Big Update Part Three: Septic & Landscaping
This update is actually one week late. The septic system is done and covered over and half of the final grading is complete. So we can now flush whenever we feel like and we don’t spend any more time worrying about the level of our holding tank. We’ve also got a layer of topsoil laid over the septic bed and I’ll be seeding it this week (if the rain keeps coming). We’ve had unseasonably cool and rainy weather this month, which is just fine by me, and means that the grass might get a hold before the August heat hits us. Of course we took pictures to document the whole process.
In other news we’ve started the process of getting a mortgage now that the house is largely done and we’ve started closing out our permits. The health department permit (for the septic system) is closed and on Saturday we had our final inspection for our building permit. The inspector, who has been great through this whole process, told us that although we had a few outstanding issues he would close the permit. So now all we have to clear is our electrical inspection.
That is looking to be the biggest hurdle. The inspector was happy with all of the work Dad and I did inside the house he had issues with the off-grid system. His problem wasn’t with the quality of the work, but with a bunch of stuff that ended up sounding to me more like he didn’t like all this new-fangled off-grid stuff than anything else. Anyway Simon and JP, calm as always, will be taking care of all that and I’m happy to let them. If you’re going off grid good installers are worth their weight in gold.
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- August, 04, 2003