Home made rain water tank
On Oct 16, 4:30 pm, "
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On Oct 16, 2:27 am, wrote:
Hi,
Here in Australia I live in an area that has no connection to mains
water. We have two corrugated galvanised metal water tanks that cost
approx $3000 each.
My family is growing and I need another.
A look at the construction and it appears to be quite simple, curved
metal that is riveted at the joins, these types of tanks have been in
rual areas for decades.
I am quite handy and am wondering if anyone has ever built one
themselves. Is it hard
I have googled it and found nothing
Rich
Greetings,
Please also consider ferrocement. The tanks are made by wrapping
metal mesh (with rebar for larger tanks) in a circle and then applying
mortar. There is lots of information online. Some of it also applies
to boat hull building using ferrocement.
Hope this helps,
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Hey,
I have seen some websites on ferro cement tanks and it seems a lot of
work and rebar. Especially in developing countries.
My reason for wanting to use metal is:
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