What will it cost to relocate my water tank

FreddieM

My water tank in the attic is bang in the middle of floor so I can't really organise the loft so it resembles something more tidy and practical to use. Does anyone have any experience of the sort of cost and implications of work involved
Many Thanks in advance

27col

Can't imagine that it would cost much at all. It would be a very simple job for anyone with the slightest knowledge of simple plumbing.

DavidFx

If this is a CW storage tank then it will weigh quite a bit ( 40 gallons = 400lbs) and the reason it is in the centre of the loft is that there is probably a supporting wall underneath or nearby. You'll need to move it to a position where it is adequately supported

aliasojo

There are concrete footings under our house directly under the supporting wall that sits directly under the tank area.

We had an architect and surveyor out when we first started our refurb and were told it could be potentially problematic and costly to move it due to the support issue.

We ended up with a combi boiler and got rid of both the hot water and cold water tanks completely.

Is it possible to put shelves in your loft so you have more storage space upwards iyswim? You could shelve the area around the tank too.

FreddieM

DavidFx wrote: »

If this is a CW storage tank then it will weigh quite a bit ( 40 gallons = 400lbs) and the reason it is in the centre of the loft is that there is probably a supporting wall underneath or nearby. You'll need to move it to a position where it is adequately supported

thanks for that, it's located above the immersion tank which is in the airing cupboard in our second bedroom. are saying that it wouldn't be practical to move?

FreddieM

aliasojo wrote: »

There are concrete footings under our house directly under the supporting wall that sits directly under the tank area.

We had an architect and surveyor out when we first started our refurb and were told it could be potentially problematic and costly to move it due to the support issue.

We ended up with a combi boiler and got rid of both the hot water and cold water tanks completely.

Is it possible to put shelves in your loft so you have more storage space upwards iyswim? You could shelve the area around the tank too.

I do have shelves, but with a lot of Roofs, the joists in themselves are a bit of a hazard, it just seems the tank is the main feature in the attic and everything has to be shuffled around it. Because it's a post 90s build, there are no hidden cupboards under the stairs etc and I do try to utilise space.... It's a task I have set myself to try and sort over the coming weeks

keystone

Yes its practical but you must have a good enough support structure in place as already mentioned. It doesn't need to be over a load bearing wall provided the timber structure is OK. Mine isn't over a load bearing wall and hasn't come down in 25 years.

You must maintain the relative height separation between your CWT and F&E tank and there's one element of the plumbing you must get right.

Its not sufficient to run either vent straight up from its current location then along horizontally and down over the tank in its new position. It must go up at an angle like this:



the same goes for the vent for the F&E tank.

HTH

Cheers