Burn "stream" crossing (best method)

satstheway

Fields on each side of a burn at the minute im
Crossing by driving through it.
Going to bridge it someway.
Neighbour used 2 1/2 foot concrete and it was unable to carry water 1 day (3 years ago)
So I'll need a 3 foot pipe.
Plastic is mad price
Not sure of concrete pipe price yet or do I just shutter a bridge.
Someone will have done this recently.
Ideas welcome

Mooooo

satstheway wrote: »

Fields on each side of a burn.
Crossing by driving through it.
Going to bridge it someway.
Neighbour used 2 1/2 foot concrete and it was unable to carry water 1 day (3 years ago)
So I'll need a 3 foot pipe.
Plastic is mad price
Not sure of concrete pipe price yet or do I just shutter a bridge.
Someone will have done this recently.
Ideas welcome

We crossed a stream but put in 4 big concrete pipe and poured concrete over them. We widened it at that point to fit in the 4th one. If the banks are suitable would a concrete slab be better maybe? May have to pour walls either side for it tho

Grueller

Did this with 3 foot pipes and gravel filling over it. Put in 32' of pipe and covered it in filling. By the time the filling made the angle of repose on either side and was tracked in I got a 17' roadway. I will stick up a pic for you next time I am out there as it's on the out farm.
Condren concrete in Tullamore provided the pipes. 4 pipes 8' long cost circa €1000 for seconds (just not airtight but perfect otherwise) delivered to Wexford.
I had the filling from a demolition job for free. €450 for the digger.
I priced bridges steel and concrete and box culverts. This was a mile the cheapest.

satstheway

Grueller wrote: »

Did this with 3 foot pipes and gravel filling over it. Put in 32' of pipe and covered it in filling. By the time the filling made the angle of repose on either side and was tracked in I got a 17' roadway. I will stick up a pic for you next time I am out there as it's on the out farm.
Condren concrete in Tullamore provided the pipes. 4 pipes 8' long cost circa €1000 for seconds (just not airtight but perfect otherwise) delivered to Wexford.
I had the filling from a demolition job for free. €450 for the digger.
I priced bridges steel and concrete and box culverts. This was a mile the cheapest.

Must price seconds up my way.
It must be very deep if you have 5' repose on each side.

Were they the normal concrete pipes or the high grade type the construction company's use?

If they were the high grade type would a 6 ton digger lift them into place?

Grueller

satstheway wrote: »

Must price seconds up my way.
It must be very deep if you have 5' repose on each side.

Were they the normal concrete pipes or the high grade type the construction company's use?

If they were the high grade type would a 6 ton digger lift them into place?

14' to the bottom of the gripe/stream from the level of the field.
They were the high grade reinforced concrete ones used by construction companies.
I used a 14 ton digger but had the jib extended a long way out due to the depth. I don't think that a 6 ton would have lifted them though.

Genghis Cant

There's legislation governing when you can and can't carry out instream works. Make sure you don't fall foul of this.

darragh_haven

Get an old tipper lorry body. Neighbour has it done.

satstheway

darragh_haven wrote: »

Get an old tipper lorry body. Neighbour has it done.

Did he tip it upside down and concrete over or did he just drive through body. Needs to be strong for wagon and tanker

satstheway

Genghis Cant wrote: »

There's legislation governing when you can and can't carry out instream works. Make sure you don't fall foul of this.

Neighbour few fields up and less water has piped his completely over the years.

darragh_haven

satstheway wrote: »

Did he tip it upside down and concrete over or did he just drive through body. Needs to be strong for wagon and tanker

He has one of each now. The original one, was where he drove through the body. The most weight he'd have put through it was a 135.
The one done a few years ago eas upside down and concreted over.

parishsavings

darragh_haven wrote: »

He has one of each now. The original one, was where he drove through the body. The most weight he'd have put through it was a 135.
The one done a few years ago eas upside down and concreted over.

Any pics? Sounds like a great idea