DRAIN &
PLUMBING SOLUTIONS

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Explore underground drainage, entrance drain restoration, sump pump installation and plumbing rough-in through photographs from the job.

First visit · underground drainage

Underground piping & surface restoration.

From opening the work area to reinstating paving and the deck, follow the first visit on this drainage project.

  1. Open the work area and excavate the pipe route.
  2. Install underground drain piping, including the section beneath the deck.
  3. Backfill the excavated area with gravel.
  4. Reinstate paving and the deck surface.

New drain piping beneath the deck

Excavated pipe route beside the landscaping

Work area opened at the deck

Pipe installation beneath the deck

Underground pipe route beside the house

Gravel backfill along the excavated route

Paving reinstated beneath the deck

Deck surface restored

Return visit · entrance drain

Entrance drain & concrete landing.

The return visit focused on the drain at the exterior entrance and the concrete around it.

  1. Remove the existing concrete around the drain.
  2. Clear the area and prepare the gravel base.
  3. Position the grate and check its level.
  4. Fit the dimpled membrane around the prepared area.
  5. Place and finish new concrete around the drain.
  6. Temporarily cover the freshly concreted area with boards.

New concrete finished around the entrance drain

Existing concrete broken out around the drain

Work area cleared and gravel base prepared

Drain grate level checked

Drain positioned in the prepared entrance landing

Dimpled membrane fitted before concrete placement

Freshly placed concrete around the drain

Temporary boards covering the freshly concreted area

Surrounding deck after the return visit

Basement · sump pump installation

Sump pump installation.

A complete photo sequence of the sump basin, pump and discharge piping installation, through to concrete restoration.

  1. Open the tile and concrete floor.
  2. Excavate the pit for the sump basin.
  3. Position the basin and connect the incoming drain pipe.
  4. Check the basin level and backfill around it with gravel.
  5. Install the pump and route the discharge piping up the wall.
  6. Fit the lid and restore the concrete around the basin.

Sump basin with the surrounding concrete restored

Existing floor before the sump installation

Tile and concrete floor opened

Sump pit excavated

Basin positioned with the incoming drain pipe connected

Basin level checked

Gravel backfill around the basin

Pump installed inside the basin

Discharge piping routed up the wall

Concrete restoration around the covered basin

Project sequence 01

Foundation & walkway.

The photographs show membrane detail, a gravel-filled window well, a concrete floor patch and a restored paver walkway.

Project sequence 02

Underground sewer work.

Follow the exposed pipe connections and access risers through to gravel backfill. The final photo shows the gravel stage; it does not show completed asphalt restoration.

Project sequence 03

Underground drain tie-ins & rough-in.

Tie-ins to an existing underground drain system in a house basement, preparing connections for three future plumbing stacks, a toilet, shower, washbasin and washing machine. The photographs show the new connections, gravel backfill, reinforcement and concrete floor restoration.

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