Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Re: Neighbour threatning to take us to court over stormwater 2Feb 13, 2014 6:29 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Neighbour threatning to take us to court over stormwater 3Feb 13, 2014 6:59 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Neighbour threatning to take us to court over stormwater 4Feb 14, 2014 1:20 am 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Neighbour threatning to take us to court over stormwater 7Feb 17, 2014 11:04 am Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: Neighbour threatning to take us to court over stormwater 8Mar 18, 2014 8:44 am 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Neighbour threatning to take us to court over stormwater 10Mar 18, 2014 10:35 am Yeah, I see this poster hasn't been back but I have some thoughts to add too. lozza83 Any advice on what we can do? Fix it. Sooner or later the overflow was going to overflow, thats what its there for. It sounds like that wasn't even planned for during installation if the poster is asking now what to do. bashworth If the top level in the tank is above your driveway you could probably set up your system to overflow at the down pipes, onto your driveway, rather than at the tank. qebtel Where was the roof water flowing prior to the tank installation? Becasue that is where the tank overlfow should be directing water into. As long as you do that, you maintain the drainage design of the house, and are out of hot water.(slight pun there for you - ho ho) Without a full understanding of the problem that sounds to me like a logical solution, direct the overflow to where the water ran previously. @ the pun. SaveH2O Lozza83 joined on Feb 13, 2014 at 06:45pm. The last visit was on Feb 13, 2014 at 07:33pm. Nevertheless, maybe others can learn the following lessons. Never install a large water tank to the lowest part of your property if it has nowhere to drain. DOH! Never install a water tank that harvests a large roof area without knowing how much water will drain to the tank for every one mm of rain. The inflow capacity must not exceed the tank's overflow capacity. Install an overflow provision before diverting water to the tank. Don't be surprised when a neighbour displays low tolerance for someone who acts without due logical process. All of the above ARE logical. I agree. It reads to me like the logic there didn't go beyond collecting water for the poster's own garden. As a neighbour that would be disappointing to say the least. Among extended family and friends there have been a few problems with neighbours of a few different houses (three of them were flooding). When the response is "why are you making a fuss over a minor problem (=its not affecting ME)" or "sorry, I'll fix it . . . . sorry, I haven't got around to it yet . . . . sorry, I forgot, I'm on it . . . . sorry, I've been away on holidays . . . . sorry, I didn't have the money this week . . . . sorry, I've been flat out at work . . . . (=its not a priority for me because its not affecting ME)" then you understand why some people see going to court as the only solution. I've filled, levelled and compacted around 100mm of roadbase in preparation to lay some outdoor court tiles. Prior to doing the final compaction, I dusted the top with… 0 3044 Plumbers 'can be' plumbers, made all the worse by self certification which the building surveyor invariably accepts as proof of compliance! The good thing is that you know know. 3 4858 Grab a hose, insert it at the top of the inlet/down pipe and turn the water on and see where the water is escaping from. Then you'll know. 3 8465 |