Installing a raised bed septic system for my parents : Part 1

Installing a 220 gallons per day septic system for my parents 2 bedroom house. 1000 gallon concrete septic tank with douse flout tank and raised bed absorption field
02:03 - Ryan Farish : Growing Apart
40:02 - Ryan Farish : It's a Light
1:18:50 - Ryan Farish : Learning to fly

[@tylerbarrett6652]

I really love that you encourage your kids to "help"... looks like they are having a lot of fun.

[@MichaelHarris-ze4iv]

The kids remind me of me back in the mid 70,s never had shoes on and loved helping Dad lol .

[@HamburgerAmy]

thats how you get version 2.0's of jesse, andrew and samanthas runnin around.

[@mikeunum]

That's what a good father have to do - prepaire his kids for life and teach them a lot of things.Modernpeople have forgotten this. Only TV and Tablets. Worst that can happen.

[@bin_chicken80]

Noah on the job :)

[@adrianm.2043]

Yes I agree, these kids are having a wonderful time with their dad and at the same time learning that work is a natural part of life, so it will be no stranger to them when they finish school.

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

Little Noah tried so hard to help you buring part of the pipe. " I help you did it all the time, let me go get more" I Love it! Helping Daddy. The way all children should learn and sadly most of them don;t now a days. God bless you all for teaching them and for all the love and guidence they get as well. One heck of a family!

[@jmuller86]

Yea Noah is funny. He is all boy but still very gentle and loving too

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Amen! That little guy does the heart good just watching!

[@johnblake3863]

Jesse, I have to say this. You are an amazingly talented man. It is such a pleasure to watch you at work. Thanks for sharing!

[@nickmastroianni5557]

Very impressive work Jesse. Years ago, when NY was getting into the above ground septic systems bigtime, I sold a piece of property. The new homeowner (family of 3) informed me that he had a $43,000 septic system quote. I said that was unbelievable but now, I have an idea of why they cost so much. For that price, it is like you design a septic system and attach a house to it.

[@hodesto]

Perk test is not up to specs. In other words the ground can not absorb the run off from the leech field fast enough.

[@firesurfer]

@@kieranosullivan02 The ground is basically rock.

[@Dirtlife98]

We do a mix of above ground and cut and fill septics in Michigan, and I have yet to see a system hit $43,000.. that's just insane. Biggest most expensive one I've done was around $28,000 and that was 4 tanks, 2 240v pumps and a 100' pump line to a 35x60 bed.

[@johnfitzpatrick3416]

I purchased a home that needed Title 5 upgrade in Massachusetts so I agreed to pay for septic for lower selling price, it cost me $30,000 by the time I was done finagled another $3-4 grand for more perk sand out of me. Only reason I agreed is because I have a 2’ water table with CLAY, WTF you going to do?

[@mrharcore]

Man I have no idea how you did all this, plus all the work you've done on your house, *and* made videos of it all.

[@tylerbarrett6652]

This was an incredible amount of work... and again it was very well edited making great use of time lapse. Thanks for the explanations here and there too. I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's done. I guess maybe your Dad will do a short when he inaugurates his septic system... lol.

[@markbrown6236]

Love the explanations as the video flows.

[@michaelb.5345]

Watching Jesse as long as I have he is one of the very smartest and work ethic guys you will ever see. And a great family man. Did I say clever also, he is that too..

[@johnerway7255]

Jesse, lots of things you have shared, I had not heard of the dose tank before, thanks for the lessons. Great help by the little one. Just think in ten years she will be running most of the equipment. Keep safe.

[@jmuller86]

Noah is a boy, unless that was a typo. But yea I supposed the hair will start throwing new subs off. Might have to cut it for the first time soon

[@johnerway7255]

@@jmuller86 Looks like this old guys eyed fooled him. Sorry, thanks for putting me straight. Great video on your dad's septic system.

[@Bo88y22]

Now I know how you are so practical. You learned just like your son is now.👍👍👍

[@lisawallace3124]

Beautiful! The view over your ridge reminds me of ours here in the Smoky Mountains...I sure wish our soil looked like that!

[@rongray4118]

We are on top of a mountain in Northern Nevada (all ROCK)... there is some "perk" to the mountaintop but this may be a method to look at for our septic. Thank you for posting!

[@ohhpaul7364]

One of the first videos of yours I watched was you installing the electrical meter for your dad's house, as far as I remember you were saying that was for your dad's property and cabin, then the next in the series was you building your garage/shed. It took me until now to hear you say they connect to your property to figure out why it looked so similar to your property. That only took like 6-7 years. I am a bit slow sometimes, but at least I ain't all in your business. Looks good, maybe do an update once it is all done and some cover is growing on it; that would be nice and only take a minute. Thanks for the videos.

[@jmuller86]

Ok I will try to do a short follow up video soon

[@robertn2813]

Noah is the best , haha , " I'll go get more " . Nice job J . The video is a great chronicle too if there are ever any questions regarding your adherence to building codes . If your inspector watched this video , he'd know he doesn't need to inspect your work . Flawless as usual .

[@billlyttle8224]

Great Job Jesse. It was great that to explained all thet parts and materials that went into completing the system. We loved the little guy helping you along. Someday they will be running the equipment.

[@bigpappahemi4263]

You are such a good role model to your boys!

[@grahammctygue724]

I was surprised no fabrics under /over tubes nicely done blessings to family

[@firesurfer]

1:57:15 he mentioned it.

[@waynegauthier155]

This is something my niece and nephew have because they live on granite hill, so a normal drain field was not practical. I never knew how it was constructed. Great video and info.

[@shellywilder3719]

Thank you for sharing this process. My plan is to homestead within a year and I never knew this was a septic style option. You are VERY thorough. 😊😊😊

[@gregwitkamp5583]

Very nice work ,nice to see someone take pride in there work and stick to the details. This is a very good How Too video. Great seeing your children out there having fun.

[@brianelliot2719]

Excellent video, Jesse. Hard, dedicated, thoughtful work. Love your Mom’s rock walls. I build them myself, so whenever I see disturbed earth, I’m always grabbing flat rocks. We’re in Ontario, west if you and we have the same type of soil- fractured flat rocks for walls and round glacier stones and boulders. Hard to make topsoil out of it but with lots of sifting and compost, I do.

[@Peter-V_00]

Incredible, you are a dedicated man Jesse, a monumental task taken in stride.

[@jameshattaway7017]

We’re not sick of it. Jesse, this was a very enjoyable, entertaining video. Thanks.

[@boinger1988]

I've never seen a septic system like this. Very interesting!

[@danielsawbridge6376]

I think everyone who watched this for two hours myself included would be happy to watch a 30 to 60 minute video of finishing it up, the most satisfying part. Also where all the fill dirt got removed from has your dad considered making a semi circle fire pit kind of area built into the dirt, would be well sheltered.

[@jmuller86]

I decided to make a shorter video about finishing this up. Will post it in the next week or two

[@psterdactyl7253]

Jesse, really great video! I learned a lot.....keep the wonderful content coming! I am watching them all. Noah is clearly the Future Jesse! God Bless his heart, what a wonderful boy.

[@davidrice6680]

Great Job Jesse as always. Excellent planning and work.

[@aaronwilson9763]

Turned anticlimactic septic install... Into interesting storytelling! And this is why I subscribed to your channel. Thanks for sharing your work for your family!

[@daddyphatsax304]

What an awesome vid Jess. That was a massive job. Thanks for sharing. That flout tank is interesting.

[@jamesadams893]

What the hell is a flout tank

[@firesurfer]

@@jamesadams893 Float tank. Similar to a toilet.

[@jamesadams893]

@@firesurfer you're wrong, a flout tank is totally different than a float tank. Look it up

[@firesurfer]

@@jamesadams893 LOL, you're right, except it's really the same thing.

[@GoPappy419]

I wanted to compliment you on your thoroughness and style of painting the picture of what you doing and planning to do along with the technical details of what and how it needs to be accomplished. I am planning to build an ICF home in the near future that will need a septic system.

[@jmuller86]

Thanks. Do you need a raised bed system though? Because an in ground system is 10x less work

[@tectalabyss]

Great job ! On what has to be the strangest septic system , I have ever seen. All my very best.

[@Arc-]

Well done, great editing and explanations. Thanks for sharing.

[@williamhanna5224]

Awesome video Great work put in many raisedbeds around Canandaigua lake 75 in Florida now.

[@scottfoster2487]

I installed a similar typ of sytem and the county required organic material added to a depth of one foot below the drain rock and then field pipe and fabric and 1 foot of mixed native organic mixed soil .You sure understand the basic principle well.

[@user-mp8le2ry3p]

You're the fastest man with a rake I've ever seen, bar none !

[@andrewh5988]

Great job Jesse ,I admire your courage and expertise. You’re one hard working lad.👍

[@bwlyon]

I like how you took your time and did the job right.

[@csehszlovakze]

what a beautiful landscape!

[@partsguy444]

At the end you say we are likely just as sick watching it as you doing it well I for one do not get tired of watching what you do Great job and love the kids

[@joeymendez7993]

Incredible, you make it look so easy

[@greenwolf401]

Always a pleasure watching your videos AND I learn a lot ❤

[@stoffes]

Happy to see you help ur parents like yout building it gonna be s good home for family and animals

[@MrNosajwhitey]

Thanks muchly for showing how that float part of the system works

[@SciPunk215]

Great job !! I appreciate the recap at the end, filling us in on how long it took.

[@brentking-gmailking2570]

Great video Jesse, we would love to see you finisht.

[@johnb.2936]

Another fine Muller production. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@hermanussteynclaassens523]

Good job, a lot of hard work. It payed off. Looks good.

[@dmiller6930]

Excellent video Jesse 👏👏

[@everythingtv1910]

Bravo , very nice work , i think it is a great lesson for any one

[@crawford1656]

I bet you know Andrew Camarata, the Wizard of the Mountain. Keep up the good work.

[@harrytaylor6854]

Yes a lot of fill well done Jesse a son thank you for sharing

[@d.j.johnson548]

Another masterful job. Thank you for the excellent video work too.

[@davidhimeback9087]

Thanks for showing this part of the build.. I'm glad they change the distribution box, I have a pump. An after 20 years I just had the pump replaced..

[@gprice932]

Jesse bro u have the best tv show right now. When that drone flies in at the beginning of the video it releases all my weekly stress. Great jobs. 👍🏾

[@DavidGawel]

Thank you for the vid.

[@billblackmon7305]

Jack of all trades, master of ALL

[@MySynthDungeon]

My Saturday go too!!ya! Coffees on!!Cheers!!;-)!

[@garylaszewski7380]

You definately get the "hard jobs"! Excellent work. I bet the inspectors like working with you.

[@ericfraser7543]

1:44:12 I was recently researching a similar tree in my backyard, that looks like a shagbark hickory tree, I am pretty sure you can eat its nuts, I read they are less bitter than a common hickory nut and are similar tasting and a good replacement to pecans. Given your mom wanted to save that tree, and from watching your their channel, I am guessing she already knew that.

[@georgefitisemanu6281]

This content is just superb! Great Video Jesse 👍 very informative and interesting to watch. Your boys look like they enjoy being around their dad. Keep up the great work, can’t wait for the next video.😊

[@jmuller86]

Thanks

[@jeffkatzer]

Very interesting, thanks Jesse.

[@chazzyb8660]

Wow, that is an amazing amount of soil (dirt?) shifted. The house looks so much better seated in the landscape now, or will do once the ground settles again. I'm hoping that in the long term we'll get to see Mrs W. continue her adventures in dry stone walling as she makes good that newly excavated area behind the septic system?

[@chrisbarr1359]

Andrew did a system for a new home and the inspector put him through the wringer. He had to build the thing at least 3 times before she would pass it. She seemed like a witch!

[@dgm5186]

He built it totally wrong and would have failed in short order. You’re delusional. Glad she called him out on his crappy construction.

[@firefly2472]

Who andrew ?

[@stubbi]

@@dgm5186 What vid was that? He did upload a couple of these videos.

[@Rusty-Metal]

​@TiffanySmith-ed2ljAndrew, Andrew Andrew!

[@inspiredscreens]

Pretty cool. Thank you.

[@freepress8451]

Thanks for sharing

[@AW-Services]

Another great video, Jesse. Massive job yet sheer perfection. Like you quoted in the video, depth and size perception is hard to gauge on screen. That was a lot of material to bring up the grade

[@johnsmith-sw7ii]

You are a worker my friend.....Good job!!!

[@wirenut003]

😀great work done again, your son is so cute real boy I tell ya.

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

That was vert interesting. LOTS of hard work and hours. Thanks for the explanations😊😊😊😊

[@danielcolby7293]

Great video…but we would like to see the final phase and finished product please!✌️

[@BWIL2515]

That's a lot of work great video Jessie thanks for sharing

[@DelButch]

Awesome Jess

[@winterswijk1970]

I really enjoy the video Jesse!!,, 👍👊

[@tommyriley9821]

Wow jesse you literally moved a mountain ,lol great job .

[@bigmotter001]

Wow, what a project! I have followed you for several years and know you are smart but was the house location picked without considering all of the septic system requirements. It just seems like there has to be a better and/or less expensive way to do it? Thanks for all the videos you have awarded us with and take care!!!!!

[@teddythomas281]

Good morning from Ca

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Your vid's are fun to watch. So is your son. He's a hard worker. Soon he will carry a shovel full of sand. 👍👍👍

[@midgoog2]

Don't forget the young fella on the shovel for his contribution in the labour budget Jeeezz talk about keen !!!! Eric

[@abdounour3963]

Nice work, I wish you can make small equipment for your young child, as he needs her to help his father

[@tylerbarrett6652]

I guess people generally do not know that the base of the trunk of trees is where most of the "breathing" is done by trees. If you cover up that trunk, it will suffocate essentially. However... I've heard that it is possible to add about 1 inch per year or so and the tree will acclimate to it's new ground level. I did this myself years ago when I put a pool in and needed to raise a good portion of the back yard. One inch per year for the 15 years I owned the property finally got it up to level... so your Mom was smart to build that stone wall... but it would be possible to adjust that over time to her liking.

[@gbentley8176]

You are right, that value varies from species to species. Maples and Western Red Cedar cope will but oaks and ash and hardwood like those fare less well . The thicker the bark generally the slower the process.

[@tylerbarrett6652]

@@gbentley8176 - Yeah, you are right. Most trees can handle an inch a year... which is why I put that out there, but some species can acclimate more quickly. Thanks for the support and confirmation comment.

[@mikeembrey9176]

Nice job looks great 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@krispetersen9595]

Very interesting, learned a lot, thanks

[@tonysantana1493]

Hay Jesse is there any way you could show how the float works with water I'm having a hard time seeing how it really works? I really enjoy watching you work with your kids your an awesome Dad! Keep up the hard work.

[@ohcrapwhatsnext]

It is like a toilet flush of 75 gallons at a time. @2times2is89

[@firesurfer]

It works just like a home toilet, except in reverse. When the ball in your toilet tank goes down, the water goes out all at once. In this application, 1:58:00 it goes up and releases the water.

[@tonysantana1493]

Okay I got it now. I guess I just wanted to see it work!

[@weisshalivniwine]

Could you tell me please the name of the float and where it can be purchased? Thanks!

[@JohnDiMartino]

34:00 love seeing your boys playing in the sand plies !👍

[@B2GOG]

Impressive! I'm glad that you showed the whole process and explained things very well! We will be doing oir own septic and I'm going to save this video as a resource for doing ours! Thanks for sharing! 🎉

[@jmuller86]

I am uploading part 2 right now. Should be out in a few hours

[@Asomesauc]

I love construction.

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Wow that was a lot of work. Awesome work Jesse

[@fastsetinthewest]

Not as much work as getting through these commercial settings. 😮.

[@Melicoy]

Thanks. You need to split these videos up. A great youtuber once said to me "always leaving them wanting more". Also I couldnt focus on those drawings with that cool looking flashy table.

[@jmuller86]

I can still leave them wanting more without parting out the videos. Just tell them about videos coming up. I have so many projects going on that I just want to make one video and be done and move on instead of dragging it on. My trademark is to just get massive amounts of work done, unlike most of these channels where there is nothing but fluff in 90% of the video

[@johnkranz4004]

Very nice work Jesse and your Dad That D box is really neat And you definitely saved a lot of money moving your own Dirt

[@jamesnichols9753]

Hope you have a show on you taking down the maple tree and cutting it up for your stairs. That would be a very good show to watch. Does anyone else feel the same. From tree to stairs, start to finish.

[@VjCClass]

Thanks for sharing. This was a great video to watch.

[@1944chevytruck]

GOOD JOB!

[@williamnoel5092]

Excellent teamwork. I see where you get your skill set.

[@donaldbassett8769]

another GREAT VIDEO YOU KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK

[@branislavbanjac3506]

Jesse nice !

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Good job! 👍 Thank you for sharing 😊

[@jawaring]

Only reason that system turned out so well is because the boys showed up in just shorts to conduct inspections 👌🏻😄

[@teresasperow3177]

Thank you for another wonderful video!! My husband and I really enjoy all the details you make sure to include in your videos!! It's wonderful to see that you always include the family as well!! We really get a chuckle out of little Noah he is so inquisitive!! We would really enjoy seeing the finished septic system at your dad's. Thanks again for sharing!! God bless you and your family!!

[@alphonseroy421]

Don't forget about being a certain distance from the well if you have one ! In our area it's 75 feet in northwest connecticut !

[@lucsurmon2623]

Very interesting video and very well edited too 👍

[@josianrodriguez1249]

SALUDOS JESSY NICE JOB WELL DONE , WHAT I LIKE THE MOST IS NOAH HELPING YOU OUT, GOD BLESS HIM AND ALL YOUR FAMILY, THANK YOU FOR HELPING DON AND YOUR MOTHER ON THE HOUSE. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.