Building a House Extension Part 3 - THE DRAINS & SEWERAGE PIPES - Housing Market

[@tonyevans1354]

Great video. Sorry to disappoint, but at 11.26, you say "nobody's using clay pipes anymore..." As sewers in England and Wales were adopted in 2011 to become public sewers, most if not all water companies will not let you use anything other than vitrified clay on the main sewer itself, their reasoning being that that clay is much less prone to damage from high pressure jetting, and also, that rodents have been known to gnaw through plastic but not vitrified clay. Services coming off that sewer however, are the homeowners responsibility, and CAN be done in plastic.

[@SilverTrowel631]

Don't let the water board see this video -)

[@KEIRAN1996]

As a drainage engineer I can tell you now that jetting systems have trouble with that many bends👍

[@BaaghiRajaCricket]

100% That is a very long way access like a M25. Once it’s blocked, you better need an insurance cover to dig the extension and clear out blocking.

[@theflipflopfamily6149]

Thanks for another very informative video. You saved me money with the information you gave in the party wall video. Now onto how to get a build over agreement! Thanks again

[@JoeBlogs]

Glad I could help & thanks for the great feedback 😁👍

[@simonm8127]

How the hell did you get a build over agreement for all that? My local water company would have a fit. Having a rodding eye is the least of your worries, if any of those rubber joints go, floor up and replace, massive job.

[@GleneaglesDriveVilla]

Brilliant video, lots of interesting information thanks .

[@baileyhiggins182]

Hi how would u real ease the bung on the existing sewer whilst it’s full of backed up sewage as your doing final connections ? Thanks great video

[@krisjenkins4167]

Great video

[@kawaitsang733]

Thank you for sharing

[@JoeBlogs]

Hi Kawai. Thanks for watching and the feedback 👍

[@brianhewitt8618]

good job showing a real life exposure of a real pain in the arse job

[@JoeBlogs]

Hi Brian. Thanks for watching and the great feedback 👍🏻

[@BaaghiRajaCricket]

This will cause a hell of issues to the occupant and access point is miles away with bends. Best to ask Thames water to move out the actual Sewage.

[@MG-nm9gt]

Excellent stuff. Very informative.

[@jsmith3980]

Thanks for posting. I've just moved into a basement flat in a row of terraced houses and there are two manhole covers in the patio courtyard and a drain pipe from the higher flat empties into an exposed drain[?] in the courtyard....[not nice as was blocked and it stank!] I'm trying to find out about drainage and your video helps.

[@JoeBlogs]

Hi. Thanks for watching and great feedback. It sounds like the flats were created as part of a conversion from houses. If that is the case then the drainage may have been done badly and is probably not up to modern regulations. It might be worth having a chat with the leaseholder of the flats to see if the drains can be updgraded.

[@jsmith3980]

@@JoeBlogs thank you for replying ,great advice.

[@mozzer999]

Nicely edited, easy to watch with a good commentary . That 90 degree bend at the bottom of the rodding access would be very hard to get through. Why not 45degrees at the base with a 45 degree rodding access?

[@JoeBlogs]

Thanks for the great feedback. We are trying to minimise the disruption for the homeowner so wanted to locate the rodding access as close to the house as possible. A high pressure hose is the most likely way to clear any blockage and those guys are very good at working with 90 degree bends 👍

[@dwaggys3322]

Or even a long radius 90 degree - like the ones used at the bottom of a soild stack.

[@immers2410]

@@dwaggys3322 yeah, long radius bend would make far more sense

[@immers2410]

@@dwaggys3322 neat job apart from that

[@azzakean]

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[@LMSOProductions]

Great video👍🏻

[@JoeBlogs]

Thanks for watching and the great feedback 👍

[@BradSaidThat]

Hey great video. Out of curiosity, do you reckon removing an inspection chamber and replacing it with rodding access a meter away for a bend in a sewer system is likely to work? I know bends are a lot trickier but curious none the less.

[@mozzer999]

Now that is interesting 🙂 how you get round what seems insurmountable....thanks

[@JoeBlogs]

Hi Mozzer. Thanks for watching and the great feedback 👍🏻

[@garvielloken3929]

NOOICE!

[@MeaHeaR]

Enjoyed the videoh I was awaiting for a Pie Floater to descend that livé end when twas opén 💩💩

[@Endurorodzndubz]

I hope you got a build over agreement before building an extension over mains sewerage pipes.

[@andrewthomson3165]

Even three years ago utilities insist clay for clay on there pipe work building control wrong done loads of this work and for about ten years now and mains as to be put back in clay

[@yourkodi3945]

how deep did you have tro dig into the ground to install the pipe?, half meter or knee high?

[@Fshah1]

hi, your video is Very informative. I understand that you will backfill the area after the connection of all pipes (14:18). Please advise, Are these plastic pipes are able to take a load of earth backfilling OR concrete pouring if there is concrete floor instead of timber/joist flooring. Thanks

[@philhode5104]

How did you cap the plastic pipe,I didn't see a cap on end,before you joined on to old pipe on right

[@silvarback]

once connected how do you remove the bungs ???

[@neilgreenfield9060]

What's the best way to locate existing runs when you're planning an extension?

[@simonm8127]

A number of ways, call a local drainage company out who can put CCTV up a manhole, get the local water company plans, make sure you have friendly neighbours, get some plumbing dye and find out where it all runs and what it is. Just done exactly this. Then you may need to get a build over agreement if your foundations are within 3m of a public sewer.

[@Steve_Van777]

Hi mate, got a question if ya don’t mind.. how many days was you on this drainage with how many men?

[@MrGlenfraser]

Great content, good to see that! thanks for posting. Did they make you pea shingle it when you backfilled ???

[@JoeBlogs]

Hi Glen. Thanks for watching and the great feedback 👍🏻 Building Control are coming to inspect on Tuesday but I think it’s likely that we will have to cover up with pea shingle before we close everything up. 👍🏻

[@doseofpositivity2771]

Hey Joe, can I use it as my engineering final year project

[@paulramos5373]

Hi, what happens if you don’t follow regs? Our builder has put a white pipe straight into the the ground which is carrying water from the kitchen sink and dishwasher. And what’s more the water is just going into the neighbours garden (underground)! Thanks.

[@idlewise]

@11:40 I believe Thames Water requires clay pipe to be replaced by clay pipe.

[@davidstewart7823]

I don't think you replied to Julians comment Thames Water would not accept clay to plastic connections. Your client should have applied to Thames Water for a Build Over agreement where it states what thier requirements

[@kpounder6671]

I've a question. When the new pipe is laid down. Do you put concrete straight onto the pipe, to back fill it ?

[@cormacdoolin9904]

Hi, Great video very informative but easy on the brain , Im doing a similar job soon/ish , I noticed the connector/ adapter from clay pipe to PVC is smaller than/different to the one from PVC back to Clay .. what is the reason for this ? And am I right in saying that this to make up the difference back to clay to keep the pipes at the same diameter right through?

[@RollCorruption]

Man, and there's me getting stressed because I have a 6m soil run to dig in my front garden :D i'll eat my words and go get digging....

[@JoeBlogs]

😂

[@PeterMacland]

What would be the cost of doing this rodding access job alone? Let's say if you are already redoing the kitchen floor in the extension anyway.

[@mrboyban]

Is there you doing the work?

[@mickgosney8515]

How did you get the plug out ? , looks good

[@JoeBlogs]

Hi Mick. Thanks for watching. We removed the plug very quickly and then connected everything up to minimise the amount of live waste water dining out 👍

[@jimmorrison1685]

Did you not need to do an air test?

[@reviewingtheworld1]

Great video thank you! I have one question about the plans, are these works that you have done with the sewage outlined in the plans from an architect, or do you have to design the modification yourself? Cheers

[@tomkent4656]

I find it hardto believe that building over a manhole cover was ever permitted.

[@AdamWilson-y8y]

I dont know about this man... I don't like the idea of removing a manhole from a public sewer. I would of replaced the manhole with a triple sealed unit designed for indoors which meets building regulations.

[@mariusa3123]

Nice video - we're looking to do this to an existing extension in order to move the manhole out of the property. Any rough idea on the cost?

[@stevegray5263]

Back-filling with all that crap? Get rid of it and use some decent HBM.

[@ianfosterUSA]

I guess you guys are not using that radiator again? I have to say that I find it unreal how messy British builders are. But nice explanation though.

[@thomass181]

It’s a building site, they’re not inside the clients living space, if you listen they’re having a extension which goes out further and all that earth is going back in the holes.