun and extreme cold. They usually need replacing every 3 to 4 years. I assume they are meant to be used underground to protect them from extreme temperatures and UV.
Hello Jay, hope you're well mate. It won't be a live stream I'm afraid, but we're toying with the idea of doing one if it's something that people will want. Where are you from?
@@Mr_A_Builders oakville just outside of toronto. dated a girl from teddington back in the 90's. still hard for me to understand you guys some times when you talk fast and the words/terms for things are completely different. its fun though and after a while i figure it out. first time you said "hardcore" i was like..nice...who is the dj ;)
@jayboo8495 we're a little further north than Teddington, about 120 miles. The names for things differs from region to region here, so there's no way it'll make sense over 3000 miles away! Thank you for persevering with us!
@@Mr_A_Builders same here. each region has its names for things. love seeing a completely different style of home renos. like building stairs and doing doors. we just get the door from home depot and have a stair company build the stairs. then again when i visit florida they do it completely different too. as a guy when i see a bin/hoarding im instantly interested in what they are doing and have to take a look...lol
Hi the way the old drainage was when you opened the ground up all solids and paper would have been flushed every time there was heavy rain . But without the rain /surface water the drainage would continue to block up.
The Jubilee clip on my car’s lower radiator hose rusted through and failed and the hose popped off. Fortunately, the car was only on an inspection ramp at the MOT centre.
I used that crate drainage soak away with french drain last summer I definitely didn’t get fall correct by with the rain we have had it works perfectly. My garden used to have so much water this year had been spot on I have several neighbours going to take same approach with there gardens
Elbow in the pipe was a bit untidy. Why didn't the pipe line up with the hike in the crate, did you get the hole in the wrong place e i.e. assume the pipe would meet the hole in the centre of the 'crate' not realising the holes are offset ?
Fit a silt trap, it's better to have one than not. I'd also suggest using solvent weld sockets (or even push fit couplers) instead of those rubber connectors. Great video and work 👌👍
Brilliant video as usual,learnt a lot!!!! One question,i didnt see an inspection/rodding point been put in as its quite a length from the sweeping bend to the inspection hole at the end of the run,what would happen should they get a blockage?I ask as we have a bungalow and every so often,we have to rod the sewer as it tends to block if left for a while!!! Our run is about 25ft from man hole to septic tank and when i rod it there is no restriction on the rod with the rubber diaphram!!!!! We tend to chuck a flexi bucket of water down the manhole every week to make sure its clear!!!! But anyway,as i said,its a learning curve every video!!! Oh and my wife(Pauline)said it is a MAN thing the laughing at the LUBE mention as i sniggered as well!!!!!!!
Hello Gordon and hello Pauline! Hope you're both well. There will be access from the soil pipe that'll be above the roof. When we redo that we will put in an access point for the very reason that you've mentioned. Thank you for watching, take care both.
@@Mr_A_Builders That makes sense!!! I did wonder if you might be doing something like that as some point!!!!! Cheers for the reply!! We are now both better as Pauline has had a 5 month period of ill health,Cancer,operation and radio therapy and is now hopefully in the clear!! Looking foreward to the rest of the series of videos,its a Sunday night must!!!!!!!!
Just watch out on the 320 manholes, supposed to be only 600mm deep, may want to upgrade to the 460 to keep the building inspector happy. That should be fine for your 1200mm depth
How do you calculate the size of the soakaway? Not sure how big this build is but thats a very small soak away. I am having to install a huge 11 cubic meter soakaway for my extension. We are adding 80m to the property and had to do an infiltration test. Its a couple of thousand just for the crates never mind muck away.
We had to do an infiltration test and flood risk assesment for our planning, the ground is not great for a soakaway which resulted in such a large size for us. It is a bungalow and double garage so to be fair does have a large roof.@@Mr_A_Builders
@@Mr_A_Builders the only other time i can think of when brits were doing home renos was one of my fave movies. Jack and Sarah....then again those builders were dicks LOL
I'm not a plumber but this is what I was taught: the absolute minimum fall is 1% (10 mm in 1000 mm). Go lower and you risk having standing water in the pipe. Standard is 2% (20 in 1000). Don't go more than 4% (40 in 1000) because then the water might not be able to take all the solids with it and stuff gets stuck in the pipe. Centimetres are great for figuring out falls because one metre is 100 cm, and 1% is 1/100, so 1% is 1 cm per metre.
Another episode of "how it's done properly". Nice one guys, hope the bumps and bruises are only minor too. Nothing glorious about outside work in this horrible weather, good to see you guys not shirking !! Bring the vids on !!!
Hello Woody, hope you've had a great week, mate. Appreciate that comment mate, thank you. Just a couple of bruised egos I think, nothing serious! Thank you again mate. Take care.
Watching you installing the soak away. As this is a deep excavation shouldn’t you have installed shuttering?I realise it’s very difficult to work inside shuttering but you have a duty of care for the safety of your employees. I have watched your vlogs from the start and are very interesting.
Hello Steve, hope you're well mate. In a word, no. There wasn't a single chance that a collapse could've occurred that could have injured anyone. Thank you for your continued support, mate. Take care.
Considering the surface water seemed to be connected to the mains before, why did you opt for a soakaway now? Assuming it's a combi system. I need to make some changes to mine and have a combi drainage system - was planning to just hook on to it as surface is going there anyway currently.
We've had a lot of stick over the years for using the existing combi system and not installing a soakaway. People think it's a hard and fast rule that you can't do it and you must install a soakaway but that's not true. For the past jobs we've had, the gardens haven't been suitable for it but this garden is, plus the water run off from every surface of the entire property was going through the same one pipe, which is unusual for us as the front of the house usually runs off from the front, not carried round to the back of the house, so we just thought it best to break it up and put in a soakaway.
1:07 - not only incorrect falls, but classic examples of how construction site employers end up in court, just luck workers were not injured or killed which could bring HSE and police into it and potentially corporate manslaughter charges against the business and its management! 😲 Film is evidence of unsafe site operation.
Hello. If you've seen anything unsafe or illegal then you have a duty of care to report it and suggest that you do so. Turning a blind eye is condoning such behaviour and makes you as responsible as anyone should the worst happen.
i was under the impression that you only need an inspection chamber or silt catcher when using the flexi pipe with the holes used in a french drain not soak away using solid pipes
The 100mm a meter isnt wrong its just the maximum you can lay it at so its 25mm 1m minimum and and 100mm 1m max anywere inbetween is fine well thats the regs on new build sites all done in plastic
Hello Robert, hope you're well. I've got to be completely honest with you mate, I have no idea how you've misunderstood this video to such an extent that you believe that I have connected the foul into a soakaway.
You mentioned that you have connections from toilets and sink waste. I know you said there were connections from roof and the driveway, which is fine. Hoping l have got this wrong, as l know you like to show best practice.
Because you have at least one toilet on your foul, then your peak flow exceeds one litre per second. That means your fall can be as shallow as one in eighty. And no I didn't remember that. I just looked it up in an old text book. 😁
I've watched your channel ever since you re-did that small garden brick retaining wall - you are a top guy and a great builder. Anyone should be happy to have you on board.
Thank you, pal! That's ace! Thank you for sticking with us. Thanks again, take care.
Thats the video that reeled me in also can't w8 for every next vlog
Yep, me too!
Yep, that video reached me too. TH-cam was up to something that day clearly
@danwilliams6776 it must be great to be able to pin point the exact day your life was enriched. Amazing.
Rich’s fall deserves the award 🥇 he was as graceful as a fairy elephant. Like an ice skater spinning in the air
Haha! Wasn't he just! "Angelic" is the word I'd use!
Rich's fall was hilarious! I hope he was ok, it could have been nasty. Great humour at the start of the video it cracked me up lol. I think Rich's fall is correct because his angle of fall was the quickest way down!
Haha!!! Great point!
Been watching your vids since day one and they never fail to demonstrate your high end workmanship coupled with great humour and innuendoes. The opinions on what the fall should be at the start was a classic; Richs’ effort looked particularly painful; hope Rich and Matt are both fine. Keep up the great content guys.
We know you have mate and we really really appreciate it. Thank you so much for your time and continued support. As for Rich and Matt...they're absolutely fine...just don't mention it again, they're a bit sensitive about it!!! Haha!!!
Adam, take that sharp 90 out at the drain crate. Risk of blocking at the bend. Cut hole in crate and go in straight. Also you best have a rodding point, presume this can be done at the silt trap?
Ha ha, that falls show was funny at the beginning, reminds me of my fall straight down a main sewer run after trusting the chippy's temporary cover. I was saved by the steel rung digging into my gusset, almost very painful but very funny.
Sunday wouldn’t be Sunday without you guys, fab! Kindest regards Mike
Mike! How are you?!!! Hope you and yours are well and the house renovation is going to plan? Thank you for watching as always.
@@Mr_A_Builders a little more work than we expected but we just love it - feels like we are on holiday. At 70 plenty of aches and pains but who cares. Stay safe and on your feet.
Wow, we need a bloopers reel.... maybe once or twice a year..... so funny
Haha! We might get a visit from the HSE but sod it!!!
Good work ethics. This is coming from a drainage company owner. The soakaway depth starts from the invert of the pipe (easier to remember). You could have used the plastic coupler for the upvc pipe as it's cheaper but i guess for 1 or 2 it doesnt save you much. Its crucial the pipe is encased in gravel, not just sitting on it. I do these quite a lot, together with perc testing. You could add a silt trap bucket gully cheap before the crates. Keep up the good work
Looks good, the only thing I would do is change that 90% bend ( downstairs toilet) for a rest bend and also take 100mm pipe for sink flush with floor, we wouldn’t get away putting 32mm pipe under the concrete floor..( unless I’ve read it wrong 🤷). And I always put a silt trap before the soakaway…. Belt and braces.! And yes they are bloody expensive.!!😊
Hello Nigel. The only reason that we haven't put the 110mm for the sink right into the wall is because we're worried about the height, we may be out of the floor level by the time we get that far over...time will tell!
Building regs states that silt/debris is not allowed to get into the system. A silt trap is generally used, this is only as good as the home owner clearing out though. The bend at the bottom of the soil stack ideally should be a rest bend, the bend you have installed can drop if not backfilled properly. Its not pleasant dealing with shit under someones floor. You would normally put 20mm or 40mm clean around a soakaway, it adds to the storage volume as more voids than pea gravel. Soakaway sizing is based on the water percolating into the hole sides not the base. The first place that blocks up is the base, even with a silt trap, the silt will eventually block the natural voids, cracks, fissures etc in the side walls too if not dealt with.
Great part to this saga. Well done lads.
Over-engineer and don't look back - fit the silt trap.
"over-engineer and don't look back"...I love that!!!!! That's it then, I'm doing it!
If the foul pipe is too steep, liquid could flow too quickly and leave solids behind potentially creating a blockage. If it was taking g roof water previously, the additional water could be flushing it through. If there is no roof water in the new system, there could be less flushing effect.
Lots and lots of times I’ve worked for days for all my work to be never seen again! Great work on the drains and the soak away. Love the innuendo and how did you keep a straight face with that lube?!? 😂 If it was me, I’d drop in that silt trap while you’re there, like a well known prophylactic, prevention is better than the cure at a later date.
I know! It's disheartening isn't it! Oh well, at least we know that it's there! I think I will end up putting in a silt trap just for my own piece of mind if nothing else! Thank you for your time again, Simon. Hope you're well mate.
My understanding is foul sewer can be between 1:40 and 1:80 and in fact I recently installed a foul sewer at 1:60 and it was passed by Building Control. Surface water can be 1:100, again passed by BC.
Thank you, mate. In that case we're well within the rules!
Put the silt trap in, its a no-brainer. Fine particles will get wherever water washes it, especially off driveways. I fit leaf interceptors on down pipes as well, good for catching moss and other stuff that eventually finds a way into underground drainage. Prevention is always better than rectification.
Nice one, Baldy!!! Cheers mate.
Boys yous deserve a medal for digging those hole out with a spade it’s tough work god knows if done plenty of them
Cheers mate. I would take the plaudits but I've got to be honest...I didn't dig a single spoonful out by myself, it was all the other lads!
Re silt trap question: because the soakaway is an enclosed system, imo there should be a drain trap near the house to catch material off the roof and you could also incorporate an ACO inlet box with mud bucket at the end of the ACO drain channel where it enters the solid pipe. If I were responsible for the property, I would include such traps in the design and the bonus is that they also provide access should it be needed for inspection.
It is also worth bearing in mind that soakaways fed by rain drains can become flooded despite their apparent capacity and back up so any open access at ground level such as channel drain will let flood water escape and needs to be able to freely flow away from the building rather than flow towards it. I have observed garages flood from overloaded soakaways.
Thanks for that.
Some magnificent gravity testing going on there, maybe a little bloopers video???
Rich has decided to take on gravity a few times over the years, always lost but he's due a win and he ain't no quitter!
Great to see good honest builders enjoying their craft 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you, Phil. That's a great comment to receive. Hope you're well mate.
Great vids as always and very high quality work. Ever thought about putting a mini inspection chamber into the inlet to the soakaway to clean out all the moss? We're next to trees (grrr) and our downpipes etc need cleaning pretty regularly...I know exactly where it would end up with a soakaway!
Thank you! I think we'd better fit that silt trap for the exact reasons that you describe! Thanks again.
As Plumber of 30 years I thought any change of direction should have a manhole? But if passed by building control all ok. Also run 2. Inch for the sink out of floor will never block.
I follow 30 degrees or less no chamber required .......
You guys are good honest fantastic builders and I love watching your projects, they’re full of technical info and the humour is smashing, you do make me laugh 🙂. Looking forward to the next episode 😁👍
Thanks for all of the building tips gents. I am an electrician by trade, however my dad worked on the building sites in the 60s and 70s and he knew so much about the old porcelain pipes and used to tell me off if I said the wrong term. The 1 in 40 rule is a good tip as I am planning on renewing some old pipes and installing a soakaway in time.
No worries at all mate! Thank you for watching! Hope everything goes well. Take care.
Well that episode was draining. Keep up the great quality work guys, and I hope nothing was hurt worse than pride.
You should play more comedy roles, Jase. You're a natural! Haha! They are both fine mate, thank you! No builders were hurt in the making of this video!
My day job is drainage and water👍The soak away will last 25-30 years before backing up I wouldn't bother with a silt trap and it's will also be an eye soar in the middle of the garden
Excellent! That's great to hear mate, thank you!
The little skits at the start tickled me, i know they were accidents but very funny. The sewer/ grey pipe was far to steep 100mm drop would leave solids in the pipe, i think why it was working is that the storm/ ground water was going into it, which here in new Zealand is a big no no. sewer/ grey water is one system and storm/ ground water is separate. the extra water in waste would of helped move the solids to the main, least now you have the system to regs.
Another great descriptive upload. So good to see the detail. Thank you to you and all the team. Best of luck
Thank you, Pete. Hope you're well mate.
It's good to see mainland UK finally not putting rainwater into the mains sewerage system anymore. And with less water is the mains system there won't be as much dumping raw sewage into the sea or pouring out the vent/overflow pipes round towns and cities
Well swept sweep pipe
Thanks
Thank you! We really appreciate that, nice one!
Great video as always! I would certainly plug the children’s charity pre filming. Everyone else does these days!
Three days with little to show you said, but at least it’s done and how satisfied the customer must feel watching the level of skill and patience on that drainage. Looking forward to the structural work.
Loving having you all back on a Sunday evening…
The mrs does wonder why I spend so long down the shed tho lol 👍
Haha! We can do some shorter videos if you like so you're not down there for too long?!!!
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No no it’s absolutely fine.
The longer the better lol
That’s what she said 😝👍
@paulhannah696 haha!!!
The silt trap would be really nice. If this was a public job then it would be almost obligatory. And you don’t need the bucket.
Think I need a soak away after watching Rich’s detailed drainage ‘fall’ demonstration!
Think I’d put silt trap in of going into soak away for myself, possibly make one because they do seem tooo expensive for what they are.
For what they are they are extortionate! Cheers mate!
Great video as always! Like you said “ three days with little to show for it” but what a feeling to now be in such a position to get going on the structure.
All that drainage, you must have the patience of a saint.
Keep plugging the donations pre filming because it’s a great cause and pretty much anyone filming plugs something. these days.
Ignore the tossed who didn’t like it!!
Looking forward to next week as always.
Hello Don, hope you're well mate. Yes it's a great feeling knowing that it's all in and sorted. Looking forward to the build now, that starts tomorrow! I don't want to keep asking for donations as I feel it'll put people off, but I'll definitely keep everyone updated every couple of videos. Cheers mate, really appreciate your time watching.
Ritchie definitely got his falls wrong. Think hes getting mixed up with falls and dives. Ps 8 out of 10 for the dive as the tom Daley would say😂😂👍👍.
The starting was absolutely hilarious.. I honestly thought you were serious..loved it😂😂
Great video. Coming along nicely, great to see someone who cares. Just was wondering are you allowed to have the Y branch under the floor for the downstairs toilet?
I always thought you could only connect a wash hand basin (WHB), Shower or Bath using a branch under the floor as they are unlikely to block. The only other way around it is to have rodding access points which are accessible from outside the property or to move the branch connection in to an inspection chamber out side the building.
I'd be interested to see what building control say as this issue always confuses me as i see some people do it and others who don't.
Nice video and I love the falls 😂
Haha! Better than Niagara!
Brilliant. What a card you are! 😂
Haha! Cheers mate.
Hi guys just my thought on the fall ,I'd stick with the 1 in 40 it looks less painful. Like the video's thanks
I agree with you on that one, Bruce and I'm willing to bet the other two do too! Haha! Cheers mate.
I started your channel with your own house renovation and have been hooked since then. Love the content. Love the banter, everyone is right your just a normal guy/builder but you do it right keep it up awesome. But try not to discuss the fall much more, the fellas clearly can't handle the fall! 😅 great chanel mate. 🫡🫡👍👍
Thank you, Mark! That's a great comment to receive! I really appreciate that mate. I won't mention the falls after Wednesday, I've still got three days worth of jokes left, 2 if I get a push on!
great job ,very interesting indeed .
Nice one, Micheal. Hope you're well mate.
Only bloody got first the watch. Mission accomplished!
Haha! Congratulations!!! Don't go leaving us now that you've achieved this!!!
Not a chance. I’d have to find something else to avoid the Sunday chores then! Have a great week fella’s
Great detailed video, well done.
Thank you, Barry. All the best mate.
Bet you will be glad to get out of all that mud Adam 👍👍👍
Oh mate, definitely but it's not long now before we are! Thank you, Colin, hope you're having a great evening.
Just come across your videos, brilliant work love the channel lads 👍🏼👍🏼 just an observation I’d run that 110mm waste right into the kitchen maybe under a unit and not do that 42mm joint under the floor, just a thought mate. Cracking vids though mate 👍🏼👍🏼
Hello Micheal, hope you're well. I will definitely do that if I've got the height within the floor, it's looking a bit tight that far over! Cheers mate.
Fantastic again Adam and the boys 🍺
Nice one, pal! Hope you're well and having a great evening!
Brilliant vlog as usual. And again quality workmanship.
Thank you, Alan. We really appreciate the time you take to watch and comment. Thank you so so much.
Great work. I made my own silt trap using just chamber rings. Drill two 110mm holes up high concrete base and surrounded in concrete works a treat
Great channel chaps, thank you for sharing.
My only thought with the soak away is completley wrapping the cages?, I thought the fleese at the bottom would silt up over time & restrict the leakage out of the soak away, I would have thought top & sides only was necessary, would like your thoughts on that.👍👍
Hello Max. Water goes through the fleece like a sieve so there won't be any restrictions from that point of view. Just like a sieve the stuff that you're draining off stays behind, which in this case would be the silt and mud. If that gets in then that would be the thing that restricts the flow. Hope that helps?
Put your silt trap in the downstream end of the Aco drain. They make them for most sizes and they're fitted in-line and accessed through the grate.
Another brilliant part to this series.
When is the next one mate?
hello mr a just got here nice idea with the coffee ......
It feels like we're at work longer than we're not, so a few little home comforts won't go amiss!
@@Mr_A_Buildershalfway through the vid ... nice to see your attention to detail on all stages of the work you do ... also thanks for your replys as im sure you get little spare time .....
@@Mr_A_Buildersregards the silt trap its prob a good idea i was thinking of rodding point or changing the two 90s at the soakaway crates for two 45s ....
No problem at all, Lee. You may have noticed, we like to talk so having a chat with the people who time out to watch our stuff is the least that we can do!
@@Mr_A_Builderscheers appreciate it ..... id do the silt trap if you can it covers all possible situations .....
I have used the rubber couplings on my pond. They have all perished because they have been exposed to the sun and extreme cold. They usually need replacing every 3 to 4 years. I assume they are meant to be used underground to protect them from extreme temperatures and UV.
I'd agree with that, mate.
woohoo!!! gonna finally catch a live stream. cant wait for my fix of brit contractors!!!
Hello Jay, hope you're well mate. It won't be a live stream I'm afraid, but we're toying with the idea of doing one if it's something that people will want. Where are you from?
@@Mr_A_Builders oakville just outside of toronto. dated a girl from teddington back in the 90's. still hard for me to understand you guys some times when you talk fast and the words/terms for things are completely different. its fun though and after a while i figure it out. first time you said "hardcore" i was like..nice...who is the dj ;)
@jayboo8495 we're a little further north than Teddington, about 120 miles. The names for things differs from region to region here, so there's no way it'll make sense over 3000 miles away! Thank you for persevering with us!
@@Mr_A_Builders same here. each region has its names for things. love seeing a completely different style of home renos. like building stairs and doing doors. we just get the door from home depot and have a stair company build the stairs. then again when i visit florida they do it completely different too. as a guy when i see a bin/hoarding im instantly interested in what they are doing and have to take a look...lol
If all the surface water outlets have traps on them at sorce then I wouldn’t bother with the silt trap at the soak away. Just an added expense 👍
Hi the way the old drainage was when you opened the ground up all solids and paper would have been flushed every time there was heavy rain . But without the rain /surface water the drainage would continue to block up.
Band seals is what call connection from clay to plastic pipe great job up to now pleased all worked out for u
Put the silt trap in , best practice.
I think you're right, mate!
The Jubilee clip on my car’s lower radiator hose rusted through and failed and the hose popped off. Fortunately, the car was only on an inspection ramp at the MOT centre.
Enjoying the videos keep up the good work. Adam and the boys 🍺
Going by the muck that builds up in my gutters I would definitely install a silt trap.
I used that crate drainage soak away with french drain last summer I definitely didn’t get fall correct by with the rain we have had it works perfectly. My garden used to have so much water this year had been spot on I have several neighbours going to take same approach with there gardens
I'm glad to hear that it works, Gareth! Hopefully this one will too!
What kind of cost roughly would be associated with a new drainage system and soakaway like this? 10k?
Yes to silt trap but must be able to clean it out.
Very interesting video, well presented, will be watching all future ones.
Elbow in the pipe was a bit untidy. Why didn't the pipe line up with the hike in the crate, did you get the hole in the wrong place e i.e. assume the pipe would meet the hole in the centre of the 'crate' not realising the holes are offset ?
Fit a silt trap, it's better to have one than not. I'd also suggest using solvent weld sockets (or even push fit couplers) instead of those rubber connectors. Great video and work 👌👍
Great work from the guys
Thank you, Simon. Hope you're well mate.
2 out of 10 for that landing had you of styled it out by doing some sit ups I possibly could of went up to 5 out of 10 😂😂😂 canny progress on site tho
Brilliant video as usual,learnt a lot!!!! One question,i didnt see an inspection/rodding point been put in as its quite a length from the sweeping bend to the inspection hole at the end of the run,what would happen should they get a blockage?I ask as we have a bungalow and every so often,we have to rod the sewer as it tends to block if left for a while!!! Our run is about 25ft from man hole to septic tank and when i rod it there is no restriction on the rod with the rubber diaphram!!!!! We tend to chuck a flexi bucket of water down the manhole every week to make sure its clear!!!! But anyway,as i said,its a learning curve every video!!! Oh and my wife(Pauline)said it is a MAN thing the laughing at the LUBE mention as i sniggered as well!!!!!!!
Hello Gordon and hello Pauline! Hope you're both well. There will be access from the soil pipe that'll be above the roof. When we redo that we will put in an access point for the very reason that you've mentioned. Thank you for watching, take care both.
@@Mr_A_Builders That makes sense!!! I did wonder if you might be doing something like that as some point!!!!! Cheers for the reply!! We are now both better as Pauline has had a 5 month period of ill health,Cancer,operation and radio therapy and is now hopefully in the clear!! Looking foreward to the rest of the series of videos,its a Sunday night must!!!!!!!!
@gordyminiman that's great news! I hope everything goes well for you both.
@@Mr_A_Builders Thank you,we have our fingers crossed!!!!!
Just watch out on the 320 manholes, supposed to be only 600mm deep, may want to upgrade to the 460 to keep the building inspector happy. That should be fine for your 1200mm depth
Cheers Dominic. Appreciate that mate. If they want it changed we'll sort it.
Congrats.. its all falling into place....
Couldn’t you put a P trap after the aco drain to catch the silt ?
Yes I could! Great idea!
Brilliant mate 😂😂🧱🧱
How do you calculate the size of the soakaway? Not sure how big this build is but thats a very small soak away. I am having to install a huge 11 cubic meter soakaway for my extension. We are adding 80m to the property and had to do an infiltration test. Its a couple of thousand just for the crates never mind muck away.
I don't know what to say mate, you've clearly got a much bigger house!
We had to do an infiltration test and flood risk assesment for our planning, the ground is not great for a soakaway which resulted in such a large size for us. It is a bungalow and double garage so to be fair does have a large roof.@@Mr_A_Builders
nice one boys!! love the content and work
Cheers mate! Hope you're well.
@@Mr_A_Builders im always well when i get some of you guys building shit. always a treat
Haha! Oh stop it!!!
@@Mr_A_Builders the only other time i can think of when brits were doing home renos was one of my fave movies. Jack and Sarah....then again those builders were dicks LOL
I'm not a plumber but this is what I was taught: the absolute minimum fall is 1% (10 mm in 1000 mm). Go lower and you risk having standing water in the pipe. Standard is 2% (20 in 1000). Don't go more than 4% (40 in 1000) because then the water might not be able to take all the solids with it and stuff gets stuck in the pipe. Centimetres are great for figuring out falls because one metre is 100 cm, and 1% is 1/100, so 1% is 1 cm per metre.
Great work Lads
Thank you, Phil. Hope you're well, mate.
Whst happens when the jubilee clips rust and rot and fall off?
That'll be the year 4092 so providing that they have survived the nuclear holocaust someone will have to change them!
@@Mr_A_Builders 😄
Love this Channel, top boys top of their game.
Nice one, Paul. Appreciate that mate. Hope you're well.
Another episode of "how it's done properly". Nice one guys, hope the bumps and bruises are only minor too. Nothing glorious about outside work in this horrible weather, good to see you guys not shirking !! Bring the vids on !!!
Hello Woody, hope you've had a great week, mate. Appreciate that comment mate, thank you. Just a couple of bruised egos I think, nothing serious! Thank you again mate. Take care.
Why a soak away when you can use the main drain 🤔
It's all about managing the amount of water that goes into the system.
Watching you installing the soak away. As this is a deep excavation shouldn’t you have installed shuttering?I realise it’s very difficult to work inside shuttering but you have a duty of care for the safety of your employees. I have watched your vlogs from the start and are very interesting.
Hello Steve, hope you're well mate. In a word, no. There wasn't a single chance that a collapse could've occurred that could have injured anyone. Thank you for your continued support, mate. Take care.
Is there where you bury plastic storage crates below ground?
That's it mate, all will be explained!
Considering the surface water seemed to be connected to the mains before, why did you opt for a soakaway now? Assuming it's a combi system. I need to make some changes to mine and have a combi drainage system - was planning to just hook on to it as surface is going there anyway currently.
We've had a lot of stick over the years for using the existing combi system and not installing a soakaway. People think it's a hard and fast rule that you can't do it and you must install a soakaway but that's not true. For the past jobs we've had, the gardens haven't been suitable for it but this garden is, plus the water run off from every surface of the entire property was going through the same one pipe, which is unusual for us as the front of the house usually runs off from the front, not carried round to the back of the house, so we just thought it best to break it up and put in a soakaway.
@@Mr_A_Builders Makes sense, thanks
1:07 - not only incorrect falls, but classic examples of how construction site employers end up in court,
just luck workers were not injured or killed which could bring HSE and police into it and potentially corporate manslaughter charges against the business and its management! 😲 Film is evidence of unsafe site operation.
Hello. If you've seen anything unsafe or illegal then you have a duty of care to report it and suggest that you do so. Turning a blind eye is condoning such behaviour and makes you as responsible as anyone should the worst happen.
Rich's fall was definitely a 1 in a Million fall 😂😂
Why not put the rain water into the waste water sewer ?
i was under the impression that you only need an inspection chamber or silt catcher when using the flexi pipe with the holes used in a french drain not soak away using solid pipes
If it was me i would of put the Y pipe out of the extension into a Y man hole so if pipes ever block it is still rod able.keep up the good work 👍
Unacustomed as i am to correcting you at 16.57 you said its a" big old hole" but, having just dug it surely its a big new hole! Just saying 😅😊😂😊😂
Haha! Fair enough, Kevin! I'll give you that one!
The 100mm a meter isnt wrong its just the maximum you can lay it at so its 25mm 1m minimum and and 100mm 1m max anywere inbetween is fine well thats the regs on new build sites all done in plastic
Great video! Thanks 👍👍
Cheers Tim, hope you're well mate.
Just wondering why you are connecting foul drainage into a soakaway?
Hello Robert, hope you're well. I've got to be completely honest with you mate, I have no idea how you've misunderstood this video to such an extent that you believe that I have connected the foul into a soakaway.
You mentioned that you have connections from toilets and sink waste. I know you said there were connections from roof and the driveway, which is fine.
Hoping l have got this wrong, as l know you like to show best practice.
@robertnightingale4101 rest easy in the knowledge that you've got it wrong!
Because you have at least one toilet on your foul, then your peak flow exceeds one litre per second. That means your fall can be as shallow as one in eighty.
And no I didn't remember that. I just looked it up in an old text book. 😁
😆 Hope the ladies don't fall for Ritchie lol
surely it would easier to connect it up to the sewer pipe, the soak away water
Hello Jamie, yes it would have! You are allowed to do it but you shouldn't, really. It's all about it causing further floods.down the line.
The soak away crates take "two humans" . Is that why you didn't get Rich and Mick to stand on it?
Haha! Shots fired!!!