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I'm currently facing a (minor) dilemma in the final points before I conclude the purchase of my plot. I've sorted most things, power was easy to get a formal quotation (albeit sore at £18k) and get agreement from the two farmers, to cross their land, couldn't have been more straightforward. The water though is a PITA. The main is 500m away, 400 of those on a B road. I have the costs from Scottish water to do the connection, (circa £1k) but I was hoping to drop right into a field a go round the edge and backfill and reinstate but that farmer won't have it. Hence I a now need to try another route to avoid digging up 400m on the road. As digging up the road and reinstating will be horrifically expensive in excess of £25k I am estimating so far (ball park figure from one utility company was £50k - which was ridiculous). Hence the borehole option I have been slowly looking into as a backstop really if I can get the price down but it's looking possibly more likely. If a can save significant amounts £5k plus I'd go for it. I have contacted two companies who have given ballpark figures. First guy said to budget £20k but it would likely be completed for £14k. The second said to budget up to £25k. Of course in true buildhub fashion I have set about ways to rationalise, derisk and reduce costs. I have read the three borehole threads on here and also @JSHARRIS (for some reason tag won't work?) blog and woes, which was a PITA but to me are just one of those things you really can't control. Has anyone else opted for a borehole? particularly in Scotland. I have contacted Raeburn drilling and Highwater scotland for pricing, does anyone have any real world experience of completing this in Scotland? is there any companies they would recommend? I have checked the BGS website (see below) the red dot being my plot. Its actually located at the bottom point of a some hills and is a low point so I'm hoping water isn't too deep. There is also a spring within 100m which used to feed a farm, but they went on the mains as it used to dry up in summer, albeit, it was a spring not a borehole. Also. In an effort to control and reduce costs, has anyone undertaken the topside themselves? It doesn't seem particularly taxiing once you have tested the water and ideintified the treatment required, this could be purchased direct to reduce costs. E.g. One company quoted the Grundfos pump at £2.5k, but it's only £1k. One thing I can't seem to find easily ('ve not tried to look that hard) is how the pump is supported, is it just hung on a stainless wire and the water comes up through a riser (MDPE?). Any help pro's/ cons appreciated.

Currently got a borehole set up on site with the following filters but the hot water has recently started to smell of sulphur again, is it time to change a filter or the UV. it was fine for a while I even manage to get the cloudiness out of the cold water Water has been tested by the local council any help or suggestions appreciated Set up Borehole 100litre pressure tank 1 micron filter - woven carbon filter aerator uv filter blue mdpe pipe (approx 25 metres) feed in to caravan on site reduced down to 15mm pipe through caravan boiler Water test Ceredigion council.pdf

Hi, I'm Jeremy, just finishing a passive house build on the West Wiltshire/Dorset border. I'll have our build blog up on this forum shortly.