Conor Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 Oh fiddle sticks. Right where the rear wall of the house will be. literally transecting it. Who the hell builds a house over a well??!!! 1.5m across, 5m+ deep. Loose sandstone construction. Any advice welcome.... or just laugh at me Engineer says fill it right up to slab level with lean mix concrete. Any cheaper options?!
Declan52 Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 Can you move the wall and make a feature or of it in your basement. 1
Dreadnaught Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 Find someone with soil muck-away nearby and offer to take it free-of-charge (delivered)? It could save them the disposal cost.
ProDave Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 No leave it. I think i could broker you a deal with someone that has some walk on glazing. You could walk over it and look down every day......... 2 2
Declan52 Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, ProDave said: No leave it. I think i could broker you a deal with someone that has some walk on glazing. You could walk over it and look down every day......... If only we knew someone interested in selling some. 1
Conor Posted June 18, 2020 Author Posted June 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, ProDave said: No leave it. I think i could broker you a deal with someone that has some walk on glazing. You could walk over it and look down every day......... Architect has just suggest we turn the 90 corner at that part of the house to two 45s so it would be within the building.... build up to floor level and stick on walk on glazing. Not sure if he's joking.... 1
ProDave Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 A certain forum member is going to get very excited. You might get a PM. Just remember my introduction fee, I mentioned it first. 1
Declan52 Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 The post you have been waiting all this time for has finally arrived @pocster 2
redtop Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 one of our regular pubs has one just like it, walk on glazing over the top and a stuffed bear inside. perfic and will never go out of fashion ?
PeterW Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 Needs digging out as it needs to have water in rather than mud... but got to say it would make a brilliant feature with some lights in it and walk over glazing..! 1
Randomiser Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 32 minutes ago, Conor said: Architect has just suggest we turn the 90 corner at that part of the house to two 45s so it would be within the building.... build up to floor level and stick on walk on glazing. Not sure if he's joking.... He's an architect, he won't be joking about that! 1
Pocster Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 1 minute ago, pocster said: All my dreams finally come true !! Well not all of them obviously otherwise I’d be in prison 3
dnb Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 30 minutes ago, pocster said: otherwise I’d be in prison You dream of being caught? Or just being in prison? 1
joe90 Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 @Conor, just make sure you measure it correctly, we don’t want a repeat performance now do we ? 1
Pocster Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, joe90 said: @Conor, just make sure you measure it correctly, we don’t want a repeat performance now do we ? It’s ok ; I have 4 different sizes available! Edited June 18, 2020 by pocster 1
ProDave Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, joe90 said: @Conor, just make sure you measure it correctly, we don’t want a repeat performance now do we ? Ah but this time you buy the glazing first and build the house around the glazing. 1 1
Pocster Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 1 minute ago, ProDave said: Ah but this time you buy the glazing first and build the house around the glazing. Exactly ! A perfect fit guaranteed ! 30 years of experience Quality product made in the uk ( I think ) 2 hour Life long guarantee Delivery not available
Triassic Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 We did one at work. Back filled with 100 stone and every 500mm fill the void spaces with Cement grout. Once stabilised old mine workings Using the same technique.
Russell griffiths Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 You can get a product called flowable fill, it is a lean concrete mix, just back the truck up and fill it up. £400 you didn’t want to spend but hey ho life’s a bitch.
Barryscotland Posted May 21, 2021 Posted May 21, 2021 Old post but what did you end up doing? We have the exact same predicament except ours has water in it
Conor Posted May 21, 2021 Author Posted May 21, 2021 @Barryscotland as it was dry(ISH) we just filled it with a few cubes of lean mix concrete. In the end, the engineer wasn't satisfied and we ended up having to construct a 3000mm long, 600mm deep and 1200mm wide ground beam with 20mm rebar cage to span it. If yours is hydrogeologically linked to a ground water system then you will have to follow the EA best practice for filling wells and boreholes- usually means filling with clean stone to near ground level, then capping with concrete. Speak to your SE.
SteamyTea Posted May 21, 2021 Posted May 21, 2021 I wish I had a well in the house, I pay £8 a tonne to get water in and out of the place. It costs me more to get the water than heat it. Use this valuable resource.
joe90 Posted May 21, 2021 Posted May 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Use this valuable resource. I agree , depends on where it is but have the water tested and use it if you can.
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