I am installing a floor level 'wet room' shower tray and the waste trap will be under the floor. To save cutting through the joists, is it okay in the uk to run the grey water waste pipe out through the wall and then connect up to a gutter downpipe that is nearby?
2007-12-15 11:10:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I think you should connect it to the soil stack...you can check it out in the library...under regulations?...
2007-12-15 11:14:48 · answer #1 · answered by djave djarvoo 'djas originel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO it is NOT
it must be connected to the soil stack
is this something you have applied for building regs consent on?
you also need to know how to sort the joists out properly
is this a diy job?
Building regs, section H i think
not complying with building regs is serious, i.e. at best take it out and do it properly at best, court and associated punishment at worst (and redo it anyway)
any surveyor doing a decent job will pick that up if you come to sell.
do you think you can tell the quality of someones work from comments like ' do it but dont tell anyone'. they know its wrong but its easier not to bother doing it the right way, i certainly would not want them working on my house.
2007-12-15 12:29:09 · answer #2 · answered by r m 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like so many questions - it all depends where you are. In the UK (chiefly in London) some older systems are combined (foul and rainwater) which gives you some flexibility. Elsewhere systems are separated and should not be joined in the way you suggest. Ideally you should connect to the lavatory waste if there is one in the vicinity.
2007-12-16 00:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by Bilbo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In some areas in London a combined system is allowed. But in the main it is illegal to run waste water into rain water systems due to recycling. Contact your local building control to be advised.
2007-12-16 08:27:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never take that chance, ask for the ID
2016-04-09 05:37:10 · answer #5 · answered by Janet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the rain water downpipe become blocked then all the water from the gutter will flood into your house.best not.
2007-12-16 09:29:05 · answer #6 · answered by Turdy malurdy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no this is classed as foul water ..the other is rain water ...you will be contaminating the ground ..it is all so illegal
2007-12-15 17:58:21 · answer #7 · answered by boy boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really doubt it. If they catch you, you'll have to do it again according to code.
2007-12-15 11:19:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,your supposed to run it into the same one as your bath and loo.
2007-12-15 11:37:48 · answer #9 · answered by josephrob2003 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do it , but don't tell anybody, you are probably doing no harm as it is so trivial and not severly contaminated.
2007-12-16 06:11:56 · answer #10 · answered by xenon 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋