How to install a driveway - How to Install Aco drainage - landscaping uk - VLOG06
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- How to install a driveway - How to Install Aco drainage - landscaping uk - VLOG06
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Thanks for taking the time and effort to make this video.
No trouble at all thanks for the comment 👍
Cool
Hi, I'm looking to fit something similar in my garden but wondering how the water flows when you have it level?
Thanks for your comment Jamie, so because this was only 4m wide once full or filling up they naturally drained as the pipe there connected to leading to the soakaway has a run on it.
Bubble touching line. Can't go wrong
Nicely done. Informative
Cheers mate appreciate your comment 👍
Good vid dude
Cheers mate 👍
thanks mate good explain
No worries, Cheers for the comment abdeen momeen ,much appreciated 👍
Do you put a slight run on this? Couldn’t see your spirit level bubble in vid!
For this I just went pretty much level just slightly running towards the drain
well done
THANK you Mebbo Chen
Hello Jasper, I’m a new subscriber to your Channel and was hoping if you could offer me any guidance re fitting such a system (if possible) to run around two large bay windows?
Hi pal quick question, the pipe the water goes through, do you let it go into the earth or have you got too fit it into an actual drain?
No reply. Seems he doesnt know!
You fit it to a soakaway, preferably 5metres away from the property.
If you let it run into the earth this would cause issues in the long-term.
Apologies for the late reply jacks20009🙏
As always appreciate your comment and support 🙏😁
Check out the next video along its a how to install a soakaway I believe that will show the connection
Hey bud, how come you dont but the channel up to the house ?
Is it a must to put blocks in between ?
Not a must , just preferred the look personaly. If you check out our most recent videos on block paving we put the drain up next to the building.
@@jaspermillerlandscaping6174 if i understood correctly you cement betwern drain and block but what about the gap between the house and the block? If you do it this way do you need to cement the gap between the house brick and the paving brick?
The steel grating on the aco drain has started to rust, should I replace them, on try to remove the rust with jenolite?
depending on how bad they are id personally replace them.
Thanks for the comment
Do you lay these level. Is the fall built into the channel internally?
I laid these level with the most minimal fall towards drain but on larger length I would definitely recommend a fall, there isn't a fall built in internally.
I saw that you laid this plumb, does the water still run well as the inside is also plumb.
The acos are installed level witg the slightest run towards the drain hole but there fixed to a pipe which has a run to the soakaway.
I wondered if you can connect side on to drain?
How do you mean ? Connect the aco into a main drain or?
Hi, I wish to create a T-shape with stem of T shape into drain. I think I found one which I can fit together this way?
Or can they all do this?
Hi can you link these up to an existing downpipe drain?
Yes, you can. As long as you have the correct connection, 110mm is standard buy. There are some other connections, too, if smaller or bigger, required 👍
Great video, do you know if it would be ideal to install some ACO drains across bay windows and run to the mixed waste at the back of the house? Seem to get a lot of pooling water near the bay windows when raining, thanks.
Thanks for the comment core coder, i don't see any problem with that as long as you have a run going from the acos to the waste. In regards to the mixed waste i take it you mean were your gutters ect lead too??
@@jaspermillerlandscaping6174 yes I only have the one manhole and both sinks and toilet go to this one place, I’ve read that some houses have separate ones for foul and clean water?
@@ChrisHansonDev It would work, but put a S bend so the smell if the sewer dont come up through your aco... Your toilet and sink has a S bend to stop smell of grey/waste water coming back though
My eco channel grate covers in front of my garage have Philips screws holding the lids down that have seized, any ideas how to lift them
Any good with an angle grinder? That would be my first option, if not have you tried spraying some WD-40 or some penatrating oil. Thanks for commenting Bryan I'm sorry I can't think of many other ways of getting that one sorted.
@@jaspermillerlandscaping6174Angle grinder was my 1st thought aye but wasn't sure if the bolts were designed to be popped or what, needs done anyway so think it's a cut and run job lol
😁👍 I'd do exactly the same mate , im sure it'll be fine, thanks again for the comment
I’ve seen a few aco drains installed at the house end and driveway end , I no that there are no pipes to take the water out of the aco, so it fills up quickly when it rains then the water goes where ever it goes , seems a pointless thing to install unless it is piped to a soak away doesn’t it , also the membrane put on the earth then the hard core is whacked done then the block paving is kiln dried sanded and whacked, it common sense the not weeds could come up from below the hard core and grow through the block paving , weeds that grow out of the gaps in the block are growing the dirt and other dead vegetation matter that full into the gaps above, the membrane is total useless at stopping that , I think that it’s a case of monkey see monkey do, , you think common sense would tell the installer membrane and drainage to nowhere is pointless.
But hey common sense, isn’t very common these days🤪
If connecting these to a soakaway does it need to have a gully or sump to stop, leaves silt ect getting into the soakaway?
The aco drains have something to stop leaves getting down, but i think you have to buy separately but a sump would definitely be beneficial although i did not do that on the project.
@@jaspermillerlandscaping6174 Thanks for the response, will take a look into what's available for aco's then 👍
Hi Jasper. Fine Video mate.
I'm going to pinch a lttle on the damp proof course so as to get a better drop drown to the other aco drainage channel. my drive is raised from my neighbours house. I thought I'd put acos directly against the wall so as to limit rain splash against the house rather than put a row of blocks first. is that OK and if I can't put a soak away in as only 4 metres from house and 3 metres from road is there such a pipe with like a plug on so I can drill a hole in the support wall to my neighbours house and then after rain remove the plug or unscrew a fitting to drain out the water in the acos that will run to a drop at the side of the drive and effectively harvest the rain water. Bit hard to imagine I know . appreciated
Hello mate thanks for the comment, yes you will have no problem installing them up against the wall , and regarding plug on a pipe I'm not to sure on that one it might be worth having a chat with a local builders merchant about that. There must be something like that out there though.
Hi mate, should there be a fall on these towards the outlet ?
Hello mate thanks for your comment, for this I have gone level as it’s only 4.5 m wide , so the water will naturally find its way to the outlet, if your doing larger areas I’d suggest having a slight fall but as long as you don’t have a fall going away from the outlet you shouldn’t have any problems. You definitely need to have a fall on your drainage from the outlet to your soak away . I hope that answers your question, and again thanks for the comment.👍
Cheers🖒
I'm missing something.
If your drain has a 1:200 fall on it and you want it flush with your block work, does your block work have to have the same fall?? So if I'm doing a patio, I want the drain to be parallel with the brick work on my house. Then the patio to have a slight fall away from it. So does your finished stone work need fall right to left to match the drain and front to back to come away from the house??
@scottlinus hello mate, in short yes if you have a fall with your drain I would run the block work the same.
It also depends on how long your run is if it's like a 10 metre run of drainage you'd definitely need a slight fall on it. For me as explained above I just kept my aco drainage level so it looked parallel with my brick work. I had a very minimal run on the blocks between the aco drain and the house, running from the house back into the aco drainage. Also from my aco drain to my soakaway there was a fall off 1 inch per metre.
Does that help?
Basically if you have a run on the drainage, I'd run my blocks the same as the drain. But that wouldn't be parallel to the brick work.
If the run wasn't to long I'd run my drainage level so it looked parallel. But make sure that the run from the drain to soakaway was decent. I'd also run some blocks/slabs between the drainage and the house wich would match the drainage level left to right but have a slight run from the house to the drainage.
Thanks for the vid. I’m about to lay about 5.3 metres of aco drain. The short section you had looked like less that 50cm. I was told I couldn’t get it cut any less than that. Is that the case? Thanks
I can't remember specifically but you can cut down to any size unless your needing the hole in which case you would have to allow for that. Thanks for the comment 👍
Is the ballast stone and sand mix?Do you know what the stone/sand ratio is?Nice work btw.
Thanks mate, yes it's a ballast stone and sand mix and unfortunately I don't know the ratio as I just buy it already mixed up, pretty much most suppliers should sell it already mixed up, I'm pretty sure it was 10mm ballast
@@jaspermillerlandscaping6174 Thanks for the reply.👍
I don't see the point of these
What are they actually doing?
Moving a few litres of water away, to where?
Plus they get clogged up every month
thanks for the comment deep mystic,
So for this property the driveway ran downhill, so to prevent the water sitting against the house , The aco drain connected to a soakaway 5metres away from the property.
yes unfortunately there is a little maintenance involved around autumn time.
Layer on 10 mill ? So its not for walking on ?
Thanks for your comment Mathew, how do you mean it's not for walking on ? Layer on 10mili? I say to lay on 10mm premix (sharp sand mixed with 10mm shingle) is that what you're asking about? My apologies if I've misunderstood
When laying the cream coloured resin composite aco drains,how do you remove the hole in the channel that connects to your drainage?
Haven't used those in years but I'm pretty sure, just like the black plastic ones you just have to hit with a hammer 🔨,
@@jaspermillerlandscaping6174 thanks mate.
No worries bro, i would personally turn the aco drain upside-down on a flat surface give it a few taps first and see how you get on, but you shouldn't have any problems, let me know how you get on 👍
@@jaspermillerlandscaping6174 someone suggested turning it over and using a hammer and an old flathead screwdriver to tap it out.
I'll let you know
Nice one mate 👍
What do you do with the 5m gap you’ve left between brick and drain? I’m installing these on Saturday would love some advice
Thanks for the comment Chris, I fill it in using a product called easyjoint, its really easy to use , you just wash it in. You can also grout but if you haven't done that before it might be easier to use easyjoint.
Sorry mate just realised I thought this was another video lol for the 5mm gap ( It's actually 10mm gap, I just said it wrong in the video lol) but I pointed this in using a 5:1 ratio of building sand and cement.
I’m putting the drains against the wall of my house in the garden do I still need to leave the gap or can I put it right up against the wall and cement underneath? Then I will start laying the paving right up against it correct?
Thanks for getting back to me
Yes mate correct no need for gap you can install the drains right up to the wall. No problem, anytime.
So where does the water actually drain to once in the drain?
Hi charles thanks for your comment check out m.czcams.com/video/e-MLhMMasOs/video.html to see the soakaway installed that the aco drains connect too.
Hi mate,
I've recently started my own landscaping business with a close friend and I came across your video as we are looking to expand our business and offer more hard landscaping services such as patio and driveway installations. Can I ask what the pre-mix you used with the cement to make a mortar to lay the drainage channel onto was called? Can you use your patio mortar mix to lay this type of drainage channel or does it have to be a seperate mix? Thanks!
Hello mate , yes so it's jus a 10mm premix of sand ( 10mm shingle mixed in with sharp sand). Yes you can use your patio mortar , I just prefer to use 10mm premix as it was just how I was taught 🙂
Whats the cement mix
5:1 10mm premix and cement. Thanks for the comment
How much would a job like this cost to hire someone? :)
Hi thanks for commenting,
Do you mean Just for the aco drainage or the whole driveway?
Hi just the aco drainage please,
On average how much ground needs to be dug up before installing new brick paving
Thanks for your comment I M depending on the thickness of your blocks you want to dig out 260mm below finished level (150mm sub base, 50mm sand/6mm to dust and then your block 60mm)
What silicone did you use to put the end cap on?
I used a product called aqua bond, its a product used to join artificial grass together. I got this from a company called namgrass, but I'm sure there are other suppliers. Thanks for the comment 👍
Would you just silicone the end gap or each joint? how do you determine the fall I’ve about a 5m length for these to go into it’s a drive and the fall naturally runs into the drain hole but these would help it disperse quicker or would I make it level with the paving that’s there?
Just the end cap, joins do not need it. So yeah as long as the fall always heads towards the drain you would have no problems on 5m, level is perfectly fine in my opinion. The main thing is You definitely do not want this running away from the drain your connecting the aco drainage too.
Do you lay these level or to a fall?
Hi mark , so for these i laid them level as it only 5m wide and the water will naturally find its way to the drainage hole as long as it isn't falling away from the hole you won't have any problems.
If you were doing any larger areas i would recommend you have a fall towards the hole and obviously you need a run on your pipes leading to you soakaway. Thanks for your comment 👍
The main part wasn’t shown where the aco joins on to the drain
Hi khalil ahmed, ill make sure i go into more detail in a future video, you'll need to purchase an accessory that connects the aco to the drian. The accessory usually comes wit a couple of stop ends.
Please make a video on how this connection is done, thanks. ( Connecting the aco to the rain drain)
Will do, 👍