Septic_ Test Pits

September 2011 we started to apply for our permits; working first on the Septic permit.  Getting the life time sanitary permit was easy and straight forward.  But we did need to dig two holes in the field.  The Application said give the inspector 3- 5 weeks .  She said that he would be out that day or the next.  We asked her to put a note on our file to call first . We went home and Doug dug one hole that night.  We used that hole to make a movie of our soil at 5 feet for Geo Gerry.  We posted it on U- Tube.  We now have 11 hits.  The first hole was dry and hard for Doug to dig.  It took about 3 hours to complete.  For the second hole I put the sprinkler on overnight.  Doug was able to dig the second hole in about an hour.  That happened over  a Monday and Tuesday.  I had taken Monday off work. 

when we took in the application the girl asked where the holes were. We said that we had not dug the holes yet because of the 3 week time lag.

Doug and I are finding out that it works better for us to go in together to get the permits.  This way we both hear what is being said and we can each ask the questions that we have.

By Thursday of that week the inspector from the county came out and did our evaluation. 

By mid week the following week we had our site evaluation permit.  $726,

Hi this is the first entry for the house that Doug and Ruth are building. They have been on the journey for about 8 years.  This blog will document the journey from conception to completion. 

The short story of the house is that it is very energy efficient. The house is built out an insulated concrete form.  It will have a ground source heat pump, with hy-dronic heat.  The is located on the family farm that has been in Doug's family since 1919.

Ruth has been keeping a journal and they have been taking photos during the process.  That will be shared with you as they go along the journey.