Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Feb 12, 2019 12:44 pm Hello everyone, About a year ago I went insane and bought a lovely little bungalow thinking "I'm a capable person, I can work out how to fix this, renovate that etc etc". Can't be THAT hard right?? Once sanity finally returned I realised... I have no idea what I'm doing! My list is getting longer and longer and I have no clue how to prioritise. Everything I want to do can't be done until I've done something else. For instance, I want to bring down a scary looking pine tree in my yard. I can't do that until I move the clothes line. I can't move the clothes line until I demolish the old fashioned water tank. I have to take that down because it's threatening to take out my beautiful old fashioned shed (that I've just discovered is home to termites!).... you get the gist. So! I guess my very first question is - does anyone know how to get rid of a cement lined tank that's up on stumps? (on the right in the pic below). Who do I call? The local council are of no help at all. Any suggestions greatly appreciated Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: So, I bought a 1950 bungalow...on my own....now what?!? 2Feb 12, 2019 6:49 pm Welcome. Best person for this job would be a handyman maybe air tasker or local paper. You'd drain the tank. If it's just a corrugated iron tank you can just cut it up with an angle grinder into manageable size. If it's been lined with concrete you'd have to cut off the tin external then break up the concrete. Once that's all done remove the base and piers. It's an easy job. How's access? If it's concrete lined you'll need a skip to chuck all the rubble into. That will need to be barrowed out. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: So, I bought a 1950 bungalow...on my own....now what?!? 3Feb 13, 2019 9:11 am chippy Welcome. Best person for this job would be a handyman maybe air tasker or local paper. You'd drain the tank. If it's just a corrugated iron tank you can just cut it up with an angle grinder into manageable size. If it's been lined with concrete you'd have to cut off the tin external then break up the concrete. Once that's all done remove the base and piers. It's an easy job. How's access? If it's concrete lined you'll need a skip to chuck all the rubble into. That will need to be barrowed out. Thanks Chippy. I didn't think of air tasker....never used it before. 'Bout time I tried. Thanks for the suggestion Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20417 9 24806 This is one of the reasons I decided to go overseas for my double glazed windows. As the builder indicated, he's worked on many upmarket builds, these were the most well… 13 19245 |