Moving to the Farm

[Tororider]

Well the house is out together, I got a tree cut into lengths, we ran the water line, and we had to buy more permits. All in all it was a good day.

 

[Larro Darro]

It looks good. How soon do you hope to move?

Larro

 

[slider909]

We did the same thing last year. We sold the old place in January and lived in a camper while the new place was built, moved in over labor day weekend. We had to build the barn, clear the area for the goats and chickens, dig a well, get power run, put in a 750' long driveway, rented 2 40' storage containers to store all the things from the house and move everything by last December. Quite a bit of work. All while doing a 50 hr 'normal' job and working on everything in the off time. Planted an acre of fruit trees, have a acre garden that grew some great weeds. Hopefully next season we will be able to spend more time working the land. I'd do it again.

 

[Tororider]

We did the same thing last year. We sold the old place in January and lived in a camper while the new place was built, moved in over labor day weekend. We had to build the barn, clear the area for the goats and chickens, dig a well, get power run, put in a 750' long driveway, rented 2 40' storage containers to store all the things from the house and move everything by last December. Quite a bit of work. All while doing a 50 hr 'normal' job and working on everything in the off time. Planted an acre of fruit trees, have a acre garden that grew some great weeds. Hopefully next season we will be able to spend more time working the land. I'd do it again.

Sounds awesome. I can't wait for chickens again, and we are going to have sheep rather than goats. How do you like your goats, dairy or meat or pets? An acre is a lot of fruit trees, what types of fruit? Glad to hear you would do it again. Happy thanksgiving?

 

[Tororider]

We passes our rough plumbing inspection, no pressure test so we have to do that next time, I pray to God there isn't a leak in the pipe. We filled in a foot of sand on top of the pex, then a foot of fill, then a few more inches of sand. We now need to run our conduit for electrical. That will have to wait until after Thanksgiving.

 

[Tororider]

One more

 

[ultrarunner]

Is PEX standard for underground water where you are.

Asked about it for a line I was replacing and coiled copper is still required here.

 

[Tororider]

Is PEX standard for underground water where you are. Asked about it for a line I was replacing and coiled copper is still required here.

We were told as long as it was rated for underground use we are fine.

 

[ultrarunner]

Always good to know what's available.

Is PEX underground susceptible to rodent damage from gnawing?

 

[Tororider]

Always good to know what's available. Is PEX underground susceptible to rodent damage from gnawing?

I don't know. Someone with more experience with pex will have to answer that.