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Hello,
We live in a new build house and in our back garden we have a sewage access point which leads from the temporary toilet block which Site are currently using. We were told it will be moved and filled in when the Site units move at the end of building.
I recently complained as we get nasty whiffs drifting across the garden and sometimes into the house. Site came to check the drain and it was 'clean as a whistle' but they agreed that it did smell. As a result they've said they'll re-route their sewage drainage and close off that access point but cannot do it for another 3-4 weeks.
Anyway, my question is regarding legislation for laying these sewage pipes and access points in new builds. I was surprised to see that the pipework and drain was perhaps only a foot below ground level. I always thought drainage of this kind had to be much deeper to prevent the exact problem we've been experiencing with smells. Or is this an old rule that used to relate to older properties? Does anyone know if having sewage drainage so close to ground level is correct or not?
I'd really like to complain and try to get them to bring the work forward and would like to bring this point up in my argument, but only if I'm correct.
Thanks for any advice.
We live in a new build house and in our back garden we have a sewage access point which leads from the temporary toilet block which Site are currently using. We were told it will be moved and filled in when the Site units move at the end of building.
I recently complained as we get nasty whiffs drifting across the garden and sometimes into the house. Site came to check the drain and it was 'clean as a whistle' but they agreed that it did smell. As a result they've said they'll re-route their sewage drainage and close off that access point but cannot do it for another 3-4 weeks.
Anyway, my question is regarding legislation for laying these sewage pipes and access points in new builds. I was surprised to see that the pipework and drain was perhaps only a foot below ground level. I always thought drainage of this kind had to be much deeper to prevent the exact problem we've been experiencing with smells. Or is this an old rule that used to relate to older properties? Does anyone know if having sewage drainage so close to ground level is correct or not?
I'd really like to complain and try to get them to bring the work forward and would like to bring this point up in my argument, but only if I'm correct.
Thanks for any advice.
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