Customer: Homeowner, Cathy Charles
Location: Domestic Property
Product: Tuffa 1,150 Litre Plastic Bunded Oil Tank with Integral Fire Protection
The Challenge
For many domestic homeowners, replacing an aging oil tank presents a major spatial puzzle. Standard UK Building Regulations require conventional oil tanks to sit at least 1.8 metres away from non-fire-rated structures, site boundaries, and building openings.
For Cathy Charles, meeting that 1.8m clearance requirement with a standard tank would have severely encroached on useful outdoor space. She needed a compact fuel storage solution that fit neatly into her property without violating building compliance or requiring expensive masonry work.
The Solution
On the advice of her heating engineer, Cathy chose a Tuffa 1,150-litre plastic bunded oil tank with factory-fitted fire protection.
Because Tuffa builds fire-rated barriers directly into the tank structure, the unit can be safely installed as close as 300mm (30cm) from adjacent buildings or boundaries. This drastic reduction in required clearance solved the space issue entirely while maintaining full regulatory compliance.
Project Highlights
Space-Saving Design: Sited within 300mm of the structure, preserving valuable garden footprint.
Simplified Compliance: Avoided the need to construct external brick fire walls or separate barriers.
Seamless Delivery: Handled efficiently on-site with dedicated driver support during offloading and positioning.
Hassle-Free Certification: Streamlined Building Control sign-off process to ensure immediate, legally compliant operation.
What the Customer Said
“The tank solves a space problem and is exactly what we needed. Very easy company to deal with, recommended by our heating engineer, and the delivery driver was so helpful. The Building Control process recommended was straightforward and cost effective too.”
— Cathy Charles, Homeowner
