Anyone here install their own septic

[fried1765]

You can't fight city hall, what they say goes unless you can afford lawyers. File your own permit, go watch an install and copy it. Take lots of pictures. I was told you can't install your own ATS 36Kva generator, after inspection they commented it was best job they had seen.

I had similar experience.
Got wiring permit, but inspector showed up when I was out of town.
He left a message for me to call him.
When I returned home and called, he said, "who did that work"?
I said, "I did".
His comment: "some of the best work I have seen".
I was prepared for at least nit picking criticism.

 

[grsthegreat]

Well most homeowners do electrical work like this so it is fair that it痴 for the most part forbidden. View attachment 682034View attachment 682035

you would never believe the junk ive see after nearly 40 years of electrical service. from one entire cabin wired in lamp cord (2 wire electrical light fixture cord wired inside walls),

 

[buck12]

you would never believe the junk ive see after nearly 40 years of electrical service. from one entire cabin wired in lamp cord (2 wire electrical light fixture cord wired inside walls),View attachment 682044

A buddy of mine bought a house years ago that had small workshop wired with orange extension cords held in place with bent nails.

 

[grsthegreat]

In my county a soil evaluation and septic design by a licensed septic design engineer is required in order to obtain a permit from the health district. An approved installer is also strongly recommended (but I don稚 think is necessarily required).

I did the install on my system with the assistance and supervision of a good friend who happens to be an approved installer.

Laterals (5x100?, tight line (~500?, 2 plastic dual chamber tanks-1 1000 gallon, 1 1500 gallon, distribution box and low profile infiltrators. Entire install (less backfilling) completed in one weekend with 2 guys.

Used my buddies Volvo excavator rather than my 580E-excavator was much quicker and really the better tool for this size of job.

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not too far from you in N. Idaho. similar systems used here for most people. A homeowner can do their own work, but the system needs approval in advance from health district. The entire basic gravity system is very simple to install, but the ones i usually work on are very complicated systems with pre-filter tanks, dosing and recirculating tanks, and 1 or 2 computer control modules to control the entire mess.

 

[fried1765]

you would never believe the junk ive see after nearly 40 years of electrical service. from one entire cabin wired in lamp cord (2 wire electrical light fixture cord wired inside walls),View attachment 682044

That picture is absolutely......CRAZY !!!

 

[fried1765]

not too far from you in N. Idaho. similar systems used here for most people. A homeowner can do their own work, but the system needs approval in advance from health district. The entire basic gravity system is very simple to install, but the ones i usually work on are very complicated systems with pre-filter tanks, dosing and recirculating tanks, and 1 or 2 computer control modules to control the entire mess.View attachment 682045 View attachment 682046 View attachment 682047

North Idaho.......I remember hearing of "North Idaho veneer".
Very inexpensive exterior siding!

 

[grsthegreat]

if your familiar with Tyvek home wrap. we call that North Idaho siding.

 

[Jstpssng]

Well most homeowners do electrical work like this so it is fair that itç—´ for the most part forbidden. View attachment 682034View attachment 682035

That's a ***** of mine. There used to be night courses people could take to learn that kind of thing, but I haven't been able to find one in years. I wanted to learn basic skills like framing, plumbing and wiring, and tried to sign up for a basic electrical course at the votech school about 20 years ago but they turned me down because "It's for people who want to get into the trade." They referred me to HD, saying they had all sorts of homeowner courses. They were right... HD has all sorts of "Fluff Courses" but nothing of any substance. What good is it to know how to lay tile if you can't build the floor to lay it on? I've done the best I can on some things, and paid to do many more.

I'm still trying to remember when I did that wiring in your picture though... :laughing:

 

[GSVette]

not too far from you in N. Idaho. similar systems used here for most people. A homeowner can do their own work, but the system needs approval in advance from health district. The entire basic gravity system is very simple to install, but the ones i usually work on are very complicated systems with pre-filter tanks, dosing and recirculating tanks, and 1 or 2 computer control modules to control the entire mess.View attachment 682045 View attachment 682046 View attachment 682047

I was very happy to get a pure gravity system approved-I have a more than passing familiarity with the highly complex, computerized dosing drip systems as that was what was spec’d for our lake lot ( to the tune of around $60k)- which is why we didn’t develop it beyond the weekend cabin with holding tank.

My next door neighbor (couple of thousand feet away) just had his site evaluated and is going to need a sand pile system as his soil coverage and slopes precluded a gravity system like what I installed.

 

[grsthegreat]

I was very happy to get a pure gravity system approved-I have a more than passing familiarity with the highly complex, computerized dosing drip systems as that was what was spec’d for our lake lot ( to the tune of around $60k)- which is why we didn’t develop it beyond the weekend cabin with holding tank.

My next door neighbor (couple of thousand feet away) just had his site evaluated and is going to need a sand pile system as his soil coverage and slopes precluded a gravity system like what I installed.

hope hes rich.

it seams lately every system i work on is high tech. i think all the good properties with easy septic availability have been developed, and all thats left are the old lots that no one ever wanted to build on cause of problems like this.