[h0ughy (David)]

I have just found out that the drainage isn't plastic pipe as i hoped. It is vc pipe and it has collapsed right under the concrete. Have now changed most of what i will be doing for new pipes and pits next weekend. Will have to run entirely under house and outlet onto a new line. Will have another line to stop surface water near the doghouse and run subsoil lines as well. Will be getting a small digger to dig out the pier and drainage. For a small job initially i have now opened a can of worms! Will have to run power and data now in anticipation because of concreting and drainage.

I don't see much change out of 5k, that's going to be eaten up in all the prep work and the base. I did see merbau for $4.50 a lm at bunnings there is another grand? Might need to have a clean out to pay for rest?

And as usual its now raining. I have run a temporary pipe that just outlets on the grass for now. The existing drainage isn't worth a pinch of ......