Drilling a Water Well / Shed to House Conversion / Developing Raw Land
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- Excited to see this day come is an understatement, but I'm even more nervous! With drilling a well, there is no guarantee of water. Every foot after the 100 foot mark, means dollar signs. This is such an expensive part of starting from scratch with raw land, but water is a necessity. We have been carrying buckets of water with us to the property for the past 2 years so being able to turn on a hose is a dream come true! Thanks for watching and don't forget to hit that subscribe button for more videos!
One of the most essential elements on any homestead is water. Knowing that you have good water. & strong flow from your well is very assuring. Amazing things taking place on Country Roots Farm!
I live on the eastern side of the San Joaquin valley in California
Just at the foothills. Had a 50 ft 100 year old well. It went dry about 8 years ago. We went 3 years without water hoping it would come back. Finally my late husband convinced me to drill. We also went 220 ft, set the pump at 200. The drillers said we hit an underground river. My husband & his friends did all the work except drilling which saved us a lot but still cost over $7,000.
God surely blessed you ♡
Wow! That’s amazing!! So glad he was able to convince you to drill and y’all hit such a huge amount of water!
Hope you remembered to thank Jesus for your blessing!!
Everyday all day! Nothing is possible without Him!
God bless yall. Glad you hit water! 50-70 GPM is crazy!
WOOOH-HOOH🎉🙌, that's so wonderful & I'm cheering along w/ Y'all! Isn't it so exciting to know that the Lord DOES answer our prayers & to see just how much that He's involved in every aspect of our lives? As someone who's had the exact same experiance, prayer & all, I know exactly how much apprehension, excitement, joy, etc., come w/ these important & potentially expensive but necessary projects. Btw, the last well we had drilled was exactly 220 ft. & cost us $7,500.00 back in '98. It would NOW cost $15,000.00-$20,000.00 in my area here in the S.W. for the same thing.
Keep up the great work, guys as you continue to invest much love, blood, sweat & tears into your dream. It's THOSE 'investments' that will continue to pay you in dividends for the rest of your lives! Take care & the Lord continue to Bless Y'all. 👏👍
Thank you so much for your encouraging words! It is truly amazing to see God’s plan for us coming together ❤️
I’m so thankful the well is done! It would be awful for a well to cost $20,000!
Awesome that's water. enough for generations to come😁🙏🙏
Yes!! Love it!
Congratulations, you guys are doing awesome. It’s great to see a young couple making things happen and not relying on the government or anyone else!!!! Keep it up!
Thank you! Hard work but it’s worth it!
Something to consider depending on what yall are planning to do with the property. Wells can dry up resulting in very costly work drilling a new hole. We decided on a fresh water holding system from the well. We bought 3 large 5000 gallon thick plastic storage tanks and buried them in the ground about 90% of the way. We then poured a cement slab around it and built a shed which the roof is used for well system solar panels. The storage tanks are dual fed upper/lower so you can pull from 1 tank and the use will balance between all 3. The well system is powered by solar and runs through a filtration system to a 100 gallon filtered tank which sends an alert if water is bad and sounds an alarm if the water pressure is low to no flow. This entire setup is for drinkable water only. We have another 10k gallon setup for rainwater collection that can be used for yard or flushing toilets etc. I started all of this a few years ago and with all this rain coming fast and hard its been keeping the rainwater tanks at a decent level. Besides having a few sheds on the property you really can't see much here..lol
Wow!! That’s impressive!! We are definitely considering water storage and want to collect rainwater on the other side of the property so we have multiple water sources too! 💦
God is SO AWESOME!
Yes He is!!
That’s awesome!! Happy for y’all! I’m a Pipeliner, going to be giving up my career and move home and raise my son. I plan to do essentially the same as y’all are doing. Please keep the videos coming!
🤎May your efforts be rewarded.
Thank you! Wishing you the best of luck in all your endeavors!
I'm so happy for you! ❤❤❤ yaay!!
Thank you!! ❤️❤️ I still can’t believe we have running water!
It seems to me as you were talking, you are a Born again Believer. If so, you are a Child of God and God takes very good care of His People. I praise God because you have been Blessed greatly, a good price for the shed, electricity right there and now more water than your neighbors? It is God's doing. Praise Him for All of His goodness towards you.
Im so glad you see it too! I absolutely cannot believe what God has blessing us with so far! This was a hard year for other reasons, but God is showing me that in his timing things will happen. So I will cherish each gift we are given because we definitely don’t deserve it.
I just joined your channel after warching your last 10 videos.
You're such a pleasure to watch as you narrate your videos with your highly spirited personality. And, of course watching you guys start your new homestead which I know will be a great success.
Thank you so much!
So happy to hear the excitement and happiness in your voice. Congrats on the new well and awesome flow. Looking forward to seeing ya'll develop your homestead!
Congratulations, keep on keepin' on 👍🏿
Thank you!
ms stars! yall should put a box on the spring head and pump that water to the home! a lot cheaper than drilling a well................g
It runs dry for about 4 months out of the year so it’s not reliable, we are very thankful we were able to get a well 😊
Happy for y’all and am excited to follow you through your journey!! Blessings!! 😊🙏🍀
Thank you!! Blessings to you as well!
@@CountryRootsFarm Awe Thank you ! I can’t wait to see all of what you’re going to do, so happy your video popped up on my suggestion list! 👍😊
Just came across your channel looking forward to watching your journey
Awesome! Glad to have you 😊 thanks for watching and commenting
That's awesome 👍 400 ft. Is normal here too hit good water glad y'all hit water....
I’m so glad we hit! It’s such a gamble!!
That's great guys. Another big ticket item checked off!
Yes!! We sold so much stuff to make these steps happen! Our goal is to have the land set up and ready for a camper so when we sell our home, we have a place to go
@@CountryRootsFarm that's great! sounds like a solid plan. I'm just hoping the wife will say that's it I've had enough time to live in the camper...lol
Congratulations on this milestone!! Exciting times. 🙂
Yes!! Thank you!
Happy for you homestead.😁
Thank you!
Have you guys looked into those giant water barrels for gardening water supply? I saw a family of Texas homesteaders do this shed to home and they put up gutters and connected them to their barrels to run the rain water in them to have for drought seasons. It was pretty awesome.
I have seen that! One day when we have a barn out in a pasture, I think that would be a perfect set up for water around the homestead! Is the family in Texas Life Uncontained? Because, they are an inspiration!
@@CountryRootsFarm I'll look but I think so
Awesome!!!!
Hope you thanked God?
Absolutely!! Everyday ❤️ This was 100% a gift from God!
You are such a nice person. The videos are really good.
Thank you! Ive always been told to treat others how you want to be treated 😊 thanks for watching!
God is good, just need to ask. Happy for you all.
Amen! Thanks for watching!
I just found your channel and looking forward to watching your progress on your homestead. Congratulations on the new well!
Thank you!
WATER you thinking...of course, God willing, there's going to be...yeah...WATER!
Wow, how very lucky. That's a really awesome well. Keep on keepin' on. God bless y'all.
Yes! It’s a huge blessing! Thank you!
Thank you for all your post.
We are looking to buy land and I need all the upfront information from start to finish.
Awesome! Wishing y’all the best of luck finding your dream land! I felt the same way and wanted as much information as I could get before jumping in head first!
It’s great you have a good well, that’s a huge accomplishment..enjoy your videos, thank you.
Thank you 😊
I have been very interested in having a well dug on my property!! I’m glad you all were able to hit water!!
I’m soo thankful we hit water too!! Wishing you the best of luck and loads of water when you dig!!
Amazing every time I see it
Absolutely! 💧
Super excited to watch ya'll build your home! My husband and I will be building a cabin soon or what you're doing. We haven't decided on the best idea yet. (:
It definitely takes time to form the best plan for what y’all want! Wish y’all the best of luck reaching your goals! Thanks for watching
Hey young'ins, you are the latest of my online families across this nation of ours, where are y'all located? The others are in NH, MA, NC, FL, TX, OK, AZ, OR, CO, ID, AK, etc... if you'ld rather not say, I understand... I'm creepin up on 75yo, a widow and I sort of live vicariously thru all those I watch. My Bob n I always talked about doing what you are doing, but never had the op or courage to just step out and do it, blessings to you and yours as you blaze this new trail for your family..
Im so sorry for your loss, but I hope y’all were able to enjoy many years together ❤️
We talked about doing this for a few years before pulling the trigger and then just decided it was now or never so here we are! We are in SC, so you’ve got another state to add to the list! 😊 Thanks for joining us!
@@Jerosie hey! I'm in FL also but looking for property in WV! My husband and I have recently paid out debt off and looking to stay out of debt. We also have a 1.5 year old son and just planning the right way to do things!(:
Good things happen to Good people again.
Thank you 😊
Just subcribed because I live in SC 🤗 can't wait to watch your journey 🥰💐
Awesome! We are also in SC!
Nice to see you here fellow South Carolinians! I'm a native South Carolinian myself!
@@CountryRootsFarm you're right about Rocky ground. I'm in the upstate and some areas are like concrete when you dig.....
Water is life! That’s got to be a big worry off your shoulders. Congrats!
Absolutely!! I was really stressing through the process but so thankful for finally having water!
Greetings from Denmark. Wish you all best of luck. Looking forward to participate in your life, from behind the TV Screen.
This is so awesome. Thank you!
So, do you have to test the water now to verify you can drink it? Or did that already get done? Thanks. Your gratefulness for each thing is inspirational.
We have to get it tested. Just put water in a provided container and send it to DHEC 👍
Thank you ❤️
Love y’all’s videos ! We’re looking at doing this in North Carolina , what permits and stuff from the county did you have to get and how much has this costed up to this point or at least to get it all started ? Any info would be great we really want to do this too!!!!
Hey! Glad you’re enjoying them! We had to get a permit for the building and a permit for the power so far. I believe it was around $100. We also had the land perked for septic before having the building delivered so we knew we could get a septic system for its location.
The cost will depend on if you’re including the land, clearing the land, the driveway, the gravel foundation, the actual shed, the well, and the power pole. We try to do as much as we can ourselves to lower the cost and learn along the way! If you’re looking for land, see if AgSouth does land loans for your area! They are great to work with!
YEAH! 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Love this
When do we get to see in the barn?
Sounds like a good next video to me! I will get to work on it! 😊
Cool Beanz. ;0)
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CONGRATS ON YOUR WELL....WHAT STATE ARE YOU IN ?
Thank you!! We’re in South Carolina
What happened with the spring. I would have put a spring box in and used that water. That would have saved the money you spent on the well.
The spring is on the other side of the 20 acres so it’s no where close to the house and it runs dry during the summer months. We do hope to do a spring box in the future though for water on that side of the land
I didn’t hear you thank God for answering your prayer.
I thank Him continuously ❤️ I was sharing that part of our story because I truly believe God has made all of this possible and has opened every door along the way
@@CountryRootsFarm Glad to hear that.
@@CountryRootsFarm AMEN
Whats The Cost For this?.. Im loving your progress❤Im a New Subscriber.. I want a Shed To home for My Autistic Son and I .Im writing Down Everything Your Are say ❤Thanks for Being kind ..
I love that! I hope that it will be a place you and him can relax and find comfort in ❤️
the well ended up being right over $5,000 - I don’t remember exactly how much it was.
I keep looking for any videos showing the inside rebuilding . Is there any ?
Congratulations on the water
Thank you! I am working on a tour video and should have it posted Monday or Tuesday!
I would love to email you and ask lots of questions because I am about to buy a shed to live in.
I watched another video I thought you had a spring? why drill a well??
We do have a spring! But it only flows in the winter and spring. It’s dry in the summer and fall. Drilling the well supports animals, gardens, and us with all the water we need. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Where is the video
What area are you guy's in and what kind of "codes" do you have to deal with?
We are in South Carolina and we have all the normal federal codes to deal with. Thankfully the shed company we used builds these sheds like a house so we will just have to work with the county each step of the way
How much did your well cost?
A little over $5,000
What state are you guys in?
South Carolina 😊
Did you say it cost 4000
It was a little over $5,000. The base price was around $4000 but it only included 100 feet of drilling
What state are you at?
South Carolina
How much did if end up costing to get the well done?
A little over $5,000! Thank goodness we hit and didn’t have to keep drilling
@@CountryRootsFarm my husband and are thinking about starting a homestead in a little of 3 years from now. So the more I can find out the . Thank you.
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