Delivery access to oil tank.

[DevsAd]

Had a call back from the tech director at UKIFDA - that's impressive

Seems like the 'not through the house' isn't so much a hard fast regulation, but a strong recommendation; the risk of the severity of the damage that could be caused by a spill - especially if any oil got past the floor and into the foundation void - would be prohibitive. I can understand that.

There's a degree of freedom for oil delivery companies to make judgements based on each case - they might short-cut through a utility room, for example, but I doubt any would go completely through a house...

Very very rare for such spills to occur - burst hose of failed connector, etc - but you only have to think about what would be required to clean it up if it were to happen.

Seems the two main options are a garage-based storage tank, or a remote filling pipe. We've just heard that the seller is having a survey carried out for the latter option, so that would be ideal!

Thanks everyone.

 

[snowhead]

It's almost certain that the oil issue is going to block any potential sale so the seller is going to have to work with any buyer over it.
Is it an issue unique to this property or do others in the same street also have issues.
It looks like the Games room and possibly the Garage are additions which have caused the problem.

One solution may be to create an external lobby where the garage joins the games room so in the event of a spill it goes to the rear yard.

However whatever is done needs to be future proof otherwise the same issue will crop up at any future sale, if not before if delivery companies refuse to deliver through garages.

 

[DevsAd]

Yes, it'll need sorting before any sale proceeds, with us at least.

Fingers crossed that the plumber who's going there this weekend can find a route for the remote delivery pipe. Quite possibly the neighbour on the side that's allowed a hose to be dragged alongside the boundary will accept having a fixed pipe there instead. There's a fair chance that they'll be ok with this since the eaves of the house and rear extension will be overlapping that boundary a few inches anyway, so it should be possible to lay this pipe - secured to the house wall, I guess - within this 'overhang'.

But, it's the seller's problem...

Each house on the street is completely different - on one side is a converted chapel, and on the other side a detached modern house set back from the road on a decent-sized plot. As far as I can see, everyone else has ok access for oil, and the chapel has a shed-load of PV panels on their roof to boot!

Many thanks for your contributions.

 

[freeoil]

Yes, it'll need sorting before any sale proceeds, with us at least.

Fingers crossed that the plumber who's going there this weekend can find a route for the remote delivery pipe. Quite possibly the neighbour on the side that's allowed a hose to be dragged alongside the boundary will accept having a fixed pipe there instead. There's a fair chance that they'll be ok with this since the eaves of the house and rear extension will be overlapping that boundary a few inches anyway, so it should be possible to lay this pipe - secured to the house wall, I guess - within this 'overhang'.

But, it's the seller's problem...

Each house on the street is completely different - on one side is a converted chapel, and on the other side a detached modern house set back from the road on a decent-sized plot. As far as I can see, everyone else has ok access for oil, and the chapel has a shed-load of PV panels on their roof to boot!

Many thanks for your contributions.

Regulations for a fill pipe in a domestic property will probably be very stringent.
Fill point cabinet 3 inch iron and screwed fittings...non return valve etc.I would guess £400+ on materials then labour.Thread machine and pipe vice on site a decent pipe fitter and mate would complete the job in a day if all above ground and straight forward.
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I believe remote oil fill points are very common in North America.Would a buried oil storage tank benefit the issue at all.