[Strawbale] PVC - continuing OT thread

[Sherwood Botsford]

Mike Weaver wrote:
> If one wanted use something other than PVC for a large plumbing project 
> - I need 8" to 10" diameter pipes,
> are there any recommendations?
> 
> It's drainage issue so it doesn't need to be safe for drinking water, 
> and hopefully would be pretty cheap.
> 
> 

How much structural strength do you need?  Are you going to drive 
over it. Walk pachyderms on it?

Could you do this:

Dig a trench.
Layer of gravel.

Get a million or so 5 gallon poly ethelene pails.
Cut the bottom off them

Place in trench, with overlapped ends.

cut more bottomless pails in half lengthwise.
Lay over the joints.
Drill through both pails and pop rivit together.

Add fill.


If the goal is to get the water away, it might work.
If it's important that none of it leak, it's harder.

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Would galvanized steel culvert work?

Would a trench of large rubble, with appropraite
infiltration work?

Would it be mroe reasonable to use a small pipe and a fast pump?

Does concrete pipe work for this?