10-08-2009, 04:58 PM
Mark
Early on, we had similar interest for the benefits John listed. We had designed our house before knowing we'd be on catchment. After learning we would be on catchment, I determined that an area between the main house and the garage would be ideal as a 15K water storage with little to no impact on the house itself. Well, that was before I got the lowdown from the local "tank builder". What I saw as rather simple walls and floor under an already planned slab was gonna cost me between 30 and 40K based on the builder's experience with a smaller, but similarly shaped project he'd done. Oh, and that didn't include the engineering and permits. As my catchment budget was only a fraction of that, end of idea.
David
Ninole Resident
Early on, we had similar interest for the benefits John listed. We had designed our house before knowing we'd be on catchment. After learning we would be on catchment, I determined that an area between the main house and the garage would be ideal as a 15K water storage with little to no impact on the house itself. Well, that was before I got the lowdown from the local "tank builder". What I saw as rather simple walls and floor under an already planned slab was gonna cost me between 30 and 40K based on the builder's experience with a smaller, but similarly shaped project he'd done. Oh, and that didn't include the engineering and permits. As my catchment budget was only a fraction of that, end of idea.
David
Ninole Resident
Ninole Resident