connecting to soil pipe

[crooner]

Hi , i'm new to this forum & would like some advice , i have an upstairs bathroom & was wondering if i could put a cloackroom loo downstairs , my worry is how do i connect to the existing soil pipe , or is it possible to dig under where the new loo will be in case the soil pipe runs along the back of the house for me to make a new connection nearer the new loo , i have no idea how the pipe systems run so could be digging for nothing , i will attach photos to give you an idea of what i'm talking about .

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Best to tap into the main underground drainage and install a man hole as well

Builder would be best for this (the underground pipework)

 

[crooner]

thanks shaun , if i was to open up the mono block just below where the loo is going is there any chance there could be a pipe there for a builder to tap into ,or could it be a massive job .

 

[ShaunCorbs]

All depends which way the drains run do you know if they run at the left or right eg manholes ?

 

[crooner]

sorry i don't know which way they run , there are no manholes visible , i'm wondering if it's because the house is a STEELE house & maybe drainage is different from modern houses ,
i can only see a small open drain well over to the left which seems to be attached to the gutter pipe

 

[crooner]

All depends which way the drains run do you know if they run at the left or right eg manholes ?

Shaun I want to dig near the original pipe to see which way it runs how deep would you expect pipe to be

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Around 16” is could be deeper could be less

 

[crooner]

Around 16” is could be deeper could be less

Shaun , I dug 20" pipe is deeper than that, so I used a long rod to the left of the pipe hoping to get resistance from a pipe which may be connected but there was nothing so looks like there's no pipe unless it's over 3ft deep , is there no way the original pipe can be used or any other way to do it ,

 

[ShaunCorbs]

So it goes to the right then need to dig down where it comes out the ground

 

[crooner]

So it goes to the right then need to dig down where it comes out the ground

So that would mean digging down & adding a run of pipe which would run 9ft left to get to the new WC , that's a lot of digging , looks like a no go for me , anyway Shaun thanks for all your help much appreciated .