Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 31, 2013 10:29 pm So I am sorry if this question is just the dumbest question some have ever heard but for me I am finding this to be the most confusing thing. My partner and I are wanting to purchase a piece of land just out of Adelaide to build our first home. In the area the council has made a few stipulations, most of which the builder has included in our quote. The problem has come into it in that we are required to have 2 x 10,000 litre rainwater tanks plumbed to the laundry, toilet and hot water service. The builder has planned it so that they prepare the downpipes to be used for this purpose and will install a plumbing loop to the required areas so it is ready to go. Unfortunately they do not deal with the supply and installation of rainwater tanks so we are going to have to organise this. I am so confused over the whole thing (not having a clue about rainwater tanks) and unfortunately my partner is the kind of person who will just buy the land and worry about the rest later. What I really cannot understand is if we are required to have the rainwater tanks, when the builder submits a plan that doesn't have rainwater tank provision as they are not dealing with that won't the council deny the application? I am going to assume that is the case and if it is I have no idea what process I go through as I have never done this before. Obviously I don't want to leave any reason for it to be knocked back yet have no idea what process I need to put in place to get it all organised. I hope someone understands what amateur me is trying to say here and can help! On top of that I have been looking at prices of tanks and pumps and have a rough idea (if anyone else has an idea to confirm I am on the right track it would be much appreciated). Also hoping someone on here may be a plumber and could give me a rough estimate (obviously it really would be a "rough estimate") on installing something like this. Any help would be much appreciated as I have covered all other bases so far but this one aspect just makes me feel like I am in way over my head with this whole thing and we are really wanting to put an offer in on the land but I won't allow it until I feel certain about what I am doing and the processes involved. Building the Leabrook with Fairmont Homes in Mallala, SA. Building contract 24/3/13 Council Approval 18/6/13 Selections 29/6/13 & 1/7/13 Site works 21/10/13 Slab 7/11/13 Re: Installing a rainwater tank as required by council. 2Feb 01, 2013 3:00 am 10,000lt rainwater tanks are quite large. You might want to check that they fit on your block close enough to the house otherwise you may need additional plumbing, pumps and drains etc. This is all dependent on the design of your house, slope of land as well. Google tank size to give yourself an idea of size then check that against any plans you are considering. Re: Installing a rainwater tank as required by council. 3Feb 01, 2013 5:23 am a year ago i was looking at installing a rainwater tank to our old house i had several costs from plumbers and the cost was $2500. plus the cost of the tank and pump. with you the builder already has the provision for the connection to the house. but this price is a rough estimate to help you also consider you will need a pump as well. google and you will come across rainwater tanks for sale and this will give you dimensions etc. Re: Installing a rainwater tank as required by council. 4Feb 01, 2013 7:13 am G-Thorpe 10,000lt rainwater tanks are quite large. You might want to check that they fit on your block close enough to the house otherwise you may need additional plumbing, pumps and drains etc. This is all dependent on the design of your house, slope of land as well. Google tank size to give yourself an idea of size then check that against any plans you are considering. Yes they are quite large but we are building on a huge 1200sqm piece of land so we have stacks of room left around the house Building the Leabrook with Fairmont Homes in Mallala, SA. Building contract 24/3/13 Council Approval 18/6/13 Selections 29/6/13 & 1/7/13 Site works 21/10/13 Slab 7/11/13 Re: Installing a rainwater tank as required by council. 5Feb 01, 2013 8:27 am Hey Tash, where abouts are you building? We are building in Mt Barker and need tanks too but as far as I am aware a rain water tank provision is being shown on our plans that are submitted to council and we are organising the plumbing ourselves so not much help on that front! Elle Siteworks 8/11 Slabbed 19/11 Our Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65703 Re: Installing a rainwater tank as required by council. 6Feb 01, 2013 9:06 am Davelle Hey Tash, where abouts are you building? We are building in Mt Barker and need tanks too but as far as I am aware a rain water tank provision is being shown on our plans that are submitted to council and we are organising the plumbing ourselves so not much help on that front! Elle I am in the opposite direction. We are building at Mallala. Going for a more country lifestyle yet leaving us close enough to still see family and friends. That actually makes sense but let me get this right. They are putting the tanks on the plan so it is approved and then you will put them in? This actually fits with something someone from the council said to my other half (although it made no sense to me at the time because he is not very informative haha). Building the Leabrook with Fairmont Homes in Mallala, SA. Building contract 24/3/13 Council Approval 18/6/13 Selections 29/6/13 & 1/7/13 Site works 21/10/13 Slab 7/11/13 Re: Installing a rainwater tank as required by council. 7Feb 01, 2013 10:48 am As far as I'm aware yes, so even though the builders are not physically doing the work we are still having them included on plans for approval to comply with the council regulations as they are a mandatory requirement in our area - could be a bit off but that was how I understood it! And obviously as they are doing some pipe work for the tanks it will need to be drawn on there anyway so they should be happy to add in the tank placement for you, you are paying for the drawings! It's like our facade they have no involvement as we are doing that ourselves too but they need to include everything we are doing on their initial plans they take to council to have the building approved so all colours, products etc.. Siteworks 8/11 Slabbed 19/11 Our Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65703 Re: Installing a rainwater tank as required by council. 8Feb 01, 2013 2:57 pm Oh thanks so much. It was doing my head in. I sent an email to the sales consultant this morning asking this question, yet to hear a reply but hopefully it is along the same lines cause that sounds nice and easy. if that is the case I can get on my merry way in getting our land. Yay. Building the Leabrook with Fairmont Homes in Mallala, SA. Building contract 24/3/13 Council Approval 18/6/13 Selections 29/6/13 & 1/7/13 Site works 21/10/13 Slab 7/11/13 Re: Installing a rainwater tank as required by council. 9Feb 01, 2013 8:11 pm Just an update. The builder has confirmed they will do the same thing. Thanks everyone for your help Now to buy our land Building the Leabrook with Fairmont Homes in Mallala, SA. Building contract 24/3/13 Council Approval 18/6/13 Selections 29/6/13 & 1/7/13 Site works 21/10/13 Slab 7/11/13 Re: Installing a rainwater tank as required by council. 10Feb 01, 2013 8:26 pm so much easier that way! glad it was sorted easily now hopefully you can get your block! Siteworks 8/11 Slabbed 19/11 Our Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65703 Re: Installing a rainwater tank as required by council. 11Feb 02, 2013 2:47 pm Just be aware that there is more to it than just preparing the pipe work. Most plumbers just do what their limited knowledge allows them to do as quickly as possible and most people end up with overpriced sub standard systems. This should have been posted in the Eco Living forum. Have a look through some of those threads 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Installing a rainwater tank as required by council. 12Feb 02, 2013 2:50 pm 1rocky a year ago i was looking at installing a rainwater tank to our old house i had several costs from plumbers and the cost was $2500 plus the cost of the tank and pump. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair But if it is a ground level open pit, then it is not a charged system. No surprises there. The pipes have obviously been altered and there would be a reason for this.… 3 31286 Grate, thank you! RexChan if thats the reason i could sleep well without thinking about additional cost. But 1st i'll need to read about NRV cleaning/replaing stuff. I… 7 31169 Once you know the basics, the rest is easy. Read my post in the thread linked below. viewtopic.php?p=1919271#p1919271 2 19521 |