Dainage woes - advice appreciated

[Clinton1]

I'll never buy a house that has any hint of a handyman or renovator about it again. :mad:
It seems the 3 car shed has guttering and downpipes, in accordance with building regs, one on each side. They are hooked up to a slotted pipe that connects each one together, a giant U bend - an illegal (surely) wet sump that empties into my Northern Melb clay soil. Fantastic!
Of course they are backed up and creating a swamp.

As I'll be re-doing a paved path (1.6 x 10 meters, that runs off at right angles to the shed), adding drainage to this and connecting this to the drainpipe from the shed to the stormwater - I'd like to employ someone to oversee & plan this.

What would be the correct person to employ - a plumber/drainer, builder, our civil engineer aquaintance....

This will be done with some other (planned) work, including:
removal of 5 cubic meters of soil,
sub-soil drainage,
set paving heights/slope,
paving drainage,
shed drainage,
concrete pad or stumps and platform for future rainwater tank.

Any advice appreciated.

[Bluegum]

Clinton, I would start with the plumber then the earthmoverand then hook in myself and give the rest a go with willing mates and a BBQ at the end of the day.

[Sturdee]

- I'd like to employ someone to oversee & plan this.

What would be the correct person to employ - a plumber/drainer, builder, our civil engineer aquaintance....

Why not a handyman, plenty advertise in our local paper. Or maybe a renovator for hire. :eek:

Peter.

[echnidna]

Plumber is the one to see.
Soakage pits are legit with council approval, but generally only used if there is no stormwater drainage system to hook into.

[jow104]

I'll never buy a house that has any hint of a handyman or renovator about it again.


Have you heard of the kettle calling the pot black?

[Toolin Around]

I'll be buying in the next year or so... If I see even a hint of reno work I'll be demanding the receipts to see who did the work. If it's the owner and I really want the place I'll knock a hell of a lot off the price and I'll make known why. I have seen some amazingly crap DIY jobs and have no intension of getting caught by it.

[Clinton1]

Peter - thanks for the tip....NOT

Bob - thanks, I suppose a builder would just charge me for telling a plumber to "put some drainage there"?

Jow - I don't mind doing work myself - I'll bear my own mistakes, or make the next owner bear them . I do know my limits though.