At this stage of planning Kyle and I haven't yet found a site, however we've had enough of a look around to be fairly sure getting one with a mains water connection is unlikely. Our goal would be to live without it anyway, but it would make the building process easier. Anticipating this challenge, it seems fairly likely that one of the very first things we'll need to do is put in a water tank (a dam, if possible, would come later).
Following our wish to buy as little new as possible we quickly abandoned any intention to buy pre-made plastic models (also, ridiculously expensive). I found any number of how-to guides written by people based in the US who'd done various versions out of concrete and other materials. Aware as we are of the excess of regulations that might surround building anything in this country, I began investigating.
Ignoring regulations (which seems to happen occasionally in water tanks overseas) is not an option as we won't be able to ignore them for the entire build of the house (people might notice we're building a house) and we won't risk getting any authorities offside in what is bound to be an extended relationship with them. We also recognise that in the case of a tank intended for drinking water many of the regulations are for our own safety. So, with this in mind, I found a very helpful document from the health department detailing just about everything I could want to know! I'll need to do some more investigating down the track to ensure there aren't any special requirements in the location we end up, but it does seem like a DIY job will work just fine.
Following our wish to buy as little new as possible we quickly abandoned any intention to buy pre-made plastic models (also, ridiculously expensive). I found any number of how-to guides written by people based in the US who'd done various versions out of concrete and other materials. Aware as we are of the excess of regulations that might surround building anything in this country, I began investigating.
Ignoring regulations (which seems to happen occasionally in water tanks overseas) is not an option as we won't be able to ignore them for the entire build of the house (people might notice we're building a house) and we won't risk getting any authorities offside in what is bound to be an extended relationship with them. We also recognise that in the case of a tank intended for drinking water many of the regulations are for our own safety. So, with this in mind, I found a very helpful document from the health department detailing just about everything I could want to know! I'll need to do some more investigating down the track to ensure there aren't any special requirements in the location we end up, but it does seem like a DIY job will work just fine.
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