High Water Table Septic System… Above Ground? (We’re Not Plumbers)

[@frankish5314]

My Wife and I having doubled the size of our house with our own bare hands, I can attest to how much stress this adds to a relationship! We definitely "had our moments". Seeing you two work so well and being cheerful in absolutely miserable conditions is a breath of fresh air. I very much look forward to seeing your videos!

[@mikesandiland2652]

(76 yr, old retired architect) Ahhh, the exuberance of youth! Good on you folks.

[@CrossKnight]

Some couples can't even figure out what restaurant they want to go to for the life of them. Here, you guys are building a god damn foundation for your home together! Bravo!

[@JohnKrill]

You two make a great team. Keep up the great work.

[@Meg.August]

Thank you so much for the very kind gift! We appreciate the support! 😊

[@georgeburge9766]

Hi, you two are a very hard working couple working in impossible conditions where most people would give up. Good for you and my greatest respect .

[@theANGRIERone]

I don't know why or how KZbin suggested your channel to me, because the stuff I need to do around my house is nothing like this, but I find myself completely engrossed in what you two are doing. You two are awesome.

[@MASTER3RDEYE]

Skid steer was a prudent investment.

[@frankish5314]

Agreed, with those wide tracks its perfect for those soft ground conditions.

[@44jmorales]

Meg- you are a keeper! You do it all and not afraid to get your hands dirty! Love the videos.

[@TheSharkShed]

As always, nice job! Super fun watching you two work together!!!

[@dennishinkle5010]

This needs to be a TV show. Thank you for sharing.👍

[@curtischrystian1937]

🥳 100k, you've made the big time. So well deserved. It's been an incredible and fun journey. So much more to come. Congratulations to you and Mike.

[@Meg.August]

So exciting!!! 😁 And we can't wait to share what we have in store next!! Mike just picked up some really interesting supplies!! Thanks again Curtis!!

[@curtischrystian1937]

@@Meg.August You're so welcome. Whether it was intentional or circumstances. Your individual content was refreshing and inspiring. Watching both you and Mike successfully tackle all these challenges together is what makes this journey now so incredible. Can't wait till you hang the Gold Plaque. Stay warm and dry. 😁 Got to love Canadian Winter. 😏

[@dellmerlin6328]

Meg and Mike, I am amazed how well you work together, is adds greatly to the quality of your channel. It is the little things that are so interesting. Like when you pushed the pipe together and caught the drop of glue in your hand. The manifold washer. Doing donuts with the skid steer.

[@charliemiller6401]

Not afraid of hard messy work. You two are great.

[@robertherzog1805]

You two work together so smoothly. You are very lucky and good for each other.

[@jasonjones5213]

Congrats on 100K you guys.Great job and great videos.

[@brucekintigh2334]

You two amaze me with your persistence and problem solving skills. It is great fun to watch you continue to build your future in the wet and wild.

[@ShevieMine]

I find your adventures in doing stuff inspiring. Love your background music, too.

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video Meg and Mike

[@sergeeternal3778]

You guys are tenacious and courageous! Well done, great video. 👍👍👍

[@curtisfranklinfloyd6799]

Wow. So much work. Great job!

[@jamestepesh355]

Awesome on reaching 100k subs, and so well deserved.

[@Meg.August]

Thank you so much!!! 😊

[@Darryl603]

Great job, Meg! You guys were Awesome!! Merry Christmas on reaching 100,000! 🎄

[@quantumreality215]

Hey! Congratulations on making 100K! And a round of applause for some tough winter work getting your septic system up and running :)

[@frrapp2366]

congrats on 100k always fun to watch your stuff keep enjoying your work and have fun

[@rmd9032]

Congrats on your 100 K subscribers, Awesome video as per usual. Keep 'em coming!

[@tekvax01]

You two are awesome!! You both work so well together... A sympatico TEAM!

[@bobs3501]

Another great video kid !!! thanks

[@royvankan2723]

Well well a big Congratulations on your 100K subscribers. That's because you guys are making no nonsense no screaming/histerical content. And the location where you're settled is truly awesome. Deep, no no not the trench, respect for your perseverance of you two working in all weather conditions. May I ask you how far you guys living from Vancouver or maybe closer to Stewart or maybe BC's Capital Victoria? The reason I ask you this is to fly to you with a general aviation plane in a simulator. The nature is just stunning and I want to explore it, especially in wintertime. Anyway, keep up the good work and go for the 200K subs. MEGnificant and MARKnificant, team magnificant! Greetings from a fan from the Netherlands.

[@johndeere1951a]

The septic tank and leach field mound design is common practice here in New Hampshire. You have peat but we have granite rocks everywhere. The septic mound is a telltale that someone has replaced their old failed septic tank in the last 15 odd years. The white candy cane stink 😷 pipe sticking out of the end of the leach field is very fashionable🤣. I painted mine in camp colors, old fence posts and a bird house disguises it nicely.

[@billnlori3149]

Congrats guys!! Good for you! Your hard work with lots of humor is great!!

[@watermanone7567]

Nice work, if you could have installed a bituminous seal on the lower concrete riser, you could have kept ground water out of the pit. Also always backfill with sand with no stones in it. Pressure from rocks or stones will eventually cause pressure failures in the pipes., Covering the pipes with two-inch wood planks on top of the sand gives you about 6 inches of insulation value to keep the pipes from freezing. Coming along great, thanks for the video.

[@gregshelton8118]

I love the accompanied background music like watching a true documentary. Have to make sure to keep feet dry no trench foot eh.

[@tracyalan7201]

Matt is a lucky guy. Not only is Meg attractive, but we can also see she is the the stuff that is pretty tough as nails. Most of the women around me can't handle the tools or workload that we see Meg tackling and as a guy, I acknowledge, she is way more competent than me, with the tools and projects that she tackles. Mahalo and good luck continuing the property. I'm sure it will be envied by the viewers, on how much a couple can do on their own.

[@sammystephens7823]

Great video. Thank you for sharing 😀😀

[@nealzabriskie9106]

You are a great team. Congratulations on 100,000

[@LuisC.Morales]

I have memories of the first video I saw of you with 8k followers, now you reached 100k congratulations Meg. Greetings with much love from Argentina

[@Badass_Rooster]

You 2 are a great team! Love this channel

[@evolvingmonk]

I love your lifestyle. Love from Mumbai India ❤

[@davidcamera8464]

Big congratulations on your 100K it's been a while we kind of missed you Meg and her partner

[@heyitsjay22]

Enjoying your new format with the two of you. Somehow through the all the hard work and doom, you are projecting optimism and problem solving. Thank you for keeping this so interesting.

[@carlosc.8707]

Congratulations on getting 100K in such a short time¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@Alb1n0blkSh33p]

Congrats on your 100K!!! Amazing milestone... But you guys are really becoming my favourite (yes, yes, that's how we spell it) creators! Amazing content, and I really can't wait to see what's next! Million subs on the horizon!

[@Incaensio]

So proud of you guys!

[@rhondamastropoalo2237]

100K 🎊 🎊👍🏻🤗☮️

[@dracovolans319]

loving this series. thx for the effort. you guys are awesome!!

[@AlexeiTetenov]

Thank you for sharing!

[@jasonmorales1846]

I knew you were going to hit a 100k subscribers before the end of the year.Proud of you kid!!!

[@DavidMarr-z3r]

Wow, that was a lot of work. Makes me wanna move to a warmer climate. Keep it up and keep them coming. I’m watching.

[@deanwilliams3500]

Congrats on 100K, Making progress, and memories. Thanks for another GREAT video.

[@mikaeleastman5210]

You guys make great videos.Interesting,entertaining and funny.Congrats on 100K!

[@theroving1]

Passing the 100k milestone is Amazing Meg, You and Mike are doing great work and your video making and editing has got better and better. We (my better half and me) have been subbed since the very early days, can't even remember how it got recommended but clearly KZbin got something right back then. Congratulations from the middle of England, and keep the great content coming.

[@HolgerSteinmann]

Hey guys, just make sure to fill your septic tank completely with water. Otherwise, If the water table raises, the empty tank might be pushed up, pipes may be bent and eventually break. This can easily be avoided by flooding the tank... and insulate the tank with a sufficient layer of soil.

[@MusicalBox]

Congrats for reaching 100K! Well deserved. You two are amazing 🙂

[@db.mc2]

Thank you Meg and Mike 👍🏻 It will all be worth it when you're done my friends 🙂 Stay safe and take care 🙏🏻 God Bless, appreciate you always!

[@azizkarim8106]

Congrats on 100K subscribers!! You guys rock!

[@QuietCottage]

I am happy to be part of the 100,000 !!!!

[@Gold469]

Congrats on the 100K...!!!

[@BigTpowerwashing]

You guys are crushing it..Great job

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Great job you two! Enjoyed watching and listening to you! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[@onemanswork9248]

Nice work! it is coming along nicely.

[@Nena84734]

Wow, you guys are hardcore warriors!!!

[@canadaman6191]

awesome job meg

[@mikescotton1207]

Here in N.C. we install septic fields in areas that will percolate, not a problem in your area. As long as your water lines are in a different location from the septic lines, you should be ok.

[@jyvben1520]

congrats on 100K, deserved by all the hard work in very difficult circumstances

[@StevenEverett7]

Congratulations on your successful project! I look forward to your future videos. I wish you all a Merry Christmas.

[@kevinmeachem2138]

The amount of hard, physical work you two have done in the rain, mud,cold, and snow is incredibly impressive! I' guessing you have no problem sleeping at night. 😂 Great job and happy holidays to you.

[@roberts6236]

what a team!

[@robertmccall8666]

Old Plumber friend use to carry a five gallon bucket with holes drilled in it all around and a pair of panty hose on the bucket ... He said it saved the life of those small pumps and would drain them right now without sand and silt getting in the pumps

[@jamesseley4885]

Getting closer to moving in.cool.

[@Jon.S]

Nice work guys, but I think that for the future you should consider getting/building a cage type thing for use in your trenches, people get buried in trench collapses all the time, and given how viscous your ground is, could easily end badly. Something to think about to keep safe.

[@jbcloud3910]

Congratulations from the warmth of West Texas

[@velze3228]

So glad you guys added that uhh.. "handle" to your cap. Had to put in a culvert with a sump pump along side the foundation of my house due to high water table issues and having a partial inground basement and getting into it even with handles is really tough once it's sat for a few years! Congrats on 100k. Love the content! I used to do a (Very) little editing years ago and I know it's not traditionally "Hard" work but it is very time consuming and you do it like a pro, good transitions fade outs audio dampening BGM etc Happy Holidays from one B.C resident to another

[@sigmanfarms]

Congratulations on 100k

[@HODGKINSON.]

I do sewer and septic for a living. Perhaps I’m missing something, but I’d probably do gravity sewer that doesn’t need to be buried below frost line from the home to the septic mound. Then the pump and basin would be below frost line by the mound. Less pressure pipe. Less work for the pump. But it will work either way. Could even have the gravity go into the tank and have a super deep tank then pump up to the mound drainfield.

[@jean-marievennin8405]

Nice works and nice vidéo. Bon Courage and stay safe.

[@jonathan62019]

another banger, good job

[@joeylance7319]

Awesome job 👍🏼🇺🇸

[@ThriftyGarage]

Congrats on 100k subs!

[@harveystephens6115]

Enjoyed. Sooooooo much ground water. Leach field may freeze

[@1leggeddog]

Great job you two! ❤

[@infango]

Best GRIB content on KZbin.. ;)

[@pdzh]

Just for soil stability, I would dig a hole bellow water level, put culvert pipe vertically and burry around it. then out a sump pump in the pipe to lower water level around the house/area

[@davidschnell2591]

Always amazing to see your projects. I assume the contractor set the tank so high because of buoyancy. Not knowing when you would have it operational, without a full load of septage, it would float on your high water. Once you have it in operation, it will be full of water (and solids) so it won’t be buoyant. But remember, when the time comes to pump it out for regular maintenance, do that in the summer when your water table is below the tank bottom. If your tank floats, it would be a major headache to fix! Keep up the good work.

[@cobra02411]

There are companies who will pump the solids and scum and partially refill with effluent or water just for that reason. By keeping some effluent you keep the biological process going. I'd expect it to take a week or so to fill back up, so maybe they should just ask for the tank to be at least partially filled when pumped just in case the weather turns. The last thing you want to see is your tank bobbing up to the surface... With just the two of them and likely around a 1,000 gallon tank it'll be a few years before they need to pump it. Hopefully they remember or the pumping company is knowledgeable.

[@johnpalmer9088]

great job

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Congratulations on 100000

[@johnnester2340]

Sorta confused. If you are required to use a certified contractor to install an engineered septic system, why would you be allowed to modify it?

[@RCTVAccount]

Especially since they are making a video about it. Good luck if they ever need an inspector to come out to the property again and see the changes.

[@Swampkrew]

Literally the first line of the episode says the found a contractor who would work with them allowing them to do most of the work.

[@cobra02411]

Clearly some work they're able to do and I suspect they consulted the contractor about the changes. The septic blueprints have all the measurements, some will have minimums, some will have a range and some will be exact. The distribution box and leach lines are exact, but the inlet from the tank to the distribution box would have a minimum drop, probably 1/4" per foot. As long as they have at least 1/4" per foot they're good. I know in New Jersey USA you only need the design from a certified company. Everything else you can do, but you need to follow the design and have it inspected. I could have someone install the tank then later decide to lower it and be good as long as it was still within the design limits.

[@DRSpalding]

Probably because it's the drainfield that is the engineered and code-sensitive part of the system. Anything upstream of the drainfield, as long as it's not a pump-n-surge like we have to have here in King County, WA, USA, is basically just plumbing and as long as you don't let the liquids outrun the solids and have even slopes w/o any humps or valleys, you're probably just fine.

[@donaldkennedy5604]

@@RCTVAccountthe tank is contained, they’re pumping sewer to it.

[@joehowe1263]

100k! Woohoo! You’re the best!

[@framall]

Another great job you to have done

[@Jerry-hh5eb]

Love your videos, keep them coming.

[@Readthepeoplef5063]

Wow wow Dam nice job you guys are amazing working together iam happy for you guys it’s coming out the way you want it keep it up 👍 👍👍👍💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼👊🏻🎉🎉

[@bradwren9924]

Hell of a great job, wet, muddy nightmare of a job, you guys did great, Love watching your videos, so great brad from Michigan 👍👍👍👍👍

[@wmweekendwarrior1166]

Good stuff

[@D.A.B-w7n]

You two are troopers! I don’t even know you and I’M PROUD OF YOU!🤪

[@jimrichards3916]

Meg, I'm amazed just how much man sense you have. Have you come across ANYTHING you won't have a go at?

[@richarddowner4292]

100k I'm 1 🤗 love watching your, and your LUCKY Mans Videos. 😀 Can't wait to see the next!!! thank you for the great Educational, and entertaining Videos. Thumbs up, and thank you for your time.. CHEERS !

[@richarddowner4292]

HOLY COW!!! A WHEELED CAT WOULD NEVER WORK FOR WHAT YOUR DOING, YOU DEF NEEDED A TANK TREAD CAT!!!!😱😱😱 Plus I love the editing Music 🤣🤣 Great job Meg, It's Funny. could use some Benny Hill Music HAHAHA 🤣🤣😂😂

[@ronstewart4545]

Put risers on access points then add dirt up to lid.

[@pvtmalone7409]

Congrats on the 100k subs!🎉🎊 I've been subbed to your channel from the very beginning, and looking forward to continue following your journey 😃

[@Jcewazhere]

Heat pump water heaters are awesome. Especially when combined with solar panels. WIth your drilling experience a DIY ground source heat pump for the house should be easy. Could also tie in the water heater.

[@bartoszlisiak2542]

Super Video ❤👍

[@MASTER3RDEYE]

Certainly a strong woman, a rare quality indeed.