After almost 2 years of patiently waiting, Greg (the plumber not plasterer!) leapt into action. The floor was transformed into a piping network. We had decided to keep to our original idea of a low pressure/header tank system but Greg patiently figured out our evolving ideas (such as deciding to harvest rainwater from our roof into a big concrete tank and so including a 3rd tap on the kitchen sink).
Restored brass taps, basin from salvage yard, basin stand made by friend and Nicky's lovingly repainted clawfoot bath!
Our improvised kitchen!
This shows more plumbing stuff and the stove flue. The stove has a 'wetback' (water jacket) thus will heat the hot water cylinder and the underfloor tubes. You can see the big steel header tank and the smaller black one for the underfloor heating. Old school approach!
Here is our 3 tank sewerage system by Autoflow. One is a for the kitchen and toilet waste; filled with gravels, wood chips, coir and worms. The next for grey water; gravels and wood chips. Final one, for the outflow from those two, percolates water through gravels before being pumped out to a dispersal field (yet to be done). Although not finished completely the water still looks pretty clean!
We scored a free 10,000L concrete tank and so have decided to catch rainwater from the roof in it in case the local aquifer is polluted in the future
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