The Septic Tank

Another huge check on the ol' to do list happened last week. We got our septic tank installed. 

Just for posterity's sake, I'd like to share a bit about it. When my grandparents built the house, my civil engineer Papa thought he would try something cool and install a lift station that would take the waste from the main line uphill to the city's main line that is literally a mile away. It never worked right, the pump was always broken and eventually they just let gravity take over and let the waste just run downhill and empty, who knows where. There was a tank under the lift station but being 40+ years old we weren't sure if it was even worth keeping.

I've been putting this task off because, well, it was gonna be expensive and who wants to spend money on poop-tanks? 

But I finally called Jimmy, he showed up that very day, took a quick look and tried to explain lateral lines and such to me and then said he would start that week. Wow.

Sure enough they showed up Wednesday with back-hoes galore and dug the largest whole you've ever seen. They didn't get finished in a day like he predicted and he didn't put the tank in the spot he had planned for, but after a quick two days we had a $6,000 new septic tank and a grass-less backyard.

This is definitely one of the unglamorous moments of renovation, but hey! If you ever need a place to potty, come on over to our house! We are now properly equipped!