Best soakaway crates

Searching for the best stormwater retention management system that you can purchase online? Here are some tips to pick the best water management system. Taking into account the soil conditions, sizes of available crates, and the estimated water flow rate, you can start by excavating the site where you plan to install the soakaway crates. After doing this, you can then level the ground. This is necessary to ensure it is stable.

You need to check the requirements of Local Building Regulations before you start work on any drainage system including French Drains and Soakaways. If you are planning hard landscaping and need to provide SUDS (Sustainable Drainage System) to deal with requires surface water (also called storm-water, rainwater, or runoff), you should take note of the Planning Policy Statement 25 which deals with flood risks through developments. It requires surface water to be collected and treated where it falls (and even reused where feasible).

If your soakaway is located under a patio or driveway then the cost to lift and re-lay the material could be more than the soakaway itself. The price depends on what type of surface you have; blocks, concrete, tarmac, patio slabs etc. Mini digger hire isn’t included in our price guide. If you need to dig deep, it will cost you more. How deep will depend on your garden, elevated locations are an issue for soakaway construction as you’ll need to dig deep. Ease of access is also a key issue. If you don’t have direct access to the location of the soakaway, then your tradespeople may have to go through the house or via a neighbour’s property. This will add time and cost to the project.

According to the different rainwater source, the Multi Functional Water Management System can be roughly divided into two categories: Roof rainwater, the roof rainwater is relatively clean and with less foreign matters, mud and other pollutants, it can be drained directly into water storage system through split-flow and simple filtration for the utilization after processing. Ground rain water, there are many foreign matters in the ground rainwater with complex pollutant source, after the split-flow and rough filtration, it must be treated through sediment then to be drained into the water storage system. See more info on Soakaway Crates.