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A rainwater gully and a road gully serve similar purposes in collecting and directing water, but they differ in their locations and specific functions: Rainwater Gully Purpose: Designed to handle water from rooftops, driveways, and other hard surfaces around buildings. Location: Typically found on private property...
Before you commit to buying a home, as you are aware, there are important checks that you need to carry out to identify the condition of the home. More home buyers are now recognising the importance of a home buyer's drain survey carried out by an experienced person (in all forms of sewage disposal). Experience in...
So you’ve had someone out to look at your drain, and they have attempted to clear the blockage, packed up and gone – only for you to find that the same problem repeats itself again and again! Are you fed up trying to find someone you can talk with to explain your problem? I’m glad to tell you we have a fully staffed...
Main drain connections are one of the ways we help both our domestic and commercial clients. We also maintain, clean and service pumps and drainage for businesses on industrial parks, and large building sites. Doing these types of jobs requires operators that are supported and encouraged by the procedures we insist on...
Owners or managers in the drainage industry must strive to have employees that produce a top-quality service. In this inflationary time, I explain to my managers; that an employee valued (through the support that is given) produces the best work; is reliable, and tends to be consistent. To value an employee who is...
We often attended properties to investigate their existing sewage system as a consequence of overflowing or ponding around the septic tank. If you are new to septic tanks and private sewage systems you can read more about them in our blog articles 'What is a cesspit?', 'What is a septic tank?' or 'What is a treatment...
Example options for a solution Recommendation – Option 1 (Additional tank) Preferred option Supply and install an additional 800 gal septic tank. Empty the contents of the existing septic tank with our waste tanker. Excavate and construct new soakaways using 8 ton of flint materials. Cover the soakaways with a...
Groundwork in a 20-mile radius of Guildford and Surrey. We have a waiting list for employees to join us. Managing and carrying out groundwork is more satisfying when employees can get on with their work and complete it in good time. Collaborating with a company from outside is difficult when they don't turn up; in the...
Main public sewer connections The majority of properties in this country are connected into an existing sewer, but not all properties are within reach of main drain connections. Commonly if a property is in a rural location – too far away to connect to the main public sewer – it may have its own private sewer system...
When working on the main public road in order to connect to the main sewer it is necessary to close the road. If not obvious this is for safety reasons for both workmen, car drivers and pedestrians alike. Space is required for manoeuvring machinery and workman need space to work. It is important in these situations, to...
It is advantageous to make sure you use the correct treatment system for your property. Use a sewage treatment plant one size up from the size you need to treat your home's sewage, especially if you are discharging to a watercourse such as a river or a stream. If you are using a pump before the treatment plant, it is...
