I have a small front garden in a victorian cottage on farmland with no
rainwater drains, soakaways or anywhere that one could be placed. I
have a downpipe terminating in a shoe that needs extending to drain
away from the house. Using a straight gutter length to the farm track
outside my house would have to go through the gate. A flexible pipe
that I could angle through the garden and out the opposite corner
would be ideal if such a thing exists?

"eden" wrote in message
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I have a small front garden in a victorian cottage on farmland with no
rainwater drains, soakaways or anywhere that one could be placed. I
have a downpipe terminating in a shoe that needs extending to drain
away from the house. Using a straight gutter length to the farm track
outside my house would have to go through the gate. A flexible pipe
that I could angle through the garden and out the opposite corner
would be ideal if such a thing exists?


Take a peek at http://www.burdens.co.uk/

Usually quite friendly advice given at your local depots.

eden coughed up some electrons that declared:

I have a small front garden in a victorian cottage on farmland with no
rainwater drains, soakaways or anywhere that one could be placed. I
have a downpipe terminating in a shoe that needs extending to drain
away from the house. Using a straight gutter length to the farm track
outside my house would have to go through the gate. A flexible pipe
that I could angle through the garden and out the opposite corner
would be ideal if such a thing exists?

Not seen such a thing. Usually you have to fiddle about with 100 (or 82mm)
and use either a universal angle joint (adjustable) or random other angles
until you get where you are going. 110mm will allow some curvature over a
long length, but not a lot.

On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:21:35 -0700 (PDT), eden wrote:

A flexible pipe that I could angle through the garden and out the
opposite corner would be ideal if such a thing exists?

Bury a bit of land drainage pipe?

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Cheers
Dave.

On Jun 25, 12:21*am, eden wrote:
I have a small front garden in a victorian cottage on farmland with no
rainwater drains, soakaways or anywhere that one could be placed.

Why not?

that I could angle through the garden

You have a garden.

MBQ

On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:21:35 -0700, eden wrote:

I have a small front garden in a victorian cottage on farmland with no
rainwater drains, soakaways or anywhere that one could be placed. I have a
downpipe terminating in a shoe that needs extending to drain away from the
house. Using a straight gutter length to the farm track outside my house
would have to go through the gate. A flexible pipe that I could angle
through the garden and out the opposite corner would be ideal if such a
thing exists?

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Could you run a section of pipe horizontally along the wall of the house
from the bottom of the downpipe to a more conveniently located discharge
shoe?

You might need to add a rodding point but that shouldn't be difficult.

Cic.

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The two went together - you have a garden, ergo you have somewhere a
soakaway could be placed, making your posting contradictory (I think he was
trying to say ) ). Circumlocution rules.

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Yes but........ I've read that a soakaway has to be at least 5m from
house. Garden is 3.5m long. Outside garden is farmer's track, main
access in use night and day owned by him - I cant dig that up so no
place for soakaway. Ipso facto.

On Jun 25, 1:44*pm, eden wrote:
I have a small front garden in a victorian cottage on farmland with no
rainwater drains, soakaways or anywhere that one could be placed.

"Why not? "

Because it's old? because its on a farm? I dont know.... lots of
victorian terrace houses seem to be like this, pipes drain onto
pavements..
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that I could angle through the garden

"You have a garden. "

eh?

You said you had nowhere to put a soakaway but then said you had a
garden. Where do you think soakaways normally go?

MBQ

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On Jun 25, 1:44*pm, eden wrote:
I have a small front garden in a victorian cottage on farmland with no
rainwater drains, soakaways or anywhere that one could be placed.

"Why not? "

Because it's old? because its on a farm? I dont know.... lots of
victorian terrace houses seem to be like this, pipes drain onto
pavements..
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that I could angle through the garden

"You have a garden. "

eh?

You said you had nowhere to put a soakaway but then said you had a
garden. Where do you think soakaways normally go?

MBQ

Not next to the house foundations, that's for sure.

The OP said later his garden is 3.5m long. I don't know the recommended
distance but I thought a few metres away was wise and that's cutting it
fine.

Cheers

Tim