Home made water tank.

[Wood Butcher]

The one advantage of using poly tanks (not taking into consideration getting the tank in there) is that you could just buy one for now and then add more later as the funds allow.

[ozwinner]

Al,
if you can't build your shed within 1.5M of the fence you would need special approval to build your water tank that close. Being core filled block I'd say it would meet the fire resistance requirements.

Mick

The 1.5M rule was an old one from the 70's, you can build right on the boundary now a days.

I just see it as a total waste of space.

The boss wants to put a coupla chooks in the space.

Al

[ozwinner]

The one advantage of using poly tanks (not taking into consideration getting the tank in there) is that you could just buy one for now and then add more later as the funds allow.

Same, I could build the tank in sections and just bash a hole from one to the next as the work progressed (With the Ozito, Im sure its water proof too ).

Al

[journeyman Mick]

Al,
around here it's 1.5M to the side and back boundaries and 6M to your road frontage boundary. If you want to go closer than the 1.5 M you can of it's an open structure (car port or pergola) but if enclosed it needs to be fire rated.

Mick

[pawnhead]

It's 900 here, and increases to 1500 if you're going three stories.

[echnidna]

If its a water tank go right to the boundary.

But if ya gunna make beer in the tank keep it well away

[outback]

3000 litre beer vat, carbonated by flatulent goats, MMMMMMMM Beer

[ozwinner]

Ok Ive just done a recalculation as I was thinking about it all of today and it was bugging me.

For some reason I calculated 1440 blocks

The real count is 250 blocks.

So that puts the total cost at a reasonable $1300.

Al

[pawnhead]

The real count is 250 blocks.

I just thought I’d double check you this time since you’re a brickie.

If it’s 1.6 X 3.6 X 1.8 then: -
(3.6 X 2 + [1.6 - 0.4] X 0.2) / 0.4 = 24
24 X (1.8/0.2) = 216 blocks, but considering that you’re laying them yourself, you’ll need the extra 34 blocks for breakages, so you’ve got it right this time.