June 18, 20206 yr 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?!
June 18, 20206 yr Find someone with soil muck-away nearby and offer to take it free-of-charge (delivered)? It could save them the disposal cost.
June 18, 20206 yr 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.........
June 18, 20206 yr 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.
June 18, 20206 yr Author 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....
June 18, 20206 yr A certain forum member is going to get very excited. You might get a PM. Just remember my introduction fee, I mentioned it first.
June 18, 20206 yr 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 ?
June 18, 20206 yr 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..!
June 18, 20206 yr 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!
June 18, 20206 yr 1 minute ago, pocster said: All my dreams finally come true !! Well not all of them obviously otherwise I’d be in prison
June 18, 20206 yr 30 minutes ago, pocster said: otherwise I’d be in prison You dream of being caught? Or just being in prison?
June 18, 20206 yr @Conor, just make sure you measure it correctly, we don’t want a repeat performance now do we ?
June 18, 20206 yr 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, 20206 yr by pocster
June 18, 20206 yr 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.
June 18, 20206 yr 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
June 18, 20206 yr 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.
June 18, 20206 yr 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.
May 21, 20215 yr Old post but what did you end up doing? We have the exact same predicament except ours has water in it
May 21, 20215 yr Author @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.
May 21, 20215 yr 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.
May 21, 20215 yr 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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