Fitting drains

[@JayKTS]

Looking good mark ... pieces of grass nicely cut out and put back 💯

[@markhep]

Thanks jay. I loving the big build you been doing. Grate stuff

[@macplastering]

You no your beat when the layers start to come off :) some hard work there lads well done

[@markhep]

😂😂Yere mac had bloody cramp in my arm all weekend lol. Good fun though made change 👍👍👍

[@macplastering]

@@markhep Yea man I was like digger coming in here then you lads just roll up sleeves I know its not easy fair play :) If you could like the video again I would mate

[@markhep]

@@macplastering 😂😂😂😂Chears mate 👍👍👍

[@MrMagsimus]

Jobs a gooden lad ! Well done loved the quality video thanks for posting mate 👍👌🇬🇧

[@markhep]

Cheers mate 👍👍👍👍

[@robertplatt1379]

It’s men like Mr Hep built this country 👍🏻 fabulous work as always

[@markhep]

😂😂That's a nice comment mate. You will give me a big head lol. Cheers mate 👍👍👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Lovely neat bit of drainage there mark , great job and hard graft 💪🏽🧱👍🏼

[@markhep]

Chears guys keeps us lot fit Hay. And we can have a few extra burgers. With out it showing 😂😂😂👍👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mark Hep 🍔🍟🧁🍰🍦😋😂🧱👍🏼

[@markhep]

😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@michaelchapman4269]

Bloody tidy job, nice to see some pride in it. Fair play

[@markhep]

Thanks mate 👍👍👍

[@Jim_Newlands]

Very neat Mark! Got to admit drainage is one part of the job I detest!

[@markhep]

Chears mate. Yere and you neather know what's under there as well. Doing drains has left me doing a hole lot of work I dident no was there 😂😂🕳️👍👍👍

[@Jim_Newlands]

@@markhep Oh, yes......been there, done that, got the tee shirt! 😂😂

[@markhep]

@@Jim_Newlands 😂😂👍👍

[@wayneleone]

Great job Mark. Always wanted to know how you join into an existing sewer manhole. Very interesting.

[@markhep]

Chears mate 👍👍👍

[@jasonmurphy435]

great video. always wondered how to tap into a sewer👌

[@markhep]

Chears Jason 👍👍👍

[@strider1mh]

Always wondered how this is done thanks mark

[@markhep]

No worries cheers mate 👍👍👍

[@JimJimpmjj]

Brilliant work 💪👍👌

[@markhep]

Chears mate. Another small job on it out of the way 👍👍👍

[@JimJimpmjj]

@@markhep takin shape very nicely 👍

[@macplastering]

Very good job man

[@markhep]

Chears mac 👍👍👍

[@ozzyefc44]

Nice job mark 👍

[@markhep]

Chears mate. Carnt wait for the roof trusses now should be hear soon 👍👍👍

[@doddsy65]

Good neat drainage work Mark, well done. Neat trenches, well supported pipe work and even turfed to finish. Much better with the core drill Mark , saves a lot of making good inside and out. Top job Marra. Worked out that roof yet ?

[@markhep]

Chears mate. Yere been on the roof this week. Just need to edit the video. This roof is a bloody pain in the arse lol it's going to take a wile 😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@MrGlenfraser]

Thanks chap. I'm just about to do some drain work in the next few weeks. I'm quite close to the top so will work back up the clay a bit so I have less fall on the pipe as its only surface water..... I also think you can have less drop on surface water.....

[@markhep]

Hi mate nice one. Yes you don't need much drop on them. They also say you can have too much of a drop some times. just test it before you fill it in and you will be good 👍👍👍👍

[@lmilne4859]

Top notch buddy 😎👍🏻

[@markhep]

Thanks mate. Keep bashing on lol😂😂👍👍👍

[@paulashford4155]

As an hobbyist this is my first real drain video... learned a bit myself... cool

[@markhep]

Thanks paul glad you enjoyed it 👍👍👍

[@mikeym4597]

Nice job

[@markhep]

Thanks Mikey 👍👍👍👍

[@paulperrin2152]

Is the a regulated depth for the drainage pipes??

[@markhep]

Don't think so mate. But don't hold me to it lol👍

[@timmargereson332]

Hi Mark, well done mate 👏. I hate doing drains & soakaways and the material costs are ridiculous. Backbreaking work with very little to show for it 😢😢. Regards Tim

[@markhep]

Chears mate. Yere definitely a job no one gets to see. It's all the bloody fittings isent it they charge silly prices for. Bet they make the for a few pence too 👍👍👍

[@lincordery2506]

mark didnt see you test that run with a hose before you filled all that earth back in naughty boy, also is there not a connector for that stone manhole you would think some type of plastic screew in connector

[@markhep]

Lol. I did test it just not on vid. Yere it would be ok with a fitting not sure they do one will look into that mate I just normally chuck a load of concrete round it 👍👍👍

[@stevegray5263]

Digging that close to the scaffolding standard uprights would get you thrown off a proper site

[@markhep]

Definitely you wouldn't do it on a site that has a load of men on the scaffolding that's for sure .when they two of you and you not putting a lot of weight onto it your fine .or wet weather if it would have been winter I would have waited for the scaff down 👍

[@philstation335]

How far have you got to dig down is it a certain depth?

[@markhep]

No mate no depth to go down to. As long as you have a slow fall on it. Think it 1 to 40. So 1cm drop to 40cm long. Don't make the fall to steep. As the water will run quicker than the solids. The the solids will get stuck. Every one usley thinks bigger drop the better but. That's not now it works. Hope this helps 👍👍👍

[@philstation335]

👍👍 yea I've heard something like 1 in 40 drop thanks

[@mattcartwright8272]

Mark - Any idea what the random cable coming sideways across the plot? Any sparkies on here? Tidy job by the way!

[@SME_Ste]

Matt Cartwright from the type and depth, more than likely a supply to a shed or garage. Should be deeper than it was with a warning tape above

[@markhep]

Hi matt it was a bloody Internet cable. I couldn't believe how shallow it was just under the grass 👍👍👍

[@Clothis64]

It’s a big job ! Are you going to take care of the inside too ?

[@markhep]

Hi val. Yes I have the price in for to finish up to plastering and skirtings on. I will need a holiday after this on lol👍👍👍

[@malcolmcroll7556]

thanks for replying - the council were so strong on this issue once , it could lead to some cutting corners which could cost some people great sums of money later in life ;

[@markhep]

Yere. I think they will start to come back out in a month or two 👍

[@paulperrin2152]

What is the drop of the pipe to allow water flow away from house to man hole??

[@markhep]

Hi mate I think the regulations are 25mm per meater of pipe. But some times you carnt get the drop. Depending on how deep your manhole is or main drain. The best thing is to put it in and test it. before youfill it in . If it runs away nice and slowly you have it right. Hope this helps 👍👍👍

[@malcolmcroll7556]

did the council check the drains before you back-fill & test the seals

[@markhep]

Hi mate yes They normally come out and pass the off before you cover them. But they not doing demestic visits again yet so we just have to take pics. At min or they could watch the vid lol😂😂👍👍👍

[@michaelwarwick9930]

I'm aghast. Trenches about 300 mm wide when they should be 450 mm? (Ever heard of Codes of Practice or the Building Regs?) Breaking into an existing drain and ‘popping’ concrete into the trench (to 'seal' the penetration from soil particulate ingress, I imagine)? What did Building Control/your local water board say about that? (I assume you applied for a 'new connection to an existing sewer' and paid the £150 or so for the inspection?) How did you finish the penetration into the existing manhole on the INSIDE of the manhole? (See above re inspection.) How did you establish your levels? (Not a boning rod or traveller in sight.) On that note, what fall did you lay these pipes to? And did you check the gradient when you were done bedding your pipes backwards (see below)? No pipe test before backfilling? (I guess Building Control were definitely out of the loop, then?) Laying bedding AFTER pipe/inspection chamber laying? (Classic cowboy move. Piling in gravel afterwards is a sure-fire way to kick up the pipe.) Stamping down turf to BELOW ground level? (Ever heard of soil settlement?) I could go on, but I'll stop with the scariest aspects... 1) Damaging cables? Ever heard of the principle of 'dial before you dig'? 2) People on here applauding you. *** No wonder builders get such bad press...

[@markhep]

Past it off mate 👍this is a small extension with one toilet not a full housing estate

[@samirel-nagi6978]

It’s good to have such videos. We can praise the good work and highlight the non compliance to educate builders and others who are interested in buildings construction

[@damo8754]

I also have a date with a pick axe tomorrow, got 3 soakaways to do 😅😅

[@markhep]

😂😂😂3 o my god good look fella I feel for you. Let my no how you get on this week. Hopefully that rain has soffend it up a bit Hay 👍👍👍

[@damo8754]

@@markhep great minds think alike 🤣 i hoped the rain has worked its magic for me too, if not, im going to be goosed 🤣

[@markhep]

😂😂😂Good look mate. Take planty of tea brakes works for me 😅😅👍👍👍

[@charlieshwan5574]

Why didn’t the rainwater have to go in a soak away?

[@markhep]

Hi mate most older houses have rain and soil go into the same drains. It hasn't been passed off yet. But I will let you know if I have to put a soakaway in I think we will be good though. It shows it on the plans 👍👍👍

[@garethgordon9141]

Wanted to see the actual connection inside the main manhole; no mention of falls or taking levels, video far too long.

[@markhep]

Yere sorry mate. I need to make a proper vid on them in the future. Dident have much time on this job👍👍👍

[@Matrixresin]

Tight gits reusing the dug our turf

[@markhep]

😂😂😂👍

[@spencerwilton5831]

better than having a bright green stripe of new turf running across an existing lawn. New turf stands out a mile.