This INSPECTION Decides The Fate Of Our Off-Grid Cabin Build | DIY Septic System Completion
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- This INSPECTION Decides The Fate Of Our Off-Grid Cabin Build | DIY Septic System Completion
In this video we get the second and final inspection from Cochise County on our off-grid septic system. We finally finish up this project and then have a huge announcement at the end. Feel free to leave any questions in the comments below.
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We are Jim and Jessica, a husband and wife team who decided to make the leap from living the city life to an off-grid homestead. We have no training in carpentry or electrical work. We've come armed only with two Permaculture Design Certificates and a whole lot of determination.
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Great! You passed the inspections! *Now its time to do away with rural residential inspections altogether* .
I know you two had some issues with permits... you're doing something 'abnormal'.
But here's the thing to remember: you have helped the officials open their minds a bit and have helped pave the way for future off-gridders.
AND you were fortunate enough to have an inspector that is willing to go outside his comfort zone.
START FILLING BAGS OF EARTH!!!!
I hear that Dave! It should be interesting to see if more people start doing this.
You are lucky. I couldn't imagine seeing anything getting permits in Florida that doesn't cost thousands. The lobbyists are strong there!
My septic system was going to be about $6000. I bought a Ford TLB for $5000 to do all the digging and backfilling. The materials including the big septic tank was about $3000. It had 220 feet of 3' trenches. The TLB has paid for itself at least 3 times over the years. It pays to get the right tools at the start and take care of them. You can get a hand cranked floor set up to unload your pickup. I saves a lot of time and your energy. Good Luck, Rick
I dont mean to be so offtopic but does any of you know of a method to log back into an Instagram account?
I was stupid lost my password. I love any assistance you can offer me
@Kalel Jon thanks so much for your reply. I found the site through google and I'm trying it out now.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Kalel Jon it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thank you so much you saved my account :D
@Zakai Gatlin you are welcome =)
@Kalel @Zakai
Hmm are you guys in cahoots?
I’m so glad I found y’all’s videos. Moving my daughter and myself to a 5 acre tract in Colorado and I’ll be doing everything myself as well. I’m really enjoying seeing your journey and how much you’ve done already. It’s so encouraging. Thanks for sharing!
I’m actually doing the same, how’d it go?
So glad for y’all brother. . Watch in full 👊 you are not afraid of work. That is what you call Manuel labor
Thanks Todd! I knew when starting this life it would be a lot of hard work. 🙏
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! This is one of my favorite videos you have done. All 3 of you look so happy and the push-ups over the trench cracked me up. Great work and excited to see more!
Thank you for sharing! We just bought property in Cochise County and will be moving there in May...Benson area. Planning our off grid homestead and you and Handeeman have really helped us by sharing all.of your 1st hand knowledge. Hope to meet you all one day.
Awesome! Congratulations! Hopefully we will meetup. 😃
Looks good guys, congrats. Rain washing the fine soil onto your gravel will shorten the life of your leach field. It will wash that pile of dirt back into the pit over time. It would be worth wile to put that dirt on the leach line so the water will run away from the pit. Hope all is well guys.
Thank you! Always appreciate the good tips. 👍
You're welcome.
Hi Jim and Jessica, You just built what we built a long time and it was a French Drain, Yours is for your septic and ours was to keep the water from flooding the basement. It cost us in 1982 about $1000.00 to have it put in. Today we would have been able to do it our selves. We didn't put a cap on the pipe that was the only difference with the pipe.
congratulations on being able to start building. . You will get there little by little.
My husband and his brother built a house before we met and it was out of Logs that they had to cut down. Not a prefab thing. If you've got the will you will get there it will take a lot of time and energy but you will be so satisfied just knowing You Did It. 💕 NonnaGrace
Thanks Nonnagrace! It's exciting that we're that much closer to a house build.
Oh, and Merry Christmas Jim and Jessica and to all your viewers. I hope everyone has a great New Year and massive success with their homesteads, gardens, and projects in 2020!
Thank you!! We hope you have an amazing Christmas as well.🙏
I am an electrician and often i have ordered rock in a concrete truck just rock. They can drive beside the ditch slowly emptying the gravel as they drive along. It works very well.
That's true and I thought about that, but I needed a gentler touch with the gravel.
" I'm not an expert." Dude you Are the Resident expert, not to forget your most wonderful wife. Dream team!
Make sure you glue those pipes well. You don't want any leaks.😁
i thought it is supposed to leak... hence the perferated pipe??
How wonderful what happy news for you both congratulations on the official beginning of your life there
Very good job getting the somewhat hidden info that legally allows you to do it yourself. Great job doing it!
Congratulations!! That was a HUGE accomplishment and hurtle! Looking forward to more videos!!
Thank you! This was tough because of our soil, but it's the last obstacle before the house build.
I love the willingness to work, you guys are doing awesome!!! Keep it up!
good news! yay. So looking at that leach line trench, thats basically a french drain. You can use that same idea to keep rain off your drive way and will allow you to plant trees near it in the future. Make sure to use your excess dirt on the road to make the water run off the road to the sides.
Thanks Kelly! We were thinking along those lines.
At least the inspector was thorough. Looks like a great mini septic system.
😃Thank you! We were able to do it ourselves and save a ton of money. 😁👍
Oh, I wish your septic were permittable at Contentment! A shame it is not. Nicely done, Jim! We look forward to following your build!
Sorry to hear that you two!
Thank you!
I dig, you dig, we ALL dig The Green Dream Project!😁
😆Thank you!
Loved the reenactment.
I would love to see a video on the permitting process you went through and what you had to do before you started. I'm hoping to do similar in Yavapai county in the near future, and these videos are super inspiring. Thank you.
James, have you been successful in Yavapai County?
@@weldonstoneburner3553 With covid and some other issues, I've not been able to proceed, but I hope to get myself back out of debt and going this year (new job last week) I'll report back as it goes.
I’m curious if you septic system is still working. Thank goodness you put that filter on the drum outlet. How often do you bail the drum of solids?
Going to be interesting to watch the earth bag build..
Especially what holds the dome part from falling in
during and after being built
Physics!😃 It's just about the strongest house you can build.😃👍
@@ourselfreliantlife
Understand that
They understood archs a long time ago...
Well done Jim and Jessica all the digging paid of, thanks for the video.
Thank you Florie!
Congratulations on passing the inspections. Thanks for sharing the process, as I will eventually will have do something similar.
Thank you Michael! So you're doing this over a regular septic?
@@ourselfreliantlife Most definitely. Going to do the composting toilet with 50 gal barrels.
Jim this is great. Thank you!
In our state ( Missouri ) the gravel has to cover the pipe and a sediment barrier has to be down the length of the pipe before you can cover and refill the ditch .
Woooo Hoooo so excited for y'all. I'm blown away by the difference in cost. Great Job🌻
Thank you! For us, it was definitely the way to go.
Thank you both for so much great and useful information!
Congratulations guys. That’s pretty awesome. Don’t for get the part of the inspection where they say give me your money😂
You were rocking the shovel guitar. Yeah boi.
Lol! I've had a lot of practice with the shovel guitar.😆👍
Actually the inspectors never asked for money. I'm thinking maybe it was included in the price.
Thank you very much!🙏
Congratulations! On Passing Inspection "2" Awesome! Thanks for sharing
Thank you Mrs. Linda!
Heck yes! Way to go guys! Glad the inspections passed and this job is finished so the next one can begin!
Yes!! We're getting so close now.😃
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!! The dream begins. Crew knows! Merry merry!! 💖💕
Lol! Crew does know.😃 Thanks Michele! Another project done.😃👍
@@ourselfreliantlife 💖💕
I learned thing thank you have a good day .
Ok, I am exhausted, that is alot of work, I am going to take a nap for you Jim, 👍👌❤🇨🇦
Congratulations , we are always with brother
Thank you so much!
I'm happy all the expansions past for you guys
Thank you!!
Great job guys! One step closer to the dream!
Peace and love from California 💛
Thank you! We're getting closer.
That sure is a good job. You know you look like the young Angus young of AC/DC. Can't wait to see your new house built. I take it's going to have rain gutter on it too. Crew must be in a good mood. Have a great weekend.
That's an awesome compliment! Thank you!
That is awesome news to hear buddy! Congrats!! All systems go for the house building to begin. Git-R-Done!!
Thanks so much CB!! We can't wait to get started with the house.😃
Congratulations!
Thank you so much!🙏
Building your own house, how exciting! Great job on passing the inspection. Way to goooooo!
Thank you Paula! These are exciting times.😃
SWEET! Congratulations! Very excited for you guys.
Thank you so much Patty!🙏
Always enjoy your videos y’all!! So close to 6k! Hope y’all get there! We’re hoping for 2k ourselves! Good luck guys!!
Thank you! We're just about to hit it! Ya'll will it that 2K in no time.😃
Where i live the inspector would become apart of the septic system.
That's so awesome! Passed everything and ready to start! Looking forward to it!
Thank you Lynette!! We're super excited to start soon.😃
Congrats you guys ! Keep on going strong!! Love what you are doing!!!
Great news my friends! It is happening!
Thank you!! We're crazy excited!😃
Thank you for your videos on this topic. I plan on a composting toilet system for my off grid homestead!
Awesome! We use the humanure method of composting toilets and it works great.
A lot of great info in this septic playlist. Enjoyed it and favorited the entire list.
Congrats again!!! So you gonna start the building phase soon...Awesome.
Thank you! Pretty soon. We're going to prepare now and the real work should begin next month.
Yay! Great news! Can't wait to see the house build.
Thank you Raoul!🙏
On to the next project! 😂 Hardest working couple on the planet! Yall are making it happen! Thanks for sharing the journey.
Hi Jim. One major part I was unclear of. Who did the soil tests that authorized your leech lines and septic install. My understanding is that the County needs a certified septic person to do the tests. Obviously you were approved so the inspector must have approved your soil/gravel set up to work properly. All the best! - Don
We had a certified septic installer to do the tests.
@@ourselfreliantlife Did they have to come by and dig three 12 foot test holes? Thanks guys!
Thank you, and congratulations!
Thank you Lori!🙏
So exciting! I am so happy for you guys! Crew looks happy too 😊
Thank you Zule!
You and that shovel have become pretty good friends Jim, congratulations on a job well,done.😀
Lol! We're the best of buds now.🤣
Thanks Elf! We're ready for the next phase.
Yes! Now on to the house building!
Yes!!🙌 There's a lot of prep work, but we have time. Can't do anything until the middle of next month.
Oh MY GOSH! That’s a great job Jim! Such a savings. Buy Jessica a nice gift and get yourself a new tool or something. You gotta feel incredible after this job well done. 😅
Thanks Pam! For some people it may not work, but we don't plan on selling, so the savings is worth it.
We're getting so close to the house build now.😁
How about planting fruit trees that love the hot climate and sit next to the DIY Septic System so it can use the leftover water that had leaked out of the pipe? Ur work is a lot of patients and timing whenever it suits u to stop or to work.
In my opinion I would not plant trees near a leach field, just asking for trouble with the roots seeking any water that is nearby. I would even keep the mesquite that is in that area at bay from the leach field. Even though cottonwoods grow fast with the best shade in our desert southwest, keep them at least 100 feet away from your leach field unless you want to do it again in 15 years.
@@doubler8684 Hi U could use a thick 40 percence knitted windbreak Netting, but double fould it so it is hard for root to grow through????
So happy for you guys! It’s happening! Yay! 😀
Thank you Dominic!
You should get a job being an inspector, seems easy enough lol
Thanks for sharing and as always keep building/digging👍
Lol! Thanks Todd! Now that you mention it, it does seem easy.😆👍
Congratulations guys! How exciting to be on to the house build. Woo Hoo!
Thanks Jay! We can't wait to get started. Although we have to, at least until the middle of next month. That's okay though, because we have a lot of prep work.
So exciting. You are well on your way now. I wish I had that same energy when I’m moving gravel.
Lol! It's not easy summoning that energy. It's easier because of our goals I think.😁
Thanks PPG!
Man I’m excited for you guys!! Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait till y’all get started on y’all’s house!
Thank you Justin!
Congratulations on the inspection and a job well done!! It looked like a lot of hard work but so worth it saving so much money.👍😀
Thanks Yvonne! We definitely think it was worth it for us. Is Bill going to try this?😁
@@ourselfreliantlife We have been thinking about it and it was really tempting. But we probably continue with the contractor who did our soil test.
That's right my boy your the best 👌😉
Thank you Juan!
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That is so awesome guys! Very excited for you.
Thank you Bill! It will be cool to move on from here.😃
That's great news you can build guys. Julie
Loves the push ups
thanks
You are rocking it...literally 👍👍👍💞💞😊💞💞
😃Thanks Jackie!
Woohoo congratulations you too that is so amazing! 🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉
Thank you Kara!! We're so excited!😃
I can’t wait to see the dream house 🏡 from scratch one day. Happy Sunday my dear, how are you both doing? Well done 👍🏾 Jim and Jessica. Miss you both . Happy holidays. May the peace of the almighty God be with you. May God protect you and give you good health. We really appreciate you. Stay blessed🥰😍
Thank you Evelyn!! We hope you have an amazing Christmas!🙏
That's awesome guys!!!! Can't wait for the next project.
Thank you Warren!
Whew. That's a lot of work. It's coming along so well though! ❤
Thank you Shayla!🙏
Congratulations glad it went good. Looking forward to seeing the build.
Thank you Cathy!🙏
Bravo! 👍
Obviously not in Pinal county.We wish we had bought in Cochise instead of Pinal.. THank you for video was informative!
We used to live in Pinal. Cochise is definitely the place to be though.😀
Wonderful
Impressive!!
you have my full support on what you are doing guys
Thank you!🙏
Nice reenactment LOL
I had to brush up on my acting skills.😆👍
So…if the solids stay in the barrel, how do do clean or vacuum in out?
Lots of work. Good push ups over the ditch.💪💪💪💪
Thank you Susie!😆👍
YAY!! That's great news! Awesome.
Lol! Thanks Dalia! Crew gets excited if we look at him the wrong way.😆👍
Yay for getting approved!! I see you're trying to burn extra calories with those extra push-ups over the trench huh? Nice re-enactment and LOVED the air/shovel guitar playing. I am so excited to see you guys start building your house!!! Back to work guys! Ya'll are awesome!
I felt I wasn't working hard enough so I had to throw some pushups in.😆
Thanks Amber! The house build is right around the corner. 😃
What the hell, you are in the middle of the desert and you need inspections? So much for freedom!
Yay. The septic looks great. Now go dig something
Thank you Patrice!🙏
always wondered if you could do it this way . dint think the man would let ya . wont take long to fill that barrel though . i will give ya a little info on septic though my brother owned a septic tank waste removal business basically he would come with the truck and suck out all the waste and remove it . he said to me once that he was finding two kinds of tanks ones that were almost packed full and were cleaned at least once every two years and ones that could go up to like 6 years and barely had any waste in them . so he started asking questions to the people who barely had anything in them on what they do . the secret was yeast they would drop a cake of yeast down the toilet once a month . what happens is that it creates enzymes in the barrel and little bugs eat off the poo . keeping the sludge down . the waste water will go out to the drain field . he said even after 6 years some of them people dint even need it cleaned they just had it cleaned cause they dint know how much sludge was in the tank . lol so basically make poo wine lol . dont drink it though lol . hope this helps if not well i tried lol .
This will just be for sink water. The human waste gets composted
Nice work. You guys are so productive!
We like to stay busy. It's going to be crazy coming up.😬
don't forget the the stuff you put in the tank to break don't the solids
CONGRADULATION
Absolutely Cool !
Very Glad for y'all !
Not a bad deal of cash either !
Thank you!! We're excited to have this done. It definitely saved us a bit of money.
Very nice job.
Thank you!
Good job!