BUILDING AN UNDERGROUND RAIN WATER (From the Roof) CATCHMENT TANK

BUILDING AN UNDERGROUND RAIN WATER (From the Roof) CATCHMENT TANK | Start to Finish

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4 ай бұрын

This Cistern was great fun to build. Not the most conventional way of doing it, but it’s my way. First time for me so I was able to work it out and go with the flow. As long as it works, I’m happy. And if it does work, I’ll be building a larger tank fully below ground next to it.
This start to finish was made partly from previous episodes and the last half is new.
#water
#watertank
#diy
#lifestyle
#ideas

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@lissee212 4 ай бұрын

Here are a couple of tips for when you build your bigger tank later on. :) When I lived in Haiti and had a cistern under my house to hold water, I learned that the best cisterns had a couple of features. 1) a small, lower area where the pump can go, this way you can get the most of your water out of the tank. (When you have a foot of water in the tank but the pump can't suck it out, it's useless.) 2) Have the bottom of the the tank slope either outwards or inwards. This way sediment will settle to one area and make clean-out easier. Your tank looks great!! Good work. :D

@laurencedavies8536 4 ай бұрын

Very constructive advice

@tealkerberus748 3 ай бұрын

The other very useful addition is a length of flexible hose on the pump intake, with a float tied to the other end of the hose so that the end of the hose hangs a few inches below the water surface. This is the cleanest water in the tank - you avoid any floating debris, but you're as far away as possible from silt and sediment slowly sinking to the bottom. As the water level drops, the float keeps the end of the hose on station just below the surface. When you get to that last bit of the water, it's probably a good idea to use that for watering plants and find something else for humans and animals to drink. All the sludge you've been avoiding drinking has settled either onto the main floor of the tank or into the sump, and if you can it's actually worth washing it out from time to time.

@deborahwhite2339 4 ай бұрын

I swear to God, Andrew, an absolute work of art! The gazebo will be lovely. Water collection and shade. Awesome! 🙂👍👍🇨🇦

@jcr_jcr 4 ай бұрын

Cisterna outside looks great. It fits into the surroundings perfectly. No gazebo/bandstand needed. A beautiful job.

@andie1769 4 ай бұрын

Great job! You can calculate how much rainwater you get from your by multiplying the average rainfall in (mm) x the area of the roof (m2). Quick Google search says ave rainfall in Algarve in 500mm. If your roof is say 130m2, then you should get 500 x 130 = 65,000 litres! Make sure you have a good overflow on the tank. Always love your videos - much more interesting to diy! Cheers to you from Australia, we have water tanks everywhere! Lol! Hugs to Will & Cris😊

@Nctbgs 9 күн бұрын

Or you can ask Chat GPT and it will give you the exact amount.

@andygrime 4 ай бұрын

With some sun, 2 dogs, a cement mixer and a bucket of skill; you can accomplish anything. Fantastic start to finish video Andrew 👍

@lindewe50 2 ай бұрын

Love watching the making of your cistern 🫠

@__lancaster 4 ай бұрын

I cant believe how little faith I had in you on this particular project - I was fairly sure this was going to be a struggle/disaster. So glad to be proven very very wrong. What a massive asset to your property for a fairly minor investment (and some sweat equity). You absolutely nailed it mate.

@Suelynngrr 4 ай бұрын

Admirable! You really stick to it and don't cut corners. BRAVO!

@smokeybarr 4 ай бұрын

That cement mixer has paid its way!

@suz-annemoss6500 4 ай бұрын

Andy you are a perfectionist, and it shows in the quality of the product from start to finish. Looking forward to seeing all the work to get your home ready for you to move in and relax!

@barbarakeegan9516 4 ай бұрын

Andy that’s amazing. What a fabulous job you’ve done. It looks so nice.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@snakey319 4 ай бұрын

look how happy he is after this feat, nice to see.

@loraineriddell7157 4 ай бұрын

Fanbloodytastic 👏👏👏!!! That water tank is a solid work of art 👌.

@jayneward6649 4 ай бұрын

Wow Andy, you have done an amazing job on that well, it looks fantastic ❤❤❤❤

@ladyofquills 4 ай бұрын

Great work Andy!! .. Btw,I do hope you'll keep numbering your episodes. Makes it so much easier when I go back and binge to keep them in order! :)

@blondguy 4 ай бұрын

I’m only not numbering the start- finish vids

@ladyofquills 4 ай бұрын

@@blondguy Oh good! Thanks!! :)

@JohnnyMotel99 4 ай бұрын

I will say if you make another tank, have a think about making up a few concrete forms in the shape of an arc, include a 'mortice and tenon' on each end. It could save a lot of material moving. Then rig up a simple pulley to get stuff in the hole. Nice bit of handywork so far.

@robertferreira3286 4 ай бұрын

Been following along from the start, love how it’s turned out. Especially like the terracotta color. Looking forward to seeing an update on how the house is coming along.

@nontuthuzelomakhaphela5351 3 ай бұрын

Welldone🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤

@earlgrey9047 4 ай бұрын

If you want it to last, use steel and concrete. Well done!

@mpourratt 4 ай бұрын

Glad to see you and the dogs.

@debbielicis6257 4 ай бұрын

That took a lot of effort but it shows. It's a. masterpiece. The terracotta is perfect, good choice. Would be nice to have a simple wooden pergola over it & grow some grape vines. Well done Andy.

@timmurless3718 4 ай бұрын

Can't believe you've reached nearly 90k subs I've been a subscriber since you started . You are so eloquent and come across so well on camera . we live in Spain Andalusia/murcia and are desperate for rainfall, I have a Stevensons shelter and recorded only 35.1 mm of rain in 2 years ,the last meaningful rain was in September 2019 during Gota Fria .take care and keep the vids up

@colinbrooks6290 4 ай бұрын

Andy…. Brilliant result mate…💥🍺👍⚒️🔨

@hunglikeahamster 3 ай бұрын

Lovely result. If i can offer some suggestions for a bigger tank... If you build it next to the house you could continue the block work up above ground and just drop your gutter into it. That would give you a lot more capacity. With regard to rendering inside the tank. You can spray cement really quickly when rendering and the guns are remarkably cheap. Something to explore. The house i live in has a 30000 litre tank sunk into the front garden. It was badly built in that the builder didn't take into account the weight of the water. About 30 metric tons. So the bottom slab broke off when it filled and the tank is now useless. You might want to consider that when sizing the slab for your next one...

@theverdictisstillout 4 ай бұрын

1000 euro? 10,000 in labour. Amazing job my dude.

@clementinechristenson 4 ай бұрын

That is one handsome piece of work you did there... I admire your get it done attitude. I was wondering where you'd got and yet waiting longer and seeing how hard you've been working it was worth the wait .. well done Andrew... place is looking all green again! :) Something about Mediterranean climates and terracotta coloured, it has a lovely earthy warm feel...

@AlbaRStudio23 3 ай бұрын

This hole is better done than my house 😂

@melinayorke7462 4 ай бұрын

This was a great project! You always do a beautiful job. The band stand will be such a great feature, I like that you have form and function going with this water tank👍👍😃

@isabellevince5174 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Amazed at your skills, knowledge and creativity.

@AbdulghaniDMusa 3 ай бұрын

Well done that's a great job

@bellaafrique2607 3 ай бұрын

Genius, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. You have inspired me. Thank you

@leapingkitties 4 ай бұрын

Good choice to go with the terracotta, looks good!

@SwimCoach8 4 ай бұрын

Love it. Good choise on the color change. Just for general info...1mm of rain per square meter equals one liter of water. Thanks for your time, the house will be done before you know it!!!

@gaynor3976 4 ай бұрын

I agree the terracotta colour does look better than the grey. I think a bandstand there is going to look great. Loving watching it all come together xx

@chrisrea7347 4 ай бұрын

A very good result, well done and Greetings from NZ and a fellow GSP owner. BTW a pair of bolt cutters are quicker and quieter for cutting mesh!

@alandolan2182 3 ай бұрын

Nice job look grate

@nickhammond1692 4 ай бұрын

Holy cow man, that's not a water cistern, that's a water fortress as thick as those walls are. Great video man, good ideas

@cindycuypers5183 4 ай бұрын

Andrew this looks amazing! What a beautiful watertank! It looked like you made a giant perefectly round cake with terracotta frosting haha. I really enjoy seeing the precision and the care while doing such heavy work, like smoothing the surface of the concrete etc. It also showed this time how much experience you got from building the well. At least to me it seemed more effortless this time around.

@adbc8213 4 ай бұрын

You are very good at what you do...and your dog's clearly love you! 👍

@georginaporter4809 4 ай бұрын

wow, I would put a Portuguese blue and white mosaic tailing or something similar. amazing JOb!

@billyinwaves 4 ай бұрын

Nice job, and definitely go for the bandstand idea. It'll be such a feature of your new house and garden, plus some useful shade in the summer heat. I hope the house roof rebuild isn't too stressful.

@luvit7567 4 ай бұрын

You've made a cracking job of that, Andy 👍

@wethinkweknowitall 4 ай бұрын

You're so talented. Well done!

@mariehoorne3912 4 ай бұрын

Super job! Multi purpose too. Love your commitment and self motivation for your projects. Can't wait to see the bandstand or whatever it is you decide to place on top of the cistern.

@BulawayoWarren 4 ай бұрын

Great work Andrew, love the videos, watching from South Africa

@douglasthompson2740 4 ай бұрын

Had you thought of adding a few more courses of block to where you were three feet above the surface for added water and incorporating that as a deck for your gazebo that you were thinking of? The access hatch could be through the floor of the gazebo while the structure would keep dirt and animals from ending up in the water. That would make the concrete "slab" invisible, give you an area for shade and contemplation and look quite good depending on the design of the gazebo? You could also do your stone paving around the gazebo as well. It would bring all the practical and esthetics of your various ideas together.

@DanzoSeven 4 ай бұрын

Wow, looks amazing, Andy! Well done. What an achievement 💪

@arieveloo9808 4 ай бұрын

IT LOOKS GREAT 🎉VERY GOOD...

@cedricgreen8460 4 ай бұрын

You work so hard but I must say it all looks worth it what a fantastic job well done👍👍👍

@alwayslearning6289 4 ай бұрын

Wow! Great work! Love your aesthetic ❤

@jameshenderson8146 4 ай бұрын

Excellent job Andrew!! I need to do something similar and watching you has given me that extra confidence to start soon.

@nmssis 3 ай бұрын

lol...I was driving into Algarve and read the post "...sunny 360 days out of the year.." or something like that and that day was a rainy day 😂😂😂

@nancysherry1110 4 ай бұрын

I love it!

@BEAdventurePartners 3 ай бұрын

This is incredibly inspiring! We have been bouncing the idea around of a cement cistern, but pouring into form doesn’t get us that excited. This… This gets us excited. Definitely something we could do! Thanks for sharing!

@susiepingleton3614 4 ай бұрын

Amazing!!!!

@danieljohnston4480 4 ай бұрын

Inspiring, you're one of my favourite KZfaq channels

@JadjaVanParghove444111 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant result Andy👏👏🎉🥂👌👍 have a great Weekend!

@jimbond1430 4 ай бұрын

Very satisfying!

@halfglassfull 4 ай бұрын

nice. enjoyed it!

@elizabethtoet1113 4 ай бұрын

Great work Andrew, Your plans are happening, love watching what you do. Thank you.

@samanthaleaper3596 4 ай бұрын

Looks amazing ❤

@richardnault9493 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic !

@Skattie 4 ай бұрын

Awesome❤

@Oldandcrabby638 4 ай бұрын

It looks amazing!

@stephaniepelc1618 4 ай бұрын

Great job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. It looks amazing and it’s functional. That’s a win win in my book😊

@CeeTee64 4 ай бұрын

Looks fantastic!!

@traceydegraaff9642 4 ай бұрын

Yay, thanks Andrew. Been awaiting your next video and you didn't disappoint. I watched you do it over the other videos. Enjoyed seeing it all in one too. Boy, it looks amazing fully finished 🤗 So excited to hear you'll be in the house for the end of February. Can't wait for the next vidoes showing that progress. You must be thrilled how it's all coming together. Take care Andrew. Till next time, cheers. 🥂

@patriciabrown8301 4 ай бұрын

Like always another great job your work is first class love the terracotta

@catherinefoster2517 4 ай бұрын

Looks great

@DerekHNorthants 4 ай бұрын

Perfection as usual!

@jbmaximus6910 4 ай бұрын

Looks really really great!

@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269 4 ай бұрын

Looks great 👍🏽😊

@georgeyboyhowe1685 4 ай бұрын

excellent job

@jovickers5313 4 ай бұрын

Hi missed seeing no video from you last week but worth the wait. It looks fantastic and great it's dual purpose. Agree, the terracotta is better than the grey. Good luck with all your projects and look forward to your next video, as always

@shanebrownrigg8632 4 ай бұрын

great job,good luck buddy

@Pete-nl8ok 4 ай бұрын

Amazing job, well done!

@paradisenauts 4 ай бұрын

Excellent work!!!

@laoislumberjack8232 2 ай бұрын

New sub you put alot of work into that excellent 👍🍀

@UnoHoo1 4 ай бұрын

Well done. Again!

@mm.6991 4 ай бұрын

Amazing work 👍

@williamkhatchell620 4 ай бұрын

Very nice!

@tiborgarvelink1925 4 ай бұрын

Good job, Andy!!

@evangelinamunroe6745 4 ай бұрын

Great job 👍👍👍👍

@bensouthwell1339 4 ай бұрын

The stones turn the bland into the beautiful

@daveb8323 4 ай бұрын

Top job Andy. Looks great.

@lesley2110 4 ай бұрын

Good job! 😊

@lindalye9972 4 ай бұрын

Well done andy looks great

@SumanSingh-im3kn 3 ай бұрын

Wow!Great job....👍👍👍very inspiring video 👏👏👏

@lb9364 4 ай бұрын

Wow, that was some serious hard work! Bravo!

@susanjennings4113 4 ай бұрын

Looks great Andrew love the terracotta

@kmm6463 4 ай бұрын

Hey 😊

@aprilcollier6727 4 ай бұрын

Bramissimo, in SO many ways! Lovely work!

@aymarx1 4 ай бұрын

Good job mate

@faibishclassical 4 ай бұрын

Well done, fantastic job.

@sistermecktis5791 4 ай бұрын

Job well done 👍👏

@LorraineHutch 4 ай бұрын

You do great work😊

@snakey319 4 ай бұрын

Thinking ahead is how you have to go, especially with water issues. You are doing everything right Blonde One.

@ZirrelStudios 4 ай бұрын

That was epic, mush. Gotta hand it to you at your age, you're not shy of a bit of hard work. Hard work for me (software engineer) is cleaning the fluff out of my mouse and keyboard. Really hope you get your house sorted soon , mate. Been watching you faff about for years now - you deserve it.