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I remember a project of 5 new-build "smart homes",with a right arrogant pair of nouveau cool developers...
One was up to DPC,with temp electric,water,and gas,drains to connect.
I spent a few hours,checking the layout,and had spotted a few issues,and had questions to ask. The pair had a problem with my asks,and responses varied from "not your problem" to "i think others will have considered that...."
One my questions,i decided to keep to my self....it concerned the fact that on the drawings,it had a direct connection to the combined waste,pavement side,but a quick lid lift,showed the invert at that position to be 300mm higher than the properties....oops...
They were going to need either a house jack....or a non-specified pumping station....
The other 4 are now built,the original pair having gone bump,and they are 1M higher than the first
My point is that you can aspire to the most smart,eco friendly hi-tech house in the world,but the obsession with these ideals,can sometimes take ones eye off the fundamentals ...and gravity is better for the planet than two pumps cycling day and night...
One was up to DPC,with temp electric,water,and gas,drains to connect.
I spent a few hours,checking the layout,and had spotted a few issues,and had questions to ask. The pair had a problem with my asks,and responses varied from "not your problem" to "i think others will have considered that...."
One my questions,i decided to keep to my self....it concerned the fact that on the drawings,it had a direct connection to the combined waste,pavement side,but a quick lid lift,showed the invert at that position to be 300mm higher than the properties....oops...
They were going to need either a house jack....or a non-specified pumping station....
The other 4 are now built,the original pair having gone bump,and they are 1M higher than the first
My point is that you can aspire to the most smart,eco friendly hi-tech house in the world,but the obsession with these ideals,can sometimes take ones eye off the fundamentals ...and gravity is better for the planet than two pumps cycling day and night...