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    Well not quite a closed trench but nearly. Pipes now installed for stormwater and mains water. Next stage is for council to inspect the install (if needed - the plumber wasn't sure if they would bother) then I can fill in most of the trench. I rang the council today and found out my planning in in final stages of consideration...hopefully that means approved very soon! I also enquired about moving my 22500L poly rainwater tank. The plumber was concerned that it may be an issue as apparently gal steel tanks are now recommended for firefighting. The planner wasn't too bothered so hopefully all good and i won't need to fork our for a new tank.
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    I also enquired about moving my 22500L poly rainwater tank. The plumber was concerned that it may be an issue as apparently gal steel tanks are now recommended for firefighting. The planner wasn't too bothered so hopefully all good and i won't need to fork our for a new tank.

    what they dont know dosent hurt them. seriously after the fire storms we have been through rain water tanks are no different if metal or plastic.
    I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tonyz View Post
    I also enquired about moving my 22500L poly rainwater tank. The plumber was concerned that it may be an issue as apparently gal steel tanks are now recommended for firefighting. The planner wasn't too bothered so hopefully all good .....
    And you already have the poly tank.

    If you are forced to go metal, then I presume that a metal plus a poly is better than just a metal ?

    Cheers

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    In one of the previous fires the radiant heat melted the brass fittings off a concrete tank but the tank survived.

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    To be honest, my strategy is to leave early if fire conditions are rated catastrophic. I won't be using the tank to try and protect my property myself. I just hope that the firies will have a go at protecting my house if they can see i have made some effort to provide water....and if the tank melts it will probably protect the shed even if the house goes .

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    Ok. Some movement at last. I finally had the trench inspected a couple of weeks back. I then decide to manually fill the trench in. What else are you gonna do during lock down? Filling in nearly 40 meters of trench was a LOT of work. Anyway it's done now and i've probably lost a couple of kilos. The most exciting news though is that the concreter has finally started work. He reckons he will pour early next week so that means not too far until the shed goes up, woo hoo! And here's a few photos .

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    Pouring tomorrow. Cross fingers.
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    Movement at the station! Not bad for a day's work...not my own of course, three blokes arrived at 7am (damn those builders start early). This was their progress by about 3.30 pm. I'm guessing they'll probably finish tomorrow. I've learned that sometimes you have to suck it up and pay the professionals. I reckon this would have taken me months...especially with current COVID restrictions limiting my calling in family and friends for favours.
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    Nice! I see they're installing Kingspan (or similar) as they go along - you'll be very thankful for that, since we put that in our shed (retrofit job together with moving some doors and windows), we haven't seen a drop of condensation inside

    Looking really good, and I'm eager to see what else you have in store for this build

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    I'd still be building mine, 10 years down the track. 2 days is an average time for the pro's to build a little shed, in my experience. They know what they are doing and time is money.
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    And the shed construction is finished. Now the real work begins....next job is to get some 20mm FCR and make a pad for the rainwater tank. It'll slot in at the back of the shed. I'm hoping the PA door clears it when open given that I'm running a bit tight on space there. So I now need to empty the 22 500L tank, disconnect from the main house and roll it down into place. I'll check how heavy they are but i'm hoping three blokes is enough to move it. Once I've got the tank in place I can get the plumber back to do the final connection. Then it will be the sparky to do the second fix. After that I'm not sure whether to start the plywood walls or epoxy the floor. I'll probably epoxy the floor as then i don't need to worry about masking the plywood. For the floor I've found two products that look good:
    Rustoleum $299
    Dy mark $204
    After much you tubing research I'm tending towards the Rustoleum but I'd appreciate any feedback. Maybe i should start a new thread on this topic.
    I think I'll also start gravelling the outside and I need to decide what to fo about my vegetable beds and orchard....that's another topic that needs its own thread, and probably on a different forum.
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    Do the floors. If you can afford to, lay flooring boards, yellow/orange tongue over the concrete. Your back and tools will love you for it.
    Pat
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    Looks great

    Totally agree on having the shed built by pros - I bought mine as a kit and 12 months later it was still taking up space in the back yard. Paid the $2k'ish to have it built and three blokes had it up and finished in a day. 7.5x5.3m with 3 windows, roller door and PA door. They knew what they were doing and just ripped into it.

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    I'm back! For various reasons I lost motivation with the shed...COVID happened and a bunch of other stuff. I'm going for the worlds longest shed build and fit out...can anyone beat me?

    Since it the shed was built last May it has remained empty while I decided what to do with it. I've taken a month's leave to do some house and garden maintenance so I finally got motivated. The plumbing is finished and I've got the sparky booked for Tuesday to do the first fix for power and lights. Today I finally painted the floor. I used Rustoleum Rock Solid in dark grey. After watching numerous You Tube videos i took the plunge. Here it is.....
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