MY house build to begin.

[wallylee]

All Australians have good taste..house does indeed looks great..as does yours Sometimewoodworker.

Thanks to all, who take time out of there day, to submit pictures of the builds..

Good work guys..

[Barney]

Well looks like a slow news day on UM so I'll endeavor to spark it along, here are the really really interesting photos of the 10,000 ltr underground tank install.

My Teerak the Project manager finally got a break in the weather and decided to dig out the hole and place the concrete and tank yesterday. Kept her busy bossing people around.
Mini excavator and concreting from the locals, put down a 100mm slab with just one level of reo steel. Few upstanding hooks to tie the tank in place with the galvanized ropes and turnbuckles supplied by DOS.
One more slab to go for the 4 x 2000 ltr above ground tanks and new pump.
Plumber can move in soon to pipe it all up. Include installing down pipes from the guttering via under the house to fill this tank and the install by pass valve to the outside drain.

My storage tank system is 2 independent sources and both capable of feeding the house, but basically this large underground tank will feed the toilets, washing tubs and showers etc during wet periods and the 8000 ltrs of town water will feed the kitchen, showers and hand basins. Through a set of valves both sources can feed all or none of the house system. Haven't got the filter system design or type yet but will take on board any filter systems in use by members if posters want to assist with advice on the good or bad.
The outlet and drainage system is shown in the first photo as an example only, is not complete as yet. I was going to have a grey water system but will most likely now go the way of the combines system in the picture provided.

[pipoz4444]

Well looks like a slow news day on UM so I'll endeavor to spark it along, here are the really really interesting photos of the 10,000 ltr underground tank install.

My Teerak the Project manager finally got a break in the weather and decided to dig out the hole and place the concrete and tank yesterday. Kept her busy bossing people around.

My storage tank system is 2 independent sources and both capable of feeding the house, but basically this large underground tank will feed the toilets, washing tubs and showers etc during wet periods and the 8000 ltrs of town water will feed the kitchen, showers and hand basins. Through a set of valves both sources can feed all or none of the house system.

Hi Barney,

Can I ask where you got that underground Storage Tank from, and how many liters it holds.

Also How long is it? and is it Fiberglass

pipoz4444

[grievous]

Your construction manager looks to be doing a ripper job Barney and it's important to have someone keeping an eye on the job while you're away. That aside bbq at my joint when We are all home. The birds can eat som tam and Wazza can bring the worlds best Tasmanian sausages for us blokes. The kids will work it out

[Barney]

Well looks like a slow news day on UM so I'll endeavor to spark it along, here are the really really interesting photos of the 10,000 ltr underground tank install.

My Teerak the Project manager finally got a break in the weather and decided to dig out the hole and place the concrete and tank yesterday. Kept her busy bossing people around.

My storage tank system is 2 independent sources and both capable of feeding the house, but basically this large underground tank will feed the toilets, washing tubs and showers etc during wet periods and the 8000 ltrs of town water will feed the kitchen, showers and hand basins. Through a set of valves both sources can feed all or none of the house system.

Hi Barney,

Can I ask where you got that underground Storage Tank from, and how many liters it holds.

Also How long is it? and is it Fiberglass

pipoz4444

Hi pipoz4444

I'll give you the short verson..

We procured the water storage units direct from DOS through their UT sales person.
The package included
1 x 10,000 ltr fiberglass underground tank
4 x 2000 ltr above ground tanks
1 x 2000 ltr sewer tank
1 x grunfos pump
I cant remember the dimensions of the tank but it is around 5 to 6 mtrs long. Came with the installation and concrete footing design including hold down ropes which must be used so your tank don't float.
It is a strong commercial fiberglass grade and they come in varying sizes up to, I think 50,000 ltrs.
There are other types of underground tank available around town. I just went for a known brand for quality as it is buried and will store house hold water via the storm drainage from the roof guttering.
I have attached the photo of the tank for you, which has the phone number.

Good luck

[vincemunday]

Hi, apologies but I'm new to this thread, did you build your own pool or get someone in?

[Barney]

Hi, apologies but I'm new to this thread, did you build your own pool or get someone in?

Vince

I had the house designed in 2 stages, the main house was built in 2 sections with 2 teams different teams. This allowed me to budget accordingly for 2 large quotes.
The main concrete piling and floor works were done by one team and 2nd the Pool and 2 underground buried rooms were built by another builder. He has the experience of larger projects which included pools in resorts etc.
So to answer your question, no I did not have a specific just pools guy.

Hope that answers your query

Thanks

[Barney]

Haven't posted on this for a while and STWW has reminded me with his posts on his build that I should keep going a bit.
Now the ground has dried out, yesterday I had the local mini excavator guy come around with my pipe layer, plus everything else, a small job handy man can do come and dig some drainage trenches and lay a heap of blue pipe for my storm water and overflow from an old sewer tank we use.
The excavator also cleared and leveled the ground all over our plot. Has been a lot of ruts from the cars and my neighbours buffalo's hooves tearing it up.
Full hard days work from 8 till 5. Excavator price has gone up recently to 3700 bht a day and the other guy laying the pipe with a young helper cost me 2400. I bought the pipe at Do home.

One word of warning to those out in the garden these days....I thought the many snakes we get had gone since the rice paddies are dry and the frogs hibernating.....wrong....when the dirt and rubble next to the fence were disturbed out popped 2 cobras. One biggen and a youngen. So be careful guys when moving stuff. They escaped to live another day.

[ajarnudon]

Day 1 at my site last Saturday Barney. The mini excavator started at at 0830 and like you, I had him level the site first up pushing spoil down the front embankment to the soi to give trucks access as work progresses. Next we excavated ten 1m x 1m x1m holes which will have 250 mm thick reinforced pads out of which will come 400 x 400 pillars to anchor the retaining wall on three sides. Finally, he connected the holes with a 600 x 400 trench for the wall footings. I paid a premium on your price Barney at 5,000 baht for a full day; but the operator knew his stuff, and I was extremely happy with the result of Day 1. Hope it is an omen of things to come.

[Barney]

arjunudon,

Good to hear you have started. Don't worry about what the excavator cost you this time. It will depend on the size of the machine and other costs he has to incur.
Just stay on top of them and do not be afraid to ask all your subcontractors to lower the price. Even when you need the excavator back tell him you have had other prices. My girl was on the job daily and very strong in this respect as I was a way working most of the time.
Start a thread with photos, it is of interest to some to see things progress.
Goodluck

[Barney]

I was sitting around thinking what Santa would bring me this year and thought I should post my roof drainage photos.

I do not have any underground drainage from the guttering until it reaches the 10,000ltr underground storage tank. Have piped it all through the down pipes and into blue plumbing pipe from the house to the one location at the rear to enter the buried tank.
Have 2 valves so far, one to allow water to flow off the property and then another to allow flow into the tank. This allows water on an initial down pour to remove any debris, leaves etc, before turning the valve's to fill the tank. Or if tank is full it just flows off site.
I just painted the blue pipe the same colour as my concrete colour. The pipe remaining blue is where the full deck will eventually surround the pool at the same level as the house.

[Barney]

I was sitting around thinking what Santa would bring me this year and thought I should post my roof drainage photos.

I do not have any underground drainage from the guttering until it reaches the 10,000ltr underground storage tank. Have piped it all through the down pipes and into blue plumbing pipe from the house to the one location at the rear to enter the buried tank.
Have 2 valves so far, one to allow water to flow off the property and then another to allow flow into the tank. This allows water on an initial down pour to remove any debris, leaves etc, before turning the valve's to fill the tank. Or if tank is full it just flows off site.
The drainage pipes have been tested with some very heavy rain and passed the flow rate test. Surpised howfast that 10,000 ltr tank filled up. It will supplement the 4 x 2000 ltr village water system.
I just painted the blue pipe the same colour as my concrete colour. The pipe remaining blue is where the full deck will eventually surround the pool at the same level as the house.

Enjoy your Christmas guys and gals. Be safe.

[mickojak]

Thanks for that idea Barney.
I might run those two double drains down into the ground before I pave that pool area.
Mick

[Barney]

Things are looking up once again in the construction industry for employment. Not in the Oil and gas just yet but in the mining process plants. Scored a job after the last lazy 6 months, practicing for retirement, so spending money again on the house.

Ceiling fans are installed along with the tiling of the kitchen walls started, the kitchen units are being built now and will be completed and installed in about a month.
The fans that I wanted are the Mr Ken brand.

[wazza]

Which way are the blades facing. Eieie

[Barney]

Which way are the blades facing. Eieie

They can only fit one way.
This brand are a very high efficiency motor and fan with lots of down force. 6 speed remote. And expensive.

The dining room area has 2 of one type.
When off the blades are folded up like a flower and when on they open up.
There is another timber fan outside our bedroom above the deck area where I can relax with a chang when on life saving duties.

The steel for the deck and all handrails has also arrived and being spray painted today, ready to cut and weld.

[wazza]

Waiting for the Archa BBQ invite

[Barney]

Waiting for the Archa BBQ invite

Im in Sydney and have searched high and low for a box of that brew, no luck.

Maybe not back for a while?????
Need to get some good quality aussie beef for the barby.
Know any good butcher shops?

[wazza]

Just spent up in Williamstown. Local Butcher.

Lamb shanks. Chops. Steaks etc.

[wazza]

6.pack of Chang in Tassie is 75 baht a bottle