Hello,
I need some advice from people with experience.
We are planning to build a single-family house (without a basement) on a corner plot. The road running along the longer side of the plot (the plot is roughly rectangular, 21m by 34m (69 by 112 feet)) is slightly sloped. We want to orient the house towards this road because otherwise, with the house width, carport, etc., we wouldn’t fit, since we have to maintain a 5m (16 feet) setback at the street corner. Now we are considering how to best connect to the sewer system (the sewer runs roughly under the centerline of both streets) and I have several questions about this.
First of all: is it generally correct that connections are usually only possible or planned at the locations of manholes?
If yes, then theoretically two locations could work. One is about 12m (39 feet) from the house, and the other about 35m (115 feet). Of course, we would prefer to pay for fewer meters. However, the closer spot is on the slightly sloped road and is a bit higher than the position of the house on the plot. Now we wonder if the slope would still work for the connection. Unfortunately, I am not able to judge because, for example, I don’t know how high above the bottom of the sewer the connection pipe needs to be placed. According to a somewhat overwhelmed lady at the local authority, the sewer is approximately 2m (6.5 feet) deep.
Maybe someone here can help me a bit. I don’t know the exact height difference between the plot and the manhole, but it is definitely less than 1m (3.3 feet)... I would rather estimate about 50–60cm (20–24 inches).
Of course, we will discuss everything with the responsible authorities, but we’d like to get a rough idea first whether there is a chance to manage with fewer meters or if we definitely have to budget for high costs due to the longer distance.
Thanks in advance!
I need some advice from people with experience.
We are planning to build a single-family house (without a basement) on a corner plot. The road running along the longer side of the plot (the plot is roughly rectangular, 21m by 34m (69 by 112 feet)) is slightly sloped. We want to orient the house towards this road because otherwise, with the house width, carport, etc., we wouldn’t fit, since we have to maintain a 5m (16 feet) setback at the street corner. Now we are considering how to best connect to the sewer system (the sewer runs roughly under the centerline of both streets) and I have several questions about this.
First of all: is it generally correct that connections are usually only possible or planned at the locations of manholes?
If yes, then theoretically two locations could work. One is about 12m (39 feet) from the house, and the other about 35m (115 feet). Of course, we would prefer to pay for fewer meters. However, the closer spot is on the slightly sloped road and is a bit higher than the position of the house on the plot. Now we wonder if the slope would still work for the connection. Unfortunately, I am not able to judge because, for example, I don’t know how high above the bottom of the sewer the connection pipe needs to be placed. According to a somewhat overwhelmed lady at the local authority, the sewer is approximately 2m (6.5 feet) deep.
Maybe someone here can help me a bit. I don’t know the exact height difference between the plot and the manhole, but it is definitely less than 1m (3.3 feet)... I would rather estimate about 50–60cm (20–24 inches).
Of course, we will discuss everything with the responsible authorities, but we’d like to get a rough idea first whether there is a chance to manage with fewer meters or if we definitely have to budget for high costs due to the longer distance.
Thanks in advance!
Lumpi_LE schrieb:
It is just as Dr. Hix described: on your property, there will be an inspection chamber with a straight branch leading to the pipe; it has nothing to do with a drain pit.Ah, great! Thank you very much. Then the costs should remain manageable after all.