Ground Penetrating Radar for Locating route of Soakaway

[DTL]

Hi,

 

Does anyone know the feasibility of using a ground penetrating radar survey to locate a soakaway pipe/soakaway field?

The soakaway system at least 70 years old (maybe a lot more the property was built in 1850).

 

I figure a CCTV survey would be no good as the soakaway system may have blocked pipes, rubble etc which the camera will be unable to pass,

 

Thanks

Edited 5 hours ago by DTL

[-rick-]

Given the age I would guess you would be better off setting aside an amount to cover the cost of replacement (or make it a condition of sale) than investing in understanding its current state.

 

Seeing your other thread, the most important thing is to make sure you have all the legal rights you need to maintain/replace any soakaway in future if needed.

[DTL]

Thanks for your response.

 

I will be putting pressure on the Vendors about this next week.

I'm just trying to get ahead of the issue.

 

The issue is that its general location is unknown, it might be just 2m long and terminate within the curtilage of the property.

Or, it might be a lot longer and travel into a farmers field in one of two directions.

 

So it seems to be getting the legal rights, should it go onto the farmers land, will first require for it to be located.

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by DTL

[G and J]

I know it sounds daft but divining does work.  Back it up by digging where the rods tell you.  I was shocked by how accurate it is. 

[DTL]

OK thanks for the response.

 

So I could potentially be divined and then dug to follow its routing?

 

A couple of days work for two men?

 

Thanks

 

[ProDave]

Try it yourself first, I was surprised I can do it.  Don't ask me how it works, but it does.

[Russell griffiths]

If you think it might go to the ditch then chuck a bucket of drain tracing dye in the tank and see if it makes it to the ditch. 

[DTL]

Thanks for responses.

 

All the responses have been helpful.

 

These are all things I will have to ask the vendor to do so we can understand the routing of the soakaway, and then once its routing is figured out then formally identify the servitude rights within the Title. I would hope to witness the investigative works.

 

I hope the vendor agrees to some investigative work including some digging, because I really want the purchase to go through. 

 

Any suggestion on what sort of company would be best to do this work?