A gully drain required for a bin store? Requested by Building Control - also question re EV car charger

[Caroline]

UPDATE

 

COMPLETION CERT SUPPLIED BY BC, NO EV CHARGER REQUESTED.  DITTO GULLY FOR BINS.

 

WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE WARRANTY PROVIDER'S BC SAY (ALTHOUGH THEY WOULDN'T CARRY OUT THEIR FINAL INSPECTION UNTIL NORMAL BC HAD PROVIDED COMPLETION CERT).

 

WARRANTY PROVIDER AT THIS LATE STAGE IS ASKING FOR A DRAIN TEST 😔

[kandgmitchell]

Well that's a result and goes to show how inconsistent regulation can be. We supplied a statement by the plumber that he had tested the drains upon completing the works to building control and that was accepted. Could you try the same with your warranty provider. Plugging the top end of an installed svp when all the scaffolding has gone is a real pain.

[Caroline]

1 hour ago, kandgmitchell said:

Well that's a result and goes to show how inconsistent regulation can be. We supplied a statement by the plumber that he had tested the drains upon completing the works to building control and that was accepted. Could you try the same with your warranty provider. Plugging the top end of an installed svp when all the scaffolding has gone is a real pain.

Thank you.  We can do the test but I just wonder why they ask this type of thing at this late stage when they have visited many times before.  Well we are nearly there, glad we have BC completion cert, just the warranty to deal with.

[Carrerahill]

On 28/04/2026 at 11:34, Square Feet said:

I don't know where you live, but here in Scotland we try to be nice to our friends.  It's likely to cost less than the price of a bottle of wine and is the least I can do if someone is helping me out. Also if they come to visit me then it's nice to be nice.  I honestly can't stand the mentality of 'what's in it for me?'  Just be a nice human.

I also live in Scotland, so I’m intrigued to learn when we collectively decided electricity was complimentary.

 

It was a joke—but even in reality, there’s a difference between hospitality and quietly footing someone else’s ongoing costs.

 

And I actually agree with you—constantly asking “what’s in it for me?” isn’t a great mentality. But that’s not what this is. I’m usually the one giving up time, tools, and know-how to help people out—fixing things, sorting problems, no questions asked. That is being a nice human.

 

The flip side of that is not taking that generosity for granted, or framing basic boundaries as selfishness.

 

Being decent goes both ways.