Anyone know what mix and how to apply an oil proof render for a concrete
block bund round an oil tank?

AJH

Spamlet wrote:


"andrew" wrote in message
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Anyone know what mix and how to apply an oil proof render for a concrete
block bund round an oil tank?

AJH

I don't, but here's what the EA have to say:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk...oil/32008.aspx

Yes, I have all that on board but the actual detail of CIRIA 163 seems a bit
elusive. I want to avoid having to pay for a two pack epoxy coating, so was
looking for a mortar additive and lay method that will give the low
permeability for oil.

I may just lay 500mu dpm with 50mm of screed for the floor and run the dpm
up the sides with plywood to protect it.

I'm unsure if a bitumastic paint would survive being bathed in oil, in the
unlikely event of a spill.

AJH

On 29/06/2010 21:51, andrew wrote:
Spamlet wrote:


wrote in message
...
Anyone know what mix and how to apply an oil proof render for a concrete
block bund round an oil tank?

AJH

I don't, but here's what the EA have to say:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk...oil/32008.aspx

Yes, I have all that on board but the actual detail of CIRIA 163 seems a bit
elusive. I want to avoid having to pay for a two pack epoxy coating, so was
looking for a mortar additive and lay method that will give the low
permeability for oil.

I may just lay 500mu dpm with 50mm of screed for the floor and run the dpm
up the sides with plywood to protect it.

I'm unsure if a bitumastic paint would survive being bathed in oil, in the
unlikely event of a spill.

You might have to reapply the bitumastic after you had cleaned up the
spill. :-)

--
Old Codger
e-mail use reply to field

What matters in politics is not what happens, but what you can make
people believe has happened. [Janet Daley 27/8/2003]

In message , andrew
writes
Spamlet wrote:


"andrew" wrote in message
...
Anyone know what mix and how to apply an oil proof render for a concrete
block bund round an oil tank?

AJH

I don't, but here's what the EA have to say:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk...oil/32008.aspx

Yes, I have all that on board but the actual detail of CIRIA 163 seems a bit
elusive. I want to avoid having to pay for a two pack epoxy coating,

I was just about to suggest 2 part epoxy floor paint, I have recently
used this on a garage floor and am about to use it to coat a brick bund
around a generator in the garage. Within reason it should be a one off
job so it's worth making it a good one. I'm lucky that the fuel tank
feeding the genny is only about 60l so the bund is not very large. The
cost is not that great and as far as I know the end result should be
good. (I hope !)
--
Bill

"andrew" wrote in message
...
Spamlet wrote:


"andrew" wrote in message
...
Anyone know what mix and how to apply an oil proof render for a concrete
block bund round an oil tank?

AJH

I don't, but here's what the EA have to say:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk...oil/32008.aspx

Yes, I have all that on board but the actual detail of CIRIA 163 seems a
bit
elusive. I want to avoid having to pay for a two pack epoxy coating, so
was
looking for a mortar additive and lay method that will give the low
permeability for oil.

I may just lay 500mu dpm with 50mm of screed for the floor and run the dpm
up the sides with plywood to protect it.

I'm unsure if a bitumastic paint would survive being bathed in oil, in the
unlikely event of a spill.

AJH

Hmm: now why can I see your reply and my post to other threads in this
group, but not my post to this one?
(Reading through eternal-september and OE)

S

On 29 June, 22:14, Old Codger wrote:

You might have to reapply the bitumastic after you had cleaned up the
spill. *:-)

No, so long as there was a thick enough coating to begin with, it
looks like new afterwards! 8-)

On 29/06/2010 23:02, Andy Dingley wrote:
On 29 June, 22:14, Old wrote:

You might have to reapply the bitumastic after you had cleaned up the
spill. :-)

No, so long as there was a thick enough coating to begin with, it
looks like new afterwards! 8-)

I did say "might". :-)

--
Old Codger
e-mail use reply to field

What matters in politics is not what happens, but what you can make
people believe has happened. [Janet Daley 27/8/2003]

In article , Spamlet
writes


Hmm: now why can I see your reply and my post to other threads in this
group, but not my post to this one?
(Reading through eternal-september and OE)

O/p has posted to 2 groups:
Newsgroups: uk.business.agriculture,uk.d-i-y
But has set followups to 1 only:
Followup-To: uk.business.agriculture

If you're viewing on uk.d-i-y and not subscribed to
uk.business.agriculture then you wont see any posts that honour that
followup.

The newsreaders of the uk.d-i-y posters are ignoring the followup and
posting to both, except mine which is to uk.d-i-y only.
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In message , AJH
writes
On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:47:30 +0100, fred wrote:

O/p has posted to 2 groups:
Newsgroups: uk.business.agriculture,uk.d-i-y
But has set followups to 1 only:
Followup-To: uk.business.agriculture

Yes my mistake, it was my first crosspost using KNode and I didn't
notice the follow up was set by default.

The disk on that pc packed up this morning so back to agent on an old
pc for a while.

Back on the bund.... I put my diesel tank inside a second, larger:-)
tank.

This involved angle grinding a large enough rectangle out of the top to
take the fuel store and then welding an extension to the end to make
room for the outlet and a fuel can. The store was stood on concrete
blocks to give height to fit a can and funnel below the outlet.

The people who install bunded tanks usually have a wide selection of
single skinned ones to sell at scrap value.

regards
--
Tim Lamb

Tim Lamb wrote:


Back on the bund.... I put my diesel tank inside a second, larger:-)
tank.
It's actually a lube bay with 3 1000 litre and 8 205 litre containers

AJH

In message , andrew
writes
Tim Lamb wrote:


Back on the bund.... I put my diesel tank inside a second, larger:-)
tank.
It's actually a lube bay with 3 1000 litre and 8 205 litre containers

Oh!

Can you get away with 110% of the largest container?

regards

--
Tim Lamb

Tim Lamb wrote:

Can you get away with 110% of the largest container?

Yes there is some sort of derogation for capacity with multiple containers
but it just so happens that the layout of 3 1m cubes and 8 drums plus
enough distance to hold a jug under them means 110% + is available.

Latest advice is that resin sealer for block paving in addition to a
waterproof render is sufficient to achieve the required permeability.

AJH