Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Downpipe Connections at ground level?? 2May 31, 2009 4:32 pm Built the Atlantique 37 Mk2 with Carlisle Homes - WE'RE IN!! Building thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=14413 ATLANTIQUE 37 MK2 PHOTOS THREAD - updated 22nd August '09 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22399 Re: Downpipe Connections at ground level?? 11Jun 02, 2009 6:35 pm mine are under the ground not like that at all finished building 40 square home on 5 acres with perry homes.working on the landscaping just finished pool deck with ://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=2217 Re: Downpipe Connections at ground level?? 12Jun 02, 2009 11:38 pm I have always liked the look of round down pipes. I don't know why they do rectangle ones either? I also don't like how in WA they have the down pipe come off the back of the gutter, then into the eves and the pipe comes out down the wall It can get very hard to clean Mow to those pics that this thread is all about. Can you dig down around there and see if there is concrete foundations there? That would be the only real reason for that pipe being how it is. Re: Downpipe Connections at ground level?? 13Jun 04, 2009 7:17 am I'm guessing they've done it like that cause of the footings underneath ground level. Not sure of 'legal' requirements, but check the pipe is the 'UV Stabilised' variety - this should be stamped on it. If this is how it is to be, you may want to consider putting something around it permanently to protect from knocks & bumps - as a previous poster mentioned, mowers are easy to knock into these pipes. Life's too short too drink bad wine Re: Downpipe Connections at ground level?? UPDATE 24 JUNE 14Jun 24, 2009 9:45 pm I thought it timely to update on our situation. After sending off an email with piccys attached to our SS they have come back and advised that the plumber will have to come back and rectify. The pipes are indeed not buried deep enough. I am happy to be able to offer some praise and thank you for doing your job to M3tricon. We got off to a bumpy start with our csc but the build itself has been very smooth and stressfree. no coffee? no work!!! The Big M - PCI complete bring on handover Building Standards; Getting It Right! It's all good. You can get both wye piece and the coupling with or without thread. The cost difference is negligible and means the plumber only has to carry the single… 1 5045 Hi guys, I want to do some floor levelling before laying the planks and am considering doing it with self-levelling or yellow tongue PB board. I am wondering which one… 0 6738 Wow I hadn't realised things had gotten that pricey in just a couple of years since I built, that is crazy with how much land is now costing if you aren't lucky enough to… 3 7367 |