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Sump

An underground water tank that stores water from the municipal supply or water lorries.

Sump: illustration
Illustration

Why it matters

Most Chennai homes rely on a sump and a pump to the overhead tank. Size it for your family and for the days without supply, and keep it well away from the septic tank.

How Elamentt handles it

The sump is quoted separately, sized for your household, before you sign.

Next step

See it on your
own plot.

Our studio turns your plot size into a plan, a 3D model built stage by stage, and a list of the cement, steel, bricks and sand it needs. Or ask an engineer.