Building Homes or Extensions/sink waste

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Expert: - 11/20/2007


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Hello Bill
I will be extending my home next year,the kitchen and living room.Our current sink position will move forward approx 2meters to its new position in the kitchen.We have a manhole in our garden which currently takes the waste from our kitchen ,downstairs toilet and 1st floor bathroom.
Would it be ok to connect to this manhole, if yes could you explain the procedure,is it best to connect into  present pipe runs or let the new sink have its own waste into the manhole,I do not want any pipe work visable above GL.

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Hi Stewart,

Yes, you can connect to it and also connect to existing pipe runs.
To confirm details of this can you e- mail sketch of layout with dimensions and height from kitchen floor level to ground level and to pipe invert level at manhole and ill do a layout for you. e-mail bill136@btconnect.com

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Bill

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Questions on UK construction from Setting out Projects through to completion. Mainly concreting ,drainage ,bricklaying, masonry,carpentry and decorating,plaster work ,render/roughcasting.From new build construction to historical restoration, renovation. How to set out ,levelling and survey matters.

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