
Inspection Chambers: Regulations
Inspection chambers and their covers are subject to various regulations, including their load-bearing capacity, accessibility, safety and responsibility. While you should seek professional advice to ensure you comply with local regulations, this is a brief guide to some of the points you need to consider if you are installing an inspection chamber, building near one or have one on your property.

The Secrets of a Well-Drained Garden
While water is essential for maintaining a garden, too much of it is most certainly a bad thing. In this blog post, we look at the possible causes of a poorly drained plot, the negative effects this can have and how the situation can be remedied.

Trial Site Assessment Holes (TSAH): A Guide
For septic tanks and soakaways to function efficiently, they need to be surrounded by sufficient unsaturated soil to absorb the effluent. While a percolation test will establish the porosity of the soil, a trial site assessment hole (TSAH) is required to determine the level of the winter water table.

Source Protection Zones (SPZ): A Guide
Approximately one-third of our tap water in the UK comes from groundwater sources including wells, boreholes and springs; in some parts, this rises to as much as 80%.

Drainfast launches a comprehensive new website and ordering portal
We are excited to launch our brand-new website and online ordering portal. This website replaces three older websites and adds a powerful portal for our customers.

Manhole Covers & How To Disguise Them
Manhole covers serve an important role and need to be accessible for drainage inspection and maintenance, but when they are on private or commercial property they are often an unwelcome eyesore.

Soil Percolation Tests: A Guide
If you are installing a soakaway, septic tank or sewage treatment plant that will discharge water into the soil, you will need to carry out a soil percolation test.

Are Your Underground Services & Workers Safe?
Before carrying out excavations it is essential to check that the area contains no underground services, particularly electricity and gas as these can be deadly if they are damaged.

Sustainable Drainage Systems: What You Need To Know
In January 2023, DEFRA published a report that confirmed they will be introducing mandatory sustainable drainage systems (SUDs) policies for all new developments in England. This is to ensure that new development doesn’t come at the cost of safe, sustainable and habitable environments.

Smelly Drains: Main Causes And Cures
Nobody wants the smell of a blocked drain, particularly inside the home. And it’s not only sewers that can produce stomach-turning odours; wastewater from sinks, dishwashers and washing machines can be pongy too, while the smell from roof gutters, downpipes and surface drains has a unique and unforgettable bouquet.

Best Plastic Drainage Supplier in London
Drainfast supplies drainage materials across Central and Greater London. With three depots and our own fleet of dedicated trucks we are well positioned to fulfil any delivery requirements.

Underground Drainage: Installation
In a previous blog post , we began a conversation on underground drainage – what it is, the difference between wastewater and surface water drainage, what an underground drainage system looks like and so on. Now we will discuss how an underground drainage system is installed.

Underground Drainage: Introduction
Underground drainage is a system of pipes and fittings installed below ground level to transport wastewater to a sewage treatment facility or surface water to a soakaway, surface water drain or water course.

Best Underground Drainage Supplier in the Portsmouth area
If you're looking for a reputable supplier of underground drainage materials for your project near Portsmouth or elsewhere on the south coast, look no further!

Manhole Covers: Choosing the Right One
We are so used to seeing manhole covers in our daily lives that we barely spare them a second thought and, until one becomes a problem, probably take them for granted.

Manhole Covers: Installation & Maintenance
Your first steps will depend on whether you are installing a new manhole cover or replacing an old one.

Horse Arena Construction & Drainage: Getting It Right
A poorly-drained horse riding arena won’t perform properly, will deteriorate quickly and can potentially become a safety risk.

Gravel Grids: How To Use Them
Gravel and other loose aggregates make a cost-effective, practical and visually pleasing surface for paths and drives and well-drained bases for garden sheds and greenhouses.