Disposing Of Tank In My Loft

[LDoubtfire]

I had an old galvanised cold water storage tank replaced with
A modern plastic one awhile ago now.The plumber could`nt
Get it thru`the loft hatch cover cos`of it`s size.For extra room
Up in my loft I`m thinking of cutting it up into smaller pieces
So as to be able to get the cut down pieces thru`my loft hatch
Cover and then dispose of.
Other than cutting it up with an angle grinder ( which I hav`nt got)
Is there anything else I could use ? If I did go in for an angle
Grinder what type of cutting disc would I need for galvanised
Metal ?
Also am I right in assuming that the sparks generated by the cutting
Disc won`t make all the adjacent loft insulation catch fire or at
The least smoulder and perhaps slowly burn ?
Thanks for help and advice in advance.


Lewis Doubtfire

 

[JimCrow]

DO NOT use an angle grinder in an attic,

hire a nibbler.

 

[peterperfection]

Get a few hacksaw blades - and a hammer BIG hammer .
Job Done .

 

[Onetap]

Electric jigsaw and a packet of metal cutting blades, dismantled one in about 20 minutes. Goggles, ear defenders, hacksaw, cold chisel, club hammer in case of stubborn edges.

Don't use an angle grinder.

 

[Agile]

Is that warning solely because of the fire risk?

Why remove it?

Turn it upside down and use it as a table or workbench!

Tony

 

[peterperfection]

Is that warning solely because of the fire risk?

Why remove it?

Turn it upside down and use it as a table or workbench!

Tony

every loft should have a work bench !!

 

[LDoubtfire]

It`s looking like it might be a `hack saw`attack perhaps.
What gauge / size of teeth per running inch would members
Suggest for a galvanised steel tank.
Thanks.

Lewis Doubtfire

 

[peterperfection]

It`s looking like it might be a `hack saw`attack perhaps.
What gauge / size of teeth per running inch would members
Suggest for a galvanised steel tank.
Thanks.

Lewis Doubtfire

any at all will do-- cheaper the better . Easy Easy job.

 

[denso13]

hire a nibbler.

+1

Don't even consider a hacksaw.

 

[peterperfection]

Some really odd people on here . Always willing to tell YOU what NOT to do- but not telling you 'What' to do.
It is your choice .

I and others give you advice on What to do & HOW to do it.
No gain for us who offer such advice and none expected.

It's your choice .

Trust a tradesman -- I AM a TRADESMAN.

Us tradesmen have given you choices -- ALL of which will be ok.
DIY chaps have also given you choices .
DIY chaps v Tradesmen .

It's your choice .

 

[peterperfection]

I had an old galvanised cold water storage tank replaced with
A modern plastic one awhile ago now.The plumber could`nt
Get it thru`the loft hatch cover cos`of it`s size.For extra room
Up in my loft I`m thinking of cutting it up into smaller pieces
So as to be able to get the cut down pieces thru`my loft hatch
Cover and then dispose of.
Other than cutting it up with an angle grinder ( which I hav`nt got)
Is there anything else I could use ? If I did go in for an angle
Grinder what type of cutting disc would I need for galvanised
Metal ?
Also am I right in assuming that the sparks generated by the cutting
Disc won`t make all the adjacent loft insulation catch fire or at
The least smoulder and perhaps slowly burn ?
Thanks for help and advice in advance.


Lewis Doubtfire

Just how much did the PLUMBER charge you to replace a cold water tank in your loft ?.

WHY could he not remove the old one ?.

I'd bet if you had offered him £1000 to remove it-- it would have been gone within 30 minutes .

That is the difference with a True Tradesman who values his customers AND VALUES REPEATED CUSTOM and the 'here today-gone tomorrow' plumber who is in for the 'QUICK KILL'.

Please let us know how much he charged you for a replacement cold water tank.

 

[Charnwood]

Why remove it?

+1

Are you converting the loft?
Make a cupboard or set of shelves.

 

[LDoubtfire]

First thanks for all the interest shown fella`s.This plumber
I`ve known of him all my life.We were in junior school
Together since we were 7 or 8 years old or so.At the time
Of him putting in a shower for us he lived just up the road
From me.Its`quite some time ago now but when we had the
Bath taken out and a shower cubicle installed the shower
Head did need moving along.He was busy on some large
Contract in York he said as I recall,so we had to get someone
Else in to move it.Don`t misunderstand,he`s not a cowboy
By any means.All I remember was he recommended this
Particular shower which said at the time ,they are not cheap.
£650 I think,it involved putting in this other plastic water tank.
It works by gravity,both hot/cold.It`s good,well sometimes
When the water pressure drops it comes not much more than
A glorified trickle other times it`s oaky.
He could have removed the galvanised tank,it`s not in any harms
Way or anything,but it would give me a `tad`more storage space
In my loft space.That’s why I`m thinking of cutting it up.

Anyway,some write don`t use a hacksaw,some write don`t use
An angle grinder.A nibbler or hacksaw will take `a month of
Sundays`to cut and remove.
So it`s my choice then ? Some say this some say that.!


Lewis Doubtfire

 

[Dan Robinson]

Just don't use a grinder. The fire hazard, fumes and dust make it not worth the hassle.

A hacksaw will work. A nibbler will be quicker and less work.

 

[Charnwood]

it would give me a `tad`more storage space
In my loft space.

As I said, use it AS storage.