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A common question we hear from homeowners is what is a soakaway? Especially now that sustainable drainage guidelines are becoming stricter. Find out everything you need to know here in our helpful guide!
Soakaways are an excellent way of disposing of surface water, and are a great method of flood prevention - find out how here.
We explain how to connect your drainage pipe into your soakaway crate. Find out how to set up your crate and use geotextile membrane.
Once you have bought your soakaway set, the real fun starts. Its time to begin the installation. Take a look at what you need to consider.
Our Rainsmart crates are available flat-packed for easy assembly on site. Watch our video to find out just how easy they are to build.
Click here to access an easy method of finding how large your ideal Soakaway set needs to be, and how many crates are needed.
Assembly instructions for your Rainsmart Ellipse Double Soakaway Crate. View information sheet and see installation guide.
We sell a number of cubic metre soakaway sets for both domestic and commercial projects. Take a look at what is included in each.
Our Rainsmart 65T Heavy crates are available flat-packed for building on site. Watch our video to see how they go together.
Find out how you can use soakaway crates for attenuation - to reduce the force of stormwater by carefully controlling the level of flow.
Assembly instructions for your 65T Heavy Soakaway Crate System. Take a look and download PDF document.
Using soakaway crates for infiltration, a simple, environmentally friendly way to reduce water use whilst at the same time saving costs
Our Rainsmart crates come flat-packed for easy assembly on site. Watch our video to find out just how easy they are to build.
Soakaway crates for infiltration - stormwater is fed into the soakaway allowing the water to slowly infiltrate into the surrounding soil
Assembly instructions for your Rainsmart Ellipse Shallow Soakaway Crate. View information sheet and read installation guide.
This short video from the PBSL Group explains how best to connect plastic soakaway crates together
Carrying out a soil percolation test to determine whether or not your soil conditions are suitable for the installation of a soakaway.
Not quite sure how to correctly install a soakaway system? This article has you covered with everything you need to get set up.
Find out the how to identify a blocked soakaway and what precautions you can take to avoid it from doing so.
The data sheet for our Rainsmart Ellipse soakaway crates. Find out all the information you need, from dimensions to storage.
This is the data sheet for our Rainsmart (Heavy) Soakaway Crates, it holds all the information you will need, including dimensions and void ratio.
The wastewater from a property will always go to a tank of some description. There are three main options of tank which can vary depending on the circumstance of the property as well as your budget.
We take a closer look at Plastic Soakaway Crates and gives helpful tips on size, capacity and installation.