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coolmom42 wrote:
It all depends on how much inconvenience you are willing to deal with.
In your shoes I would get a LARGE propane tank (I think there are 100 gallons available) to run generator and cooking and heat.
You could get a pump out service and haul in water.
But you must have enough driveway available to get the trailer, propane, water, and pump out service in.
Looks like the first order of business is to get a perc test, and decide on a house location. That will have to be done before you site the driveway. Get the driveway in next. After that, you should be able to get a temporary meter pretty quickly. That will reduce your generator/propane needs.
Find a shady spot. That will help.
โJul-09-2018 05:05 PM
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โJul-09-2018 03:52 PM
JaxDad wrote:Fizz wrote:
Up here you canโt build a house or cottage till the septic system is built and passed inspection.
Strange, in this part of the province youโre not allowed to build a septic system until they see what size house youโve already built. They want to be sure itโs of adequate size.
You do have dig a test pit and do a percolation test before you get a building permit, just to prove the property will support a septic system.
โJul-09-2018 03:48 PM
โJul-09-2018 03:33 PM
Fizz wrote:
Up here you canโt build a house or cottage till the septic system is built and passed inspection.
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โJul-09-2018 01:56 PM
boogie_4wheel wrote:
I'd spend the money and install a septic tank to hook to. Figure out where your house will be and get a tank in the ground. Then you just need to deal with fresh water/propane/gas.
Skirt the trailer with insulating material. When I lived in mine for two years (full hook ups), I skirted with thin OSB backed with 1" styrofoam sheets. Take it a couple inches into the ground and to the edges of the trailer to help eliminate rodents and bugs. Make a small access flap or door for draining your holding tanks.
Have a lot of gas on hand for that generator for temperature extremes (hot or cold).
โJul-09-2018 01:25 PM
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20acreheaven wrote:A macerator works well for pumping bw into the tank on the truck bed. Then all you need is a sewer hose long enough to reach the dump hole.
I really don't want to drag it into town every few weeks to dump the black tank and if I used a portable tank I'd have to get it up in the truck to use the nearest neighbor's septic.
โJul-09-2018 01:10 PM