Just the desire to build a toilet in a country house is not enough, because you need to choose a place, prepare materials, tools and find out more information about sanitary standards. This is certainly not difficult to do, but many people are lazy. In this article we will look at where to install a toilet in a country house according to all the rules.
What to consider before planning the construction of an outdoor toilet
There are certain sanitary standards regarding the placement of an outdoor toilet with a cesspool on the site; they must be observed so as not to have problems with neighbors in the future and not to poison your own drinking water. Basic list of requirements:
- To the fundamental part of the house is 12 m, to outbuildings at least 4 m, to the shower room, bathhouse - 8 m.
- To the water source - a well, a borehole - 25-30 m.
- It is impossible to place a hole closer than 4 m to woody plants and 1 m to bushes.
- There must be at least 1 m to the neighboring area.
Other features of choosing the location of the pit for a country toilet:
- If the site is rough, you should not choose the lowest place for the building. Otherwise, the pit will be filled not only with waste, but also with waste and melt water.
- A point that is too high is also not suitable, otherwise the structure will collapse due to erosion of the soil layer.
- Since the pit will have to be pumped out from time to time, and therefore the sewer trucks will have to be called, it is worth thinking about a convenient entrance, preferably that there are no flower beds nearby. The length of the hose for such special vehicles is 7-15 m, this also needs to be remembered.
- It is also worth taking into account the depth of ground liquids. The size of the pit can be any, if they are located lower than 2.5 m. If the groundwater type is high, you can use only sealed products for constructing a closet - tanks, barrels, etc.
If you take into account all these points, then you will quickly decide where to place the toilet on the site, and you will also be able to avoid many problems associated with individual housing construction.
