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Build-over agreements, sewer locations, inspection chambers and hidden risks beneath your project.
Sometimes — but the design rules, water-authority agreements and protection details are non-negotiable.
If you are building over or near a public sewer, you need permission from the water authority. Here is how that actually works.
A camera down the drain. Cheap, fast, and often the difference between knowing and guessing.
What Building Control look at on drainage — and what they do not.
The drainage issues we see on almost every extension — and the ones that cost most to fix later.
Public sewers, private drains and shared sewers — and why the distinction changes your project.
Manholes are not all the same. Here is what each type does, and why position matters.
Roof and patio water has to go somewhere — and the Regulations are quite specific about where.
When you cannot build over it, you divert it. Easier to say than to do.
Three real drainage problems we have walked homeowners through — and the lessons that came out of each.
Coming soon
47 pages. Real photos. The 12 mistakes we see homeowners make every week — and how to spot them before they cost you thousands. Currently in the final edit — available shortly.
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47 pages. Real photos. The 12 mistakes we see homeowners make every week — and how to spot them before they cost you thousands.