Will lindsay

Haha! Thanks for the replys. Its not a terrible idea! Check out the attachment..... Also, I think I could design a ventilation system ao that you ahouldnt need to clean the underside of the glass, but yes I guess it would have to be accessible for the lights. I dont think i could put a piece of glass at water level because the water is only a couple of feet drom where the finished floor level would be, so you wouldnt see much brick. Consequently, it would look like a hole in the floor full of water. Ive bought a pump anyway so I can pump out the water and see how quickly water flows back in. its quite near a manhole, so I guess I could tap into that so any inward water simply flows out again near the bottom? I think if i bulked up the insulation in the rest of the extension, the building inspector wouldnt be too concerned about insulating a well? Surely? Any ideas....?

Hi guys, i hope someone can help with some advice please. I have an old house from 1895 and outside the back door is an old water well (5ft wide, 6 ft deep) which is still active, although you woudnt want to drink the water! The level inside never really chamges but you can hear drips now and again from any one of the four 4” clay drainage pipes that flow into it. It seems to be an old soakaway from the land around it. Im planning on doing a single storey rear extension to the kitchen and really want to make a feature of the well, (with lighting inside and a reinforced glass cover), so that it is on show in the middle of the kitchen floor. I am a tradesman and have renovated and extended a lot of properties for myself and others with my own bare hands, but completely lack any experience of water wells. These are are the questions im having real trouble getting answers for: 1. How do I stop soakaway water from dripping in to the well so that it stays dry, and reduce the potential for any ground heave in or near the extension? 2. Is the building inspector going to insist I fill it in, or worse still, simply tell me he has issues with me building over or near it? 3. Could anybody please give me some advice? Thanks for your time, guys Will (yes thats ‘Will’, not well!)

Hi guys, i hope someone can help with some advice please. I have an old house from 1895 and outside the back door is an old water well (5ft wide, 6 ft deep) which is still active, although you woudnt want to drink the water! The level inside never really chamges but you can hear drips now and again from any one of the four 4” clay drainage pipes that flow into it. It seems to be an old soakaway from the land around it. Im planning on doing a single storey rear extension to the kitchen and really want to make a feature of the well, (with lighting inside and a reinforced glass cover), so that it is on show in the middle of the kitchen floor. I am a tradesman and have renovated and extended a lot of properties for myself and others with my own bare hands, but completely lack any experience of water wells. These are are the questions im having real trouble getting answers for: 1. How do I stop soakaway water from dripping in to the well so that it stays dry, and reduce the potential for any ground heave in or near the extension? 2. Is the building inspector going to insist I fill it in, or worse still, simply tell me he has issues with me building over or near it? 3. Could anybody please give me some advice? Thanks for your time, guys Will (yes thats ‘Will’, not well!)