Hello all!

[drb5374]

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!

[Cpd]

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. 

 

[Tennentslager]

Hello David,

Just up the road from me and very near the hut at Carbeth ?

@jamiehamy should be along soon

[Tennentslager]

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

[drb5374]

? 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?

[lizzie]

Hello David and welcome.

 

Look forward to following progress

[Russell griffiths]

Hi sounds very interesting, got any pics, who on here built in a water tank, 

i know someone did. 

[drb5374]

Thanks all.

 

Just the one picture just now, as it’s a difficult one to photograph with any decent scale. 

[Cpd]

Looks REALLY interesting! 

[Yzzy]

woah... looks huge!

[Ferdinand]

Wonderful project.

 

There could be any number of amusements in the new round cellar.

 

[drb5374]

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 ? 

[jamiehamy]

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 

[drb5374]

Thanks Jamie. 

 

Sounds interesting, but I’ll need to check the site on a desktop/laptop, as no links appear viewable on my phone...

[jamiehamy]

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 

[drb5374]

Thanks Jamie! Got it now I'm on the laptop...will have a look into it.