{"id":1496,"date":"2023-08-09T16:41:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T16:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdlplumbdraingas.com.au\/?p=1496"},"modified":"2023-08-09T16:42:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T16:42:24","slug":"cdls-solution-to-a-large-scale-drainage-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdlplumbdraingas.com.au\/cdlblog\/cdls-solution-to-a-large-scale-drainage-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"CDL\u2019s Solution To A Large-Scale Drainage Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As drainage experts, CDL are often called to resolve large-scale and urgent drainage problems around the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie areas. In June we were contacted by Molly Morgan Motor Inn to fix a major drainage issue with the hotel building in East Maitland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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The Problem:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The hotel had a serious drainage issue as the brick structure enclosing the stairwell to the first floor had started to sink at one end and was causing some movement and cracking. The owners had arranged for a company to get the structure's foundations reinforced to stop the sinking and have the building re-levelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was then found that the sanitary drainage system which was located under the structure had been damaged and was leaking<\/a>. This system ran the entire length of the building with branch lines also picking up the bathrooms from the hotel rooms which were connected. The whole system had to be re-designed and bypassed for the work to be completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With a $30,000 budget and an urgent timeline, we were tasked with fixing the above issues by re-designing a new drainage system for this part of the building. This required a detailed plan that involved the following, whilst minimising disruption to the hotel and guests. Without CDL\u2019s expert experience hitting a tight deadline, working to budget and providing an optimum solution isn\u2019t easy, but CDL relish the challenge of jobs like this and was able to complete the job above expectations with the brief fully met, with a very satisfied customer added in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CDL\u2019s Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After surveying the area we then sat down to design a solution that would meet all the requirements of the brief as well as today's plumbing standards. Our solution was to design a system that diverted the sanitary drainage system to bypass the problem section. This involved locating services and mapping out the existing drainage connections that would need to be re-connected to the renewed line whilst ensuring there were no backflow<\/a> issues while dealing with all the earthworks and trench digging<\/a>. The project encompassed the following elements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n