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20 January 2023

Re: Reference to building regulations for LPODGeneral Discussion

Jan 20, 2023 1:24 pm

A consumer can contact the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) Plumbing Dept but do it by Email and ask for a written reply. Thank you! Where does the upstream pipe end? It is a highly unusual situation, is there an easement that 'unpiped' water would flow over anyway? I have sent you a private mess...

Thank you! I have sent you a private message explaining the issue in more detail. As this is going to be submitted to V...

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schone

20 January 2023

Reference to building regulations for LPODGeneral Discussion

Jan 20, 2023 11:44 am

Hi all, I have three neighbours uphill of me sharing a pipe and sending all their stormwater into my backyard. Council has given them notices to fix however have told me they will not make any changes (rather pay the council fee) as the cost to send water uphill is too expensive I have engaged a sol...

Hi all, I have three neighbours uphill of me sharing a pipe and sending all their stormwater into my backyard. Council h...

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schone

13 July 2022

Re: What type of soil is this?Landscape & Garden Design

Jul 13, 2022 7:24 pm

"Both properties to the rear are discharging their roof and tank stormwater directly onto my property with a PVC pipe" Yeah - that's a huge problem. You should see a massive improvement once they fix that. How old is the agi pipe? Sounds like it's still draining which is great - but the s...

The agi pipe is installed on my side of the property and is suspected to be 20+ years old. I will try and flush it out ...

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schone

13 July 2022

Re: What type of soil is this?Landscape & Garden Design

Jul 13, 2022 6:32 pm

So many things can cause drainage issues. Hard to know the problem without knowing more about your property. What's the extent of the pooling water? How much of the lawn pools, how big are the pools? What's the slope of the land? Include neighbouring properties. Ideally your lawn would slope from y...

Hopefully this diagram helps with explaining my situation in more detail. What I have found out since purchasing the pr...

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schone

11 July 2022

What type of soil is this?Landscape & Garden Design

Jul 11, 2022 1:55 pm

Hi all, I have drainage issues with my lawn. In certain areas of the lawn water pools for 2 - 3 days after medium / heavy rain. I have dug inspection holes (20cm x 20cm x 20cm) across the lawn to understand what may be causing the water to sit at the surface and have come across hard light grey / sa...

Hi all, I have drainage issues with my lawn. In certain areas of the lawn water pools for 2 - 3 days after medium / heav...

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schone

31 August 2021

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Aug 31, 2021 6:31 pm

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schone

12 January 2012

Re: Installing Lawn - Suggestions/Tips RequiredLandscape & Garden Design

Jan 12, 2012 7:31 pm

Does anyone have any ideas? I also forgot to mention that my house has no rear of way and the only available access is a narrow (1.2m) ally way on the side.

Does anyone have any ideas? I also forgot to mention that my house has no rear of way and the only available access is a...

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schone

9 January 2012

Installing Lawn - Suggestions/Tips RequiredLandscape & Garden Design

Jan 09, 2012 8:16 am

Hi all, I have been in my new house for 6 months now and I'm ready to redo my backyard. I'm looking to replace a gravelled area (~25m sq.) with lawn. To get started I'd thought it be best to check what was actually under the gravel, once I started digging I found that the area was 30cm deep with 20c...

Hi all, I have been in my new house for 6 months now and I'm ready to redo my backyard. I'm looking to replace a gravell...

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