Section 2 of 5 · 5 jobs
Water
Catching it and keeping it. Every entry states what it needs and where the work stops.
Every job in water
See all 27 →- A butt off a downpipeA diverter cut into the downpipe, a butt on blocks high enough for a can, and an overflow that goes somewhere sensible.
- The overflowThe part people skip, and where the water goes when they do.
- Keeping it cleanA lid, a filter and why standing water needs both.
- Greywater limitsWhat can and cannot be reused around a garden, stated conservatively.
- Lagging the pipesFoam sleeves on accessible pipework in an unheated loft.
Where we stop in water
No mains electricity, gas, water mains, boilers, flues, roofs, ladders past single storey, structural work or anything requiring a qualified person. If a job could hurt somebody, it is not in this register.