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Post by rocketmanbkk on Feb 19, 2019 20:18:11 GMT
I want to have a man cave in my garden.
I’d want electric & maybe a toilet / water.
It’ll be about 30ft from my house.
I’d obviously need to dig a trench for a soil pipe, is this length of run acceptable? I believe if I put a toilet in it’ll need building regs?
Also, for the water i can get it there again & use a electric water heater for the hot. I know the min & max depths for it.
What do you think?
Cheers all
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Post by cylinderfella on Feb 19, 2019 21:01:59 GMT
Great idea!
30ft should be fine once you can get enough fall in the pipe run to the sewer. Get the electric there with steel wire armoured (SWA) cable. Saves putting down ducting. Sizing depends on what you plan to use there. (Big cable if you're using an arc welder with two kettles boiling water at the same time etc!!) Don't know about the regs though.
Sounds like a good project!
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Post by tomplum on Feb 19, 2019 21:07:57 GMT
I used a saniflow in my man cave, Its the lazy option but works well, as yet, I ran the water on the surface and lagged, well i don't use it in Winter, i have paraffin heaters and no hot water, I keep building on it and soon I'll run out of garden, I love my man cave,  |
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Post by cylinderfella on Feb 19, 2019 21:11:59 GMT
Is it possible to heat a man cave with a small oil boiler? If you needed a couple of rads and no hot water supply?
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Post by tomplum on Feb 19, 2019 21:18:11 GMT
sure, anything is possible, Its just the cost of it, I could put leccy rads in that would probably be cheaper, In winter its more cosy in the house,
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Post by DIYDafty on Feb 19, 2019 21:25:11 GMT
If it was me I'd not bother about money for the council to pay for house benefit building regs. I do my very best to follow them but the idea of paying the council over a grand for a bit of paper annoys me. When I come to sell it will be "sold as seen" which really means the solicitor pocketing a couple of hundred quid for commission on an indemnity policy. If I was doing major structural work like an extension then I probably would back down and pay up but not for the likes of a new toilet or light fitting in the bathroom.
I've always wanted to know more about connecting into an existing manhole so I hope you keep the forum posted on progress!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 10:58:50 GMT
I agree with Tom on the saniflow it will cut out a lot of hard work and to be honest you're probably only ever really take a slash in it anyway, unless you have the sqits  Let us all know when it's built Rocky and we can come round for a man cave party.  |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Feb 20, 2019 13:31:20 GMT
Will do PB
I’m planning it now
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Post by tomplum on Feb 20, 2019 13:45:05 GMT
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Post by tomplum on Feb 20, 2019 13:46:38 GMT
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Post by tomplum on Feb 20, 2019 13:49:20 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 14:12:17 GMT
Will do PB I’m planning it now Are you going to build your own Rocky or buy a big kit that you assemble ? You won't release what you have been missing and especially when her in doors is pissing you off. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 14:14:30 GMT
There's no end to your talents Tom, looking good. |
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Post by tomplum on Feb 20, 2019 17:34:26 GMT
thanks PB, I don't make a plan, just buy some timber and knock it together, then if it goes tits up, knock it down and start again, trial and error, yoday at knocking off time, Attachment Deleted |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 17:37:20 GMT
That's what BB does Tom  |
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