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There is a whole section in the Scottish building regs that cove the access of appliances and water supplies, Sections 2.13.3 Alternative water supply & 2.12.2 Vehicle access routes, and in Scotalnd farm buildings come under these regulations.:banghead: Most of the fire brigades up here are...

@Farmer Bob Its do-able but cost prohibitive. In theory you should have a hydrants distributed around the building so that every external elevation of the building is within 60m from a hydrant, I don't have a current cost for them but last time I priced it all up the hydrants were well over 4...

@Farmer Bob By far the cheapest and easiest way to provide the appropriate water storage is to us the following, £1,515.00 ex vat https://www.tanks-direct.co.uk/agricultural-tanks/large-agricultural-steel-tanks/galvanised-steel-water-tanks/49000-litre-galvanised-steel-water-tank.html You should...

@Bossfarmer Other thing to remember is as your in Scotland you will have a building warrant to apply for also. Cost of this is based on the build cost, with % fee savings for having SER (structural) certification etc. Actual design costs are hard to say without knowing more on siting, location &...

What council is it @coomoo? David

Some pictures in these articles from SRUC They have this sort of setup at the Crichton Dumfries. It works well there. Tales from a Calf Shed SRUC Farms Spotlight David Agri Design

This one is Cream of Galloway Rainton Farm @Col555. I designed this back in 2009 or 2010 I think it was. Boarding was designed to look a little more interesting. This front gable also didn't need any ventilation. David Agri Design

@Forever Fendt been asked about this a few times this year. From the following guidance http://www.ridba.org.uk/CEmarking/CE-Marking-for-Fabricated-Steelwork.pdf "Any products manufactured after 1 July 2014 for sale using the BS EN 1090-1 standard are legally required to have CE Marking...

Just to highlight some reasons to get the appropriate paperwork in place. Main issues I have found with no paperwork are if you sell up or if you are applying for money. Farm sales have be delayed and buyers pull out due to no planning or building warrants. I have had a few building projects...

Planning or prior notification would be required for new slurry storage. Building warrant would also be require for this in Scotland. If you need any help or advice on this I'm happy to have a chat, or even sort out all the drawings and paperwork required. some further info on my website...

Ryan Have used http://www.ceprojectsltd.co.uk/index.html in the past for valves etc. Elaine from CE Projects is on here sure they would be able to help slurrygirl David Agri Design

@MickMoor you can use these on timber purlins too I believe. the clip will grip into the timber may need a tap with a hammer to get it fixed nicely. I found them while looking for a safer way of doing roof repairs. Too many farmers take risks on roofs (not just roofs) need to try and lead them...

From previous post https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/corrigated-roofing-sheet.149776/#post-3245704 Sheeting and roof lights can now be replace from inside the building using fixings like Filon Fixsafe Some info on replacing sheets and working safely on roofs...

You can do it in win 10 pro, Backup first. Then click start then type "partition" click create hard drive partitions. you need to shrink the D and expand the C. right click on the drive should show up the shrink command etc. issues can be with data placement on the drive not allowing this to...

Sorry Bill Dog missed your post. Was involved in the design, all the permission (Planning, Building warrant, SEPA, SER). Then regular site visits to check progress etc. David Agri Design

over what time scale you talking..

Dry Rot As per the legislation (2) Development is not permitted by this class if (a)the development would be carried out on agricultural land less than 0.4 hectare in area; So if you land area is below 0.4Ha its not permitted as a Prior Approval. You would have to apply for full planning...

Macnairston Farm Work started May 2014 I think it was. Lasted 3 months or so probably, then the plug was pulled as milk price was not looking promising. I did the design work for the project including planning and building warrant applications. Wouldn't be cheap to restart the project to the...

The figure to use is the 280m². the 2000 figure is the old regulations. so it would require a building warrant application. David Agri Design

There are 2 options really. 1 is a farmscape sheet the colour is a dye that's incorporated into sheet structure. Is not coloured throughout just the top few layers in the sheets construction. As is a dye the colouring isn't as regular and there can be a fair difference between the sheets. The...