BenGillyHills

Thanks again, this is how the ground floor make-up will be in the area where you were suggesting the pipe could exit (outside bathroom). Do you suggest the 4 inch pipe is channelled through the concrete underneath the course of trench blocks? I haven’t laid trench blocks yet so at this stage the opening could be cut and broken out rather than cored through. Which would be straightforward. Am I interpreting what you’re saying correctly?

Thanks for your helpful comments. The pipe has to exit the building where shown on the diagram as this is the only place where the trenches are deep enough. When it became evident that these trenches would be stepped down, I earmarked this area for pipe to exit the building but never considered the location of the bathroom in relation to it. Some head scratching required…As there will be a service room behind the shower, Initial thoughts to solve the problem would be to put an inspection chamber in the service room, running all bathroom drainage to this point. Then it will be a straight run under slab to the existing exit point. There will need to be a bend here just before the pipe exits, not sure if that’s going to fly but will amend the design accordingly and post back here for more feedback.

I am currently working on a 5 x 11m Annex/Cabin. It will be single storey, one bedroom, timber frame with strip foundations built to comply with UK building regulations. I have a private BC company on-board. We have the footing poured so the next stage is block work below DPC and services laid under the slab. The project is self design and self build and it’s size and scale is well within my comfort zone although I am not a professional builder. (I’ve done lots of renovations and built smaller cabins) I’ve been doing research to get an idea of rules and regulations for underground drainage, and I can see that a good design and rodding access is vital but there doesn’t seem to be any hard and fast rules about underground bends and direction changes as far as I can tell. can anyone give any feedback of the drainage plan I have come up with? Look forward to hearing anything anyone has to offer.