Finishing the Septic Lines

Now that the contractors are gone and the septic has been inspected and passed it's time for Mike and I to get started in the septic lines that will run from the building to the septic tank.  We have to run 60 feet of pipe.

Mike in the ditch line with all the plumbing parts:

Adding a pipe that has a spot for the building septic line and also one for the van:

Using the cleaner and then the glue to seal the 4 inch pipes:

Instead or purple we are going with the blue cement this time.  We had some problems with the purple when we did the pipes inside the slab:

Getting the 10 foot pipes connected and making sure we go slightly down hill into the septic tank:

Making the turn to get it into the tank:

Now we have to get the lid off the tank.  Since it is too heavy for us to lift we need a little help from the tractor.  I chained it up and Mike lifts it:

Getting the pipe inside the tank:

The septic system is complete.  Now we just have to cover it and clean up:

Doing some by hand to make sure all of the pipes are sloped to the tank:

The messes we make:

Mike starts to fill the ditch:

It will take some time but eventually we will have grass on all of this:

Next up...back to building!!

Our Septic Tank and Help Staining Our Siding

11-27-2017

It's a big day today...time to get our septic tank and chambers installed and some unexpected help with staining our siding:).

A very special couple we know, M&J, have been stopping over to bring us snacks and drinks while we have been working on this project.  They really wanted to help us with the work but we didn't have anything that could be easily set up for them until today.  They are going to start staining our siding before we install it which will save Mike and I a lot of time.

Laying the boards out on saw horses and staining them:

At the same time our septic man shows up:

Working backwards since our tank and chambers are going into the "hole":

Our concrete tank:

Chambers going in.  We have three lines at 50 feet long and the one across the back:

And back to the building.  The first stained wall is up.  Mike made a simple lever out of 2x4's and a couple of L brackets to hold the 4x8 siding board while I lifted it and I held in place while he nailed it in:

That was the one board that we put up unstained because we couldn't wait.  We moved the trailer to the front of the building because we have been picking up the siding a little at a time:

The guys working on the chabmers:

M&J working hard:)

The hole for the septic tank:

The tank going in while we watch:

From the other end:

Time to connect the chambers to the tank:

And back to the walls:

An end board for M&J:

Mike nailing the last one for the day:

We had some great help today and got over 30 feet of stained siding installed:

That was a short and sweet story.  Next up Mike and I have the hard work of connecting the sewer lines from the septic to the building!!