drb5374 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Quick hi from me. David from just North of Glasgow and looking into building our first home. Plot is is an old Scottish Water spot, with a couple of large filtration tanks and a water tank on it....lots of old pipes, inc a live pipe running right through it. 3 levels and it varies in height quite drastically, as it’s on quite a steep hil. Good fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpd Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Welcome, sounds like a really interesting project..... cant quite get my head around it but hope to see a picture if possible, and hello from the west coast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Hello David, Just up the road from me and very near the hut at Carbeth ? @jamiehamy should be along soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, drb5374 said: 7 minutes ago, drb5374 said: 3 levels and it varies in height quite drastically, as it’s on quite a steep hil. First Buildhub project with internal flume...looking forward to seeing the plans 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drb5374 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 ? Thanks all. Filtration tanks are around 50x35 ft and are both on top level. Next level has the 50 foot wide round water tank and third(lowest) level is basically ground with nothing on top of it. Site was was built over 100 years ago and all tanks are stone built and VERY solid. Solid enough to be used as foundations?...we’re not sure about that yet, but happy to go with that premise for now. My my old man has already had planning passed for a rather elaborate round house on the water tank, but the funds needed started getting stupid when the cost of steel shot up(Chinese Olympic stadiums had just started being built at the time), so were hoping that planning will take this into account when we try to look for three houses to be passed...one for my family and I, one for friends if they can manage it and one for my parents, though their healths are deteriorating and not sure if they could manage the move when and IF it ever happens. The local council development planning are currently looking over the site, but they’ve already said it looks like it has good potential. So many ifs and buts to it all isn’t there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Hello David and welcome. Look forward to following progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Hi sounds very interesting, got any pics, who on here built in a water tank, i know someone did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drb5374 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Thanks all. Just the one picture just now, as it’s a difficult one to photograph with any decent scale. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpd Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Looks REALLY interesting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzzy Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 woah... looks huge! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Wonderful project. There could be any number of amusements in the new round cellar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drb5374 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 LoL yes it’s rather big though it doesn’t look as big when you’re actually there, but it’s a spectacular view! We’re hoping each tank would not only be the foundations for each house, but also be used for rooms of some sort. Its all a dream dream till you get your keys however, as I’m sure you all know ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiehamy Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Hello and welcome! I'm currently touring the Small Isles with very limited Internet access. We bought ex-Scottish Water tanks - have a look at my blog in link below. Back next week and will try be more helpful! Jamie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drb5374 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Thanks Jamie. Sounds interesting, but I’ll need to check the site on a desktop/laptop, as no links appear viewable on my phone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiehamy Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 On 11/02/2018 at 10:03, drb5374 said: Thanks Jamie. Sounds interesting, but I’ll need to check the site on a desktop/laptop, as no links appear viewable on my phone... Ah, sorry thought it was on my signature. Www.theoldwatertank.blogspot.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drb5374 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Thanks Jamie! Got it now I'm on the laptop...will have a look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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