Got_Nailed
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I’m about to build a house in the next year. I have the plans, the property, have talked with 3 general contractors, and talked to the local building office.
The one thing I have not decided was how to run the septic. The house will be about 1600 vertical feet from where it will be flat for a drain field. The house will be built into the side of the hill so there will not be much of a flat yard before it slops off pretty bad. The plans are for a 5 bedroom 4.5 bath. The move in plans is for 4 adults and a toddler.
So far everyone I have talked to have suggested putting a 2000 gallon tank near the house and putting a 1000 gallon tank at the bottom of the hill with the drain field. I was told by having the second tank there will be less chances of having the drain field clog up from scum.
One person I have talked to suggested a 1500 gallon tank next to the house and bypass the gray water to a 1000 gallon tank at the bottom of the hill. I do not know if I want to have black and gray water lines in the house.
Local code wants 2 tanks because of the distance between the house and the drain field. They also call for the second tank to be 1000 gallons or larger.
The one thing I have not decided was how to run the septic. The house will be about 1600 vertical feet from where it will be flat for a drain field. The house will be built into the side of the hill so there will not be much of a flat yard before it slops off pretty bad. The plans are for a 5 bedroom 4.5 bath. The move in plans is for 4 adults and a toddler.
So far everyone I have talked to have suggested putting a 2000 gallon tank near the house and putting a 1000 gallon tank at the bottom of the hill with the drain field. I was told by having the second tank there will be less chances of having the drain field clog up from scum.
One person I have talked to suggested a 1500 gallon tank next to the house and bypass the gray water to a 1000 gallon tank at the bottom of the hill. I do not know if I want to have black and gray water lines in the house.
Local code wants 2 tanks because of the distance between the house and the drain field. They also call for the second tank to be 1000 gallons or larger.