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Clinton1
26th July 2006, 03:56 PM
I'll never buy a house that has any hint of a handyman or renovator about it again. :mad:
It seems the 3 car shed has guttering and downpipes, in accordance with building regs, one on each side. They are hooked up to a slotted pipe that connects each one together, a giant U bend - an illegal (surely) wet sump that empties into my Northern Melb clay soil. Fantastic!
Of course they are backed up and creating a swamp.

As I'll be re-doing a paved path (1.6 x 10 meters, that runs off at right angles to the shed), adding drainage to this and connecting this to the drainpipe from the shed to the stormwater - I'd like to employ someone to oversee & plan this.

What would be the correct person to employ - a plumber/drainer, builder, our civil engineer aquaintance....

This will be done with some other (planned) work, including:
removal of 5 cubic meters of soil,
sub-soil drainage,
set paving heights/slope,
paving drainage,
shed drainage,
concrete pad or stumps and platform for future rainwater tank.

Any advice appreciated.

Bluegum
26th July 2006, 06:35 PM
Clinton, I would start with the plumber then the earthmoverand then hook in myself and give the rest a go with willing mates and a BBQ at the end of the day.:)

Sturdee
26th July 2006, 07:14 PM
- I'd like to employ someone to oversee & plan this.

What would be the correct person to employ - a plumber/drainer, builder, our civil engineer aquaintance....


Why not a handyman, plenty advertise in our local paper.:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Or maybe a renovator for hire. :eek:

Peter.

echnidna
26th July 2006, 07:42 PM
Plumber is the one to see.
Soakage pits are legit with council approval, but generally only used if there is no stormwater drainage system to hook into.

jow104
26th July 2006, 07:48 PM
I'll never buy a house that has any hint of a handyman or renovator about it again.


Have you heard of the kettle calling the pot black?:)

Toolin Around
26th July 2006, 08:31 PM
I'll be buying in the next year or so... If I see even a hint of reno work I'll be demanding the receipts to see who did the work. If it's the owner and I really want the place I'll knock a hell of a lot off the price and I'll make known why. I have seen some amazingly crap DIY jobs and have no intension of getting caught by it.

Clinton1
27th July 2006, 09:58 AM
Peter - thanks for the tip....NOT :D

Bob - thanks, I suppose a builder would just charge me for telling a plumber to "put some drainage there"?

Jow - I don't mind doing work myself - I'll bear my own mistakes, or make the next owner bear them :rolleyes: . I do know my limits though.