RE: Re: New pics - loft conversion

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes - I was lucky that the floor is a concrete beam running in the
right di=
rection - my tank weighs around 3/4 to 1 tonne

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Chris Hunter
> Sent: 16 September 2007 22:24
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: New pics - loft conversion
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> well, water weights one tonne per cubic metre ...
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> Chris
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> On 16 Sep 2007, at 22:03, Ho Yin Ng wrote:
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> > Forget the loft conversion ... check out your salt water fish
tank!
> >
> > That is some piece of kit! Is it expensive to run? I am thinking
of
> > getting a fish tank put in, but I want one from floor to ceiling
and
> I
> > think it is a bit too ambitious.
> >
> > Ho-Yin
> >
> > On 16/09/2007, Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Ridge height was around 3.4m - so very high with at 45 deg
roof
> >> pitch.
> >>
> >> I got an architect to design with structural engineer as I
wanted
> >> something much more bespoke and a higher level of finish than
a
> >> normal roof conversion co would give. I had 2 or 3 roof
conversion
> >> specialists in and quoting. Mind you, I did most of the
design and
> >> really used the architect for building regs and detailing.
Bit of
> >> a nightmare at times as he was very slow, manual drafting and
> >> difficult to get hold of - but fairly cheap I think. Then
went to
> >> tender with 4 building companies for a fixed price contract
using
> >> JCT minor building works standard contract.
> >>
> >> Cost of the build will be around =A3110k and excluding some
of the
> >> new kit to go in Node0 etc - so a high spec build. Includes
air
> >> con in the office, 4 x electric Velux windows, new heating
system,
> >> underfloor heating, acoustically damped extract fan in Node0,
CBus
> >> throughout entire house, high spec bathroom, high spec
lighting
> >> including new downlights in the rest of the house, new
carpets
> >> around the house etc etc etc!!! the more basic conversion
quotes
> >> were coming in at around =A360k ex VAT.
> >>
> >> Paul
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