SELF-BUILD
What is the best solution for my waste connection issue?
We paid a certified contractor to install a sewer connection up to our boundary. However, they met with other services, which required the pipe to be raised by 200mm. This meant that it was the same height as the outlet under the main slab of the house, some 8m away – insufficient to dispose of waste effectively. The company has told me that there’s nothing for it but to put in a second pumping station (we already have one for the basement but it wasn’t designed to serve the whole house). How common is it that an infill project is unable to connect to the main sewer? And what is the best way to resolve the issue?