Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: Rooms below the ground 6Mar 07, 2013 8:20 am Well almost any tradie would put a drain in to allow excess ground water to find its way out but we used to leave a gap of 600mm min so you could actually walk in there and clear out any dirt or leaves that might clog the dish drain. The beauty of this is that it allows you to check for any termite activity too. This is how we do it... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is how most guys do it ( just copied & pasted off the interwebs )... Forget about the sump under the slab - it's off an American web site and they do a lot of different things there. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Stewie Re: Rooms below the ground 7Mar 20, 2013 5:54 pm If you have no choice then OK, but if you can avoid it you will not regret it. Water (from above and below) is every buildings enemy! Re: Rooms below the ground 8Mar 22, 2013 10:02 am Quote: If you have no choice then OK, but if you can avoid it you will not regret it. Not at all. If it is done right then you can end up with a lot of storage and/or living space which will add considerably to the value of your house. Stewie Re: Rooms below the ground 9Mar 22, 2013 10:42 am Ag drains and all these methods are great - but water often finds a way. Capilary action is a funny thing too. I've got a friend who had it all done and his "under"ground (level) rooms do have a dampish smell at times. Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 7979 Hi, I'm new to this forum so I hope I'm doing this post correctly. Please advise if it's not. I've just bought my place. The inground pool has a marble lining that has… 0 12292 |